Quite the kist, Bill, as a say Susan story, I guess.
Suzanne served Leonard a tea we still like here, Constant Comment (black tea with orange spice). It’s great.
Doug
> On Oct 20, 2015, at 3:23 PM, Bill Wootton <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> Susans
>
> Susans are rampant. Have you noticed? Susan, from
> the Persian, 5000 years ago, means lotus flower. 80s alt
> guitarists Band of Susans boasted three Lotus ladies.
>
> Left St Andrews where the only decent feed
> to be had was at A Boy Named Sue,
> the woodfired pizza joint next to the pub.
>
> Now in Hepburn Springs, convivial Susan serves
> at The General Store - fresh rolls and Turkish
> toasties - and more Turkish still, at Moor Please
>
> over the road, dark Suzanne serves folded egg
> while blond Susannah serves a mean latte
> at the long outdoor table with balloon back chairs.
>
> Remember Susan Bott, at East Ivanhoe State School,
> high-pitched voice, basin hair cut, skinny legs, best
> mates with mammoth Marcelle Proust, dentist's daughter.
>
> Sue Moulton arrived at Balwyn High in form five
> half way through a library class, still wearing
> the blue uniform of her previous school,
>
> hair piled up on her head, jet black mascara
> and a model's stature. No one went near her
> so I did and heard she had the hots for Jimmy Page.
>
> Years later taught with Sue Riordan, perky librarian
> and officious year level co-ordinator, who smiled to hear
> one of the tradies declare she had the best tits on staff.
>
> Suzanne fed young Leonard tea and oranges, such
> an odd combination, managing to sound both exotic
> and erotic. Brings you down but lingers through the years.
>
> Was the TAA stewardess Susan in the 60s ad?
> My sister-in-law is Sue. She's lived in Wang for years.
> Johnny Cash's tough man of course weathered his Sueness.
>
> Black-eyed Susans flower up and the band sang Smoking
> Johnny Cash. Actress Susan Sarandon drove her five syllables
> from Dead Man Walking to Thelma and Louise's final lurch.
>
> Mum's sister, my late Aunt Hazel, was known to close friends
> as Sue. I never found out why. Perhaps, like the vicious
> circular kitchen gadgetry, I'm just a lazy Susan myself.
>
> bw
Douglas Barbour
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