things i love thursday...

Back in April, I posted about a childhood book I loved.  Then a weird thing happened.  I have had that book for about 35 years (that's hard to believe) and have never seen another one, even though I know they certainly exist.  That's not the weird thing, that's not even weird.  My neighbor mows his backyard and I know very well there is nothing but dirt back there.  That's a little weird.

The weird thing about this story is that a few days after the post, my mother, finder of everything,  happens to be out and just stumbles upon what appears to be a sequel of sorts to the Bear/Duck adventure.  This kind of freaks me out.  There were more adventures?  Okay, these are not classic literature, they are simply quick cute stories.  It's just that Two Good Friends  struck a chord in me as a child and I would love to have read more about these characters when I was young.  I couldn't believe I hadn't had that book out since my daughter was little, she's 24 now, and the same week I pull it out, my mother comes across this...

 There they are!  Bear and Duck in all their cuteness and it appears they have a new friend in the mix.  So fun for me to thumb through it...

I mention it today because I had some childhood friends over yesterday.  It's lovely to visit with old friends don't you think?  I took "blotos" so I'll share our visit with you next week.  What?  You don't know what a "bloto" is?  It's what Andrew Henry (and now the rest of my family) call photos for the blog.  BLOG + PHOTO = BLOTO.  Just before everyone is about to eat, I pull out my camera and they all yell "BLOTOS".   I'm sure if you blog, your friends and family are use to this as well.

Do you still have friends from your childhood?