A Fast Woman


On Sunday the extreme weather meant I had to find a daring new approach to parish rounds.



I'd long suspected that beneath my church hat lurked a Hell's Angel and, after decades of demureness, I decided it was time to take blameless parishioners for a ride.



High on speed, I eliminated all, even the church verger, who stood in my path...




..and resolved to show the world I was a woman with balls.



My ruthlessness, though, proved to be my downfall:



So now I am resigned to life in the slow lane. But I have bought a racy new hat to live it in!



This week's challenge at Julia's Place requires us to add 100 words to the words the extreme weather meant. But, naturally, I was going to write about the snow anyway...

Comments

  1. Rachel Selby21 January 2013 at 20:35

    Love the new hat. Q. Are you loose as well or just fast?

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  2. Adventures of a Middle-aged Matron21 January 2013 at 20:59

    I admit various bits of me did feel rather loose on those gradients!

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  3. Older Single Mum21 January 2013 at 22:01

    You definitely have a racier side and that always comes out in your photo posts. That all look likes great fun and I now feel mean for not taking my boys sledging!

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  4. Miriam22 January 2013 at 08:14

    I enjoyed that :) We need more women with balls!

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  5. Lynda22 January 2013 at 10:09

    Lovely. Great to see an entry with photos too. Very clever matching of words and pictures. Enjoyed it very much.

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  6. Unknown22 January 2013 at 10:20

    Haha! What a brilliant take on the prompt, fabulous photos too! Really made me chuckle!

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  7. Sally-Jayne22 January 2013 at 12:06

    That made me smile. Love the way you told the story with your photos as well as the words.

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    1. Adventures of a Middle-aged Matron22 January 2013 at 16:00

      Thank you. Seemed a shame to waste my brief moment of wild-living!

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  8. mellywho22 January 2013 at 16:08

    I like this a lot. There are too many people worrying about the snow, who forget to just enjoy it! It's nice to see someone making the most of it!

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    1. Adventures of a Middle-aged Matron22 January 2013 at 17:10

      Oh, I adore it, but the Vicar is convinced it's the Devil's malice!

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  9. Anna22 January 2013 at 18:17

    Great take on the prompt and super pics.
    Go you :)

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  10. HanPlans22 January 2013 at 23:12

    My friend posted on Facebook that following her morning service at church there was a massive snow ball fight - we missed the morning service at our church between my hubby over sleeping (he had worked like 6 out of 7 of the last days and so I figured that he deserved some time to catch up) and the house being so cold we opted to staying home.

    (Before you call us heathens lol) We went to the evening service instead - we were stood about 30-40 metres away from my friend's car - he threw a snow ball at me and it hit the tree next to me, then he threw another one and it skidded along the floor next to me,

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    1. Adventures of a Middle-aged Matron23 January 2013 at 09:52

      Sounds as though he needs to practise a bit! I tried flinging a snowball at the verger and missed but he got my 10yo full in the mouth!

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  11. Helen23 January 2013 at 05:53

    Great post ... Loved it _/\_ x

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  12. AlwaysARedhead23 January 2013 at 15:00

    I love your energy, and how you involved your parishioners in your madness.

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    1. Adventures of a Middle-aged Matron23 January 2013 at 18:13

      It's mission, not madness! And I love how you went to so much trouble to overcome the commenting obstacle.

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  13. Singing Angel23 January 2013 at 18:11

    Lovely, lovely post. The photo's are great and it was a joy to see you enjoying yourself with the children & the older parishioners.

    The squeals of delight as you slid down the hill were very heart warming.

    Did you ever get your snowball back?

    Go you!

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    1. Adventures of a Middle-aged Matron23 January 2013 at 18:13

      All credit to you for the photos. It was they that gave me the idea!

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  14. Older Mum24 January 2013 at 09:23

    Wonderful! Loved the story told through some fab photos - looks like you had so much fun, and I so enjoy your sense of humour!

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  15. Anonymous25 January 2013 at 00:27

    Those sleds can be dangerous in the hands of a ruthless daredevil like you! The photos really add to the story.

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    1. Adventures of a Middle-aged Matron25 January 2013 at 19:24

      They are indeed. The verger, having been dislodged by me, rode over the toe of the Lady from the Choir.

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  16. Bo27 January 2013 at 21:09

    Terrific post. Love the hat!

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    1. Adventures of a Middle-aged Matron27 January 2013 at 22:25

      Why thank you. Actually, it was my mother who bought it for me...!

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  17. Alicia Audrey28 January 2013 at 01:33

    Hahaha. I love it! Especially with the photos. :)
    My response to the prompt: http://tinyurl.com/bg4ugbj

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