Today is Poetic Thursday hosted by our pals Teddy and Angel Sammy at
This week's photo challenge
Spring is spent outside
Terraces come alive, activities galore
Please no standing here.
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MOL BOL LOL
The meaning of HiC
A bit of background first.
In 2006, long before I blogged, I met four ladies, Bette, Chelle, Kathy and Kit in a chat room all about Alaska. We had a grand time email and discussing our love of the great state of Alaska. Kit, mom to Kat, Rocky and Cali. I've known Kit and Chelle almost 20 years. Chelle was born in Alaska now lives in Florida. Every day I email Chelle and Kit. They are the sisters I never had. Bette whom we called 'Our Bette' passed away in 2017. Kathy no longer emails.
Now how I came to be HiC
One morning on of the gals was replying to an email. It started
'Hi C'...but she hit send before she complete spelling my name. I thought she was just shortening my name. I wrote back if we are gonna shorten it lets go with
HiC,
which is one of several shortened versions of Cecilia,
Cil, Ceal, just plain C
we are with you... the terrace is exactly that LOL
ReplyDeleteThere's no room to stand on that wee balcom=ny anyways!! All the *stuff* is in the way!
ReplyDeleteHari OM
ReplyDeleteExcellent haiku... and one worries for the innards of that unit! Loved learning about the origin of your nickname, Miss C!!! YAM xx
Good poem, but it must be a nightmare having to dry your washing like that! That is funny how you became HiC.
ReplyDeleteThat balcony is scary isn't it.....imagine being out there collecting your laundry when it falls downstairs and lands on the neighbors lawn - eeeeeek!
ReplyDeleteHugs, Pam and Teddy
What an overstuffed balcony and I love how you got your nickname!
ReplyDeleteA wonderful story of you and your girlfriends. And a funny story how your name became HiC. Sounds like you for had plenty to share for a long time.
ReplyDeleteI was wondering how the HiC came about. lol at that balcony.
ReplyDeleteOh my word, that terrace. I could never understand why people would do things like that. My neighbor across the street has a covered front porch that is full of junk. I would LOVE a covered porch to sit out and enjoy and here they have one that they just fill with stuff so that it can't be used.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the history on where Hic came from. Since I'm relatively new to your blog I've wondered about it
Loved the background story on HiC. Chat rooms... what happened to them? Sweet story about you four meeting. That mess on the balcony is truly interesting!
ReplyDeleteThat balcony is...something. 😬
ReplyDeleteThank you for the explanation of HiC! That's a wonderful friendship you've had for all these years. 😊
I, too, have wondered about the HiC ... I thought you had mentioned it before but if you did I forgot. I thought it was your initials ... LOL ... but I like the HiC story ... I'm also a "C" and I just end with that sometimes.
ReplyDeleteWe love your poem and had always wondered how you got that nickname.
ReplyDeleteThat poem was spot on! I wondered about the Hi part...C, imagined was in reference to your name. Now I have to sisters from another mother too here on the CB. Had three...no. four I thought but I was mistaken. It happens. But I have two and that is a delight and a blessing.
ReplyDeleteFun poem and photo and great that you have 'sisters' from 2006 ~ I also started blogging that year too ~ so glad to have met you Cecilia ~ C and of course Angel Madii ~ hugs to you both ~
ReplyDeleteWishing you good health, laughter and love in your days,
A ShutterBug Explores ~ clm
aka (A Creative Harbor)
OMD...that balcony looks just a *bit* over loaded BOL!
ReplyDeleteHiC is one of my favorite nicknames for you!
xoxo,
Beth
Great poem, HiC! I see an accident waiting to happen! 😵💫 I was the one you gave the unique moniker! ❤️
ReplyDeleteThank you Kit I could not remember....
DeleteHow wonderful to have such good friends and I love the name story. The balcony and my closet may or may not look the same right now, lol! I am turfing things out and I guess it is looking really bad mid process ;)
ReplyDeletethat balcony would really scare our Mom. It reminds her of the little back porch on the house she lived in as a child on the second floor. It had clotheslines that stretched out over the ground below. She was always scared when she had to hang or bring in clothes from there.
ReplyDeleteWe wondered how the HiC came about - very clever.
Woos - Misty and Timber
That is a wonderful explanation
ReplyDeleteHiC sure has a fun origin, it's just purrfect too!
ReplyDeleteIt would be hard to enjoy the outdoors from this balcony. Thanks for the explanation, it certainly is a good way to get a nickname.
ReplyDeleteCute poem. I enjoyed learning how HiC came to be. :) XO
ReplyDeleteYour history with Kit was interesting....I always thought you two were related.
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