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Describe a debt you have yet to repay.
This one is easy.
I am blessed with wonderful friends. Some I have met, some I haven’t. Most of them haven’t met each other. The only reason I would like to win the lottery is so that I could throw a huge party one Friday night; fly, bus, or taxi all of my friends in to Stockport; and put us all up in a hotel. I would do it so that I could say, ‘Thank you for being kind to me. You don’t know how much it has meant to me, especially on blue days.’
I would buy each friend a unique gift and we would party ’til dawn; breakfast together; maybe go to the races, where everyone would be given a goody bag*, a fabulous lunch, and something to bet with; in the evening we would go to the theatre or a show. On Sunday morning we would have a champagne breakfast where I would get very tipsy on Buck’s Fizz and I would personally see each of you to your limo/taxi/bus/old bicycle (don’t be the last to leave – I’ve run out of money).
My point is this: there are some debts that can never be repaid; but they ought to be acknowledged: I probably won’t remember every kindness you have done me, but I will always remember that you are kind.
*Don’t expect a box of Maltesers; we may be friends but we’re not that close.
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**I’m just looking at the photo of Stockport at the top of this post and I can’t help wondering if anyone will turn up to this fantastic do I’ve planned.
Lovely post, Tilly, hope I’m invited
Of course. You can bring some of that wine you won
Any La Chanson in there?
Please can I come? Sounds exhausting, mind you!
You’re one of the guests of honour
Sounds fantastic – count me in! Don’t worry – I’ll bring my own box of Maltesers (might even let you have one or two)!
An entrance fee! Can’t believe I missed that trick!
What date did you say it was?
I did once come to Stockport as part of a market research survey for a client (The Shepherds’ Friendly Society) – long before we knew each other – so I’m sure I could find my way there again!
Lovely, lovely idea.
If I knew that, I’d win the lottery every week
Tilly, Sentimental, maybe…lovely thoughts. What a party. I’ll be crashing in on you!
Don’t tell anyone I was sentimental; it’s not good for my image
It’s the thought that counts!
No need for a lavish party. Start by inviting one or two people to lunch — bloggers, for instance. It’s great fun to meet them in person!
There is an open invitation for anyone passing through Stockport or even Manchester, which is just around the corner.
I’ll bring the extra-large-outsize malteser crate
Okay, now you’re the guest of honour
I’ll be there! I’ll watch the news reports to keep track of the lottery winners!
I won’t be telling anyone except for two or three hundred of my closest friends
I’m in!
Great!
Please send my ticket. Address upon request.
Excellent! We need security guards
Just kidding
Excellent post, Tilly! And FUN plan.
Friends in the cyber world tend to cheer me up from time to time too . . . especially YOU!
Thanks for sharing your marvelous sense of humor with us.
Thanks for finding me funny