Bull-fighter Florrie

[vilakins]

One of the passengers on the steamboat lake cruise yesterday was an old lady of 91 who thoroughly enjoyed herself. I realized I was in the presence of a local celebrity when one of her companions mentioned that she had once fought a bull. She was Florrie of one of my favourite animated shorts, Pearl, Florrie, and the Bull which was the true story

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[hafren]

Enterprising lady!

I'm looking forward to your photos.

[vilakins]

There are so many it'll take me ages to resize and load them all up when I get home. I shall have to do it in stages.

[linda_joyce]

There is something about Florrie's generation, they all seem to be tough old biddies at least the ones who survive to be old.

I want to see your photos *now* I am so impatient%). You never know I might end up mangling one of them into a water colour, with your permission of course.

[vilakins]

A self-selecting bunch perhaps? Those two were such characters though.

Of course you can! I'll have lots of lake and river pics to choose from.

[sallymn]

Oh wow, what a buzz that must have been!

[vilakins]

It was the icing on the cruise to mix metaphors!

[vjezkova]

Amazing encounter, and please, the photos? :-)

[vilakins]

When I get home and resize and load them all, which will be quite a job seeing how many we've taken. :-P

[zoefruitcake]

Wow, cool old ladies :0) Shame about her sister though, that must have been weird for her

[vilakins]

Especially since they lived together for so long, yes. I think she was on the boat trip with family though.