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Jennie Gouldthorpe's avatar

Love that photo Lee - you look so cool!

Lee Buchanan's avatar

Thank you Jen. Long time ago.

Airdre's avatar

What a great picture!

Good story. Those days of wine and ciggies, your granny's lap, driving home in the dark.

Very evocative

Lee Buchanan's avatar

Thanks Aidre. Now it's cups of tea and a naughty gluten free biscuit.

Dami Roelse's avatar

Gosh Lee, you just took me down memory lane. Rolling my cigarettes in my early twenties, wine bars galore in Amsterdam. I quit drinking much alcohol when marijuana became the going trend in the seventies in California; then I had a family, and drinking became a social affair.

When I became a walker and hiker, all these life enhancing drugs couldn't compete with what nature had to offer. I have a very occasional glass of wine; good wine, good taste. Mostly I abstain, I sleep better and, like you, I want to be clear headed when I wake.

Lee Buchanan's avatar

I like what you say about what nature has to offer instead of alcohol, Demi. I love walking in nature too (altho not in your league) and want to continue to do so. Thanks for your comment.

Lou Cunningham's avatar

‘Those were the days my friend.’ Great photo- definitely part of the ‘in’ crowd. You can enjoy these quieter days now because you ‘did’ the exuberant ones. Your piece is a great reminder of the social licence of the times.

Lee Buchanan's avatar

Thanks Lou. Yes I definitely embraced those days enthusiastically. Feel lucky to still be around to tell the tales.