city mouse :: country mouse

my best friend missy lives in the sticks.

the boonies.

the woods.

it takes her an hour to get to the grocery store.
in a 4-wheel-drive vehicle.

let me put it this way:

when she orders a pizza, 

"delivery" is not an option.
the lack of any pizza delivery service
is somewhat offset by the fact that
she and her husband own and live on 
a beautiful organic farm.
{take THAT, domino's!}

i live in town.

a neighborhood with sidewalks & sprinklers.

suburbia.

i can be at the grocery store in about 3 minutes.

i could have a hot cup of coffee delivered 
if i wanted to.

city mouse & country mouse,
and so it has been for nearly 20 years.

city mouse would visit country mouse
to bounce her colicky baby on the trampoline
while country mouse took a nap.
on her visits, city mouse would go barefoot
and pick flowers and swim in the river.


country mouse would visit city mouse
to bring her strawberries and lettuce
and the very best squash on the planet.
on her visits, country mouse would sometimes
do a load of laundry and pick up her packages.
{ups does not deliver to country mouse.}


city mouse and country mouse 
talk on the phone for hours {kidding}
even though country mouse gets
TERRIBLE RECEPTION.
they compare strategies for raising chidren.
they sing zip-a-dee-doo-dah.
they laugh.  they cry.
they bitch.  they moan.
they poke fun of one another.
they reflect upon the meaning of life.
they weave themselves 
just a little bit tighter together.


city mouse :: country mouse

{smiling sweetly to one another at marian's birth, 1999}

country mouse :: city mouse
{missy's wedding, 2001}

city mouse :: country mouse
{ 2008 }

many of you know 
that missy is doing her level best
to save her own life.


you can read more about her
and help if you are able at
www.giveforward.com/missyfund
{i have added the widget to my sidebar}


♥ love you, country mouse ♥


♥