Remembering Geritol and Friendship!

A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of Nature.

        Ralph Waldo Emerson

Sitting here early Sunday morning at 6:40 7:40 I watch as My Hero rushes out to feed Annie and the other cows, while thinking to myself that they do not understand the time change and I hope they do not expect me Monday morning to be rushing out feeding them that early. This is going to be an interesting week.

I have been trying to accomplish things this past weekend but the “sputter sputter” of the last week appears to be lingering so I drag myself around hoping it is that Spring Fever my Grandmother used to talk about. In my head I am thinking Spring Fever should mean just that, springing along not dragging my butt. My memories go to a time watching a commercial on the little B&W TV when we were high energy kids and there was a very, very old couple (thinking back they were probably only 40) with white hair telling everyone if they are run down and can’t seem to get anything done all they need is Geritol.

 I watched as they poured a thick dark liquid out of a dark bottle onto a spoon and put it to their lips. I do not remember them ever putting it in their mouth, I remember thinking it must taste horrible. Suddenly I realized I must now be the other half of that very, very old couple; when did that happen? My very next thought was why have I never see it anywhere on a shelf anymore and wonder if there is an underground market for it because it appears that it is what I truly need. What was in it I wonder, could it be one of those “Snake Oil” medicines I talked about a few weeks ago? Oh you can bet after I finish this post I will be researching that.

The snow is still here and I am happy about that, I know some of you are getting sick of it but that is the only thing these days that keeps me out of the house. I did have a wonderful surprise Friday morning, I was watching Annie draining those last few drops from that bottle and I heard a faint little voice calling my name, of course the first thing I did was look up, I know some of you will get that. Nothing was there so I looked around and seen that familiar purple suit crossing over the snow covered field. I was smiling ear to ear because I knew this was what pure friendship means; it was 8 in the morning and NDF had already hiked over to where I was feeding the cows, she had left her house on hearing my tractor drive down the lane just to spend time with me.

I of course threw the bottle in the tractor and off we went heading to the bush with Annie right on our tail trying to find another hidden bottle that was not there. We hopped the gate and Annie tried to get through the spaces. I do believe this whole weaning thing is going to be more difficult than I thought. Annie is turning into my pet dog. I can see her wanting to go to town with me, riding in the front seat of the Jeep, and us hiking together through the woods in the spring.

 NDF and I headed across the hard packed snow without snowshoes which were not needed. I thought I could show her where the deer were drinking early in the morning, NDF did see a couple of deer tails that had escaped the noise of two friends that had lots of catching up to do as far as what was going on in their lives. It was an absolutely perfect morning the sun was high, the air was crisp but not cold, and the snow was perfect to walk across. We made our way through the Pines and then headed into an opening near the fence line that divides our farms I was getting tired by this time (this is where that Geritol would have come in handy) I know she sensed this.

We decided to sit on a snow covered pile of brush so I could rest. I was thinking this was the perfect place to sit and enjoy each other’s company rather than sitting back at the house with a cup of tea just looking out and seeing that bush way back here. A cup of tea would have been nice though or even a sip of water. I chopped the snow with my boot and picked up a handful of snow to dissolve in my mouth, NDF looked at me strange but she gets me.

We sat there for quite a while in this beautiful perfect setting talking about life and both wishing the snow would stay longer and knowing it probably will be gone before we know it. Sitting atop this pile of snow covered brush enjoying this life and this amazing friendship we are so lucky to share. Thanks NDF.

In case you were wondering I found this on You Tube it appears Geritol is still around and I enjoyed the farm commercial. Watch here. 

I also found this old commercial too, (watch here) I cannot believe he drank it.
I guess you really can learn something new every day.

Later