Many moons ago a friend of mine, Mike, had moved to New Orleans to stay with an aging aunt who needed assistance around the house. His Aunt Martha was quite a character. She had been a widow for a long time and was a proper southern lady. Her hair was a beautiful white that was always done to perfection. She was always dressed impeccably. The thing I remember most about Martha was her smile. She was a happy old gal who loved to laugh and have a good time.
Martha lived near the lakefront in Metairie which is a suburb of New Orleans.
Her favorite color was pink and nearly everything in her home was that color: toilets, lavatories, phones, refrigerator, all the way down to the pink fly swatter.
One Christmas we decided to take the driving tour through City Park to see the light displays. Martha's gal pal whose name escapes me right now met us at Martha's house for pre-tour cocktails. The friend pulls up in her Cadillac and I learned that much like Martha, everything in this woman's house was her favorite color, lavender, even the car.
After the ladies got loaded, we piled them in the back seat of the lavender Caddy and headed off to see the lights. Of course the displays were lovely.
Eventually we made it back to Martha's house. As Mike was pulling into the driveway Martha bent over in the back seat to retrieve something that had fallen to the car floor. Having a little trouble grabbing the item her friend bent over also to assist. At that point they were both stuck in that position. Imagine two laughing semi-drunk old ladies bent over in the backseat of a lavender Cadillac who can't get up and need to be pulled out of the car.
We had a great laugh that night and many times thereafter about the experience. Martha's no longer with us and each time I think of her I get the giggles. She was a great lady.
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Imagine two laughing semi-drunk old ladies bent over in the backseat of a lavender Cadillac who can't get up and need to be pulled out of the car.
I fully intend to be like those old ladies … in fact, I’m practicing already!
p.s. I love pink appliances and fittings.
i must tell you that my bathroom is all pink. THAT is my sink & john. my tub isn't that fancy. the walls & floor are pink tile too. do any of these pinks match? nope. still, i love it.
Two loaded old ladies in a lavender cadillac???
That right there, is a better light show than the one in the park.
MJ: I fully intend to be like those old ladies … in fact, I’m practicing already!
Let's practice together. I'd love a bloody mary.
Norma: I must tell you that my bathroom is all pink. THAT is my sink & john.
Cool! I love that too Norma. One of my projects next year is to renovate my little bath and I'm going for something period appropriate (40's/50's). WIll post on it when that happens. My toilet, tub and sink are white but the same style as those pink fixtures.
Jason: Two loaded old ladies in a lavender cadillac???
That right there, is a better light show than the one in the park
They were indeed lit up. I'm surprised we were able to pull them out of the car.
...and I plan to keep those white fixtures but change everything else.
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