"The other campers' parents had sprung for airfare and the girls hadn't yet arrived from the airport. I was the first one in Bunk Three, just me and my counselor, the very redheaded Gita Isak. I wished I had red hair. People remember you."
Wednesday, September 05, 2007
Redheads
I recently read a book review about "Not a Happy Camper" and it sounded like a good book so I checked it out from the library. It's a memoir about a girl's experience at sleepaway camp in Maine. I started it on the bus this morning. I smiled when I read this:
"The other campers' parents had sprung for airfare and the girls hadn't yet arrived from the airport. I was the first one in Bunk Three, just me and my counselor, the very redheaded Gita Isak. I wished I had red hair. People remember you."
"The other campers' parents had sprung for airfare and the girls hadn't yet arrived from the airport. I was the first one in Bunk Three, just me and my counselor, the very redheaded Gita Isak. I wished I had red hair. People remember you."
Such a cute Picture!
ReplyDeleteYour blog is the first thing I look at when I turn my computer on at work. I always smile!
ReplyDeleteI remember you!! But for more than just your hair. :-)
ReplyDeleteCutie patootie!
ReplyDeleteRed hair Rocks!
ReplyDeleteI love redheads! But I am sorry to tell you, Ellen, that you're only 4th on our "favorite redheads" list... right behind our 3 kids.
ReplyDeleteIt isn’t just your hair color that makes you unforgettable!
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