I had a great chat with my fellow Ranch-hand, writer and educator, D. Avery over at the Saddle Up Saloon at the Carrot Ranch. We discussed my favourite topics – children, education and writing. Not your usual saloon fare, eh? A bit dry for Kid and Pal too.
“Hey Kid. Kinda quiet ‘round the Saloon. Ain’tcha got anythin’ lined up?”
“Nope. But as ya kin see, Pal, there’s a few folks in jist relaxin’ an’ chattin’ over a bev’rage a choice.”
“Yeah, I see thet. Look there, is that Norah Colvin?”
“Yep. Says she’s waitin’ on a buddy a hers.”
“Reckon thet buddy is here. Why it’s—”
“D. Avery? Them two’s buddies? What a they have in common?”
“Well, they both know their way ‘roun’ the Ranch.”
“Reckon, but Norah Colvin’s respectable an’ all, an’ our writer’s so…”
“Jist serve ‘em both Kid an’ leave ‘em be.”
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Hello Norah! I’m so glad we have a place where we can finally hang out together. But it seems Kid is wondering that we’re buddies.
Hello D.
Buddies! I like that. Buddies is not a term commonly used in Australia, so I think this is the first time I’ve ever…
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