A few weekends ago I realized that I have some of the best friends in the world. I was camping at Hueston Woods and went to meet Ryan and Anna at the Meijer in Hamilton, per their request, though the wouldn’t say why. When I got there, Anna handed me a note card that said, “#81 Try a fruit I’ve never tried.” She had copied it from my 101 list. My second card, which she gave me just a few minutes later said, “#7 Fly a Kite.” I realized the afternoon planned would involve crossing off a few things from my list.
So I bought some kumquats (Ryan’s suggestion) and a kite before we headed to Camp Cambellguard (where Anna worked a few summers ago and where she keeps her horse, Molly). We ate lunch and I tried my first Kumquat. Very sour little fruits, but good. They kind of look like a cross between a grape and an orange, although you don’t have to peal them.
Then Anna introduced me to Molly. Molly usually helps teach little kids to ride, which was rather perfect because I’ve never done it before. So, with Anna’s help, Molly took me for my first (real) horse-ride. Molly is a sweetheart and was rather patient with me even though it was super hot that day. And of course, I loved it and would love to do it again sometime.
After my ride, we went out to a field to fly my new kite. Anna and I decided she looked like something out of the 1980’s, so I named my kite Janet. Anna, Ryan and I took turns flying her, although I seemed to have a little trouble keeping her in the air. I can’t wait to fly her again.
When Janet was tired, we folded her up and headed down to the lake in order to practice skipping stones. Anna and Ryan were very good…. I was only mildly successful and did manage to skip a few stones, but I definitely need more practice.
So yeah. Did I mention how much I love my friends?
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