Soooo much to enjoy here! My friend Ruth is one of the kindest, most generous-spirited people I know, so I can only imagine what must have happened to drive her to such an open display of hostility. And the fingers in the ears is the least of it- it’s the shuttered, narrowed eyes that would scare me the most. I have seen this face before… In my experience, Mariachi bands aren’t that great at interpreting the subtler forms of rejection. Presumably you had already tried the ‘lovely, thanks. Now my friend and I would like to have a conversation’ approach? They really are standing awfully close, aren’t they? And from their faces and body language I would say that they are giving it their all, volume-wise. Oh, this ranks up with ‘Ruth doggedly dancing the tango’ as one of my all-time favourites. And the toupees! The jowls! Thankyou for this. XXX
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Jan says:
Jan 9, 2015
Well done Will. Looks like Ruth has entered some kind of reverie… Happy New Year to you both. x
Will says:
Jan 9, 2015
‘Reverie’ is perhaps not the word I would have chosen myself.
Jim says:
Jan 9, 2015
Been there, know how Ruth felt – they are great when they play at other peoples tables!
tamsin says:
Jan 10, 2015
Soooo much to enjoy here! My friend Ruth is one of the kindest, most generous-spirited people I know, so I can only imagine what must have happened to drive her to such an open display of hostility. And the fingers in the ears is the least of it- it’s the shuttered, narrowed eyes that would scare me the most. I have seen this face before… In my experience, Mariachi bands aren’t that great at interpreting the subtler forms of rejection. Presumably you had already tried the ‘lovely, thanks. Now my friend and I would like to have a conversation’ approach? They really are standing awfully close, aren’t they? And from their faces and body language I would say that they are giving it their all, volume-wise. Oh, this ranks up with ‘Ruth doggedly dancing the tango’ as one of my all-time favourites. And the toupees! The jowls! Thankyou for this. XXX