Nostalgia - Memphis in August 1982

While making a trip to Memphis last week, I began to remember the wonderful trip that I made there 24 years ago with my sister, Betty. She and I both had lost weight on the Cambridge Diet and we were selling it like crazy. I earned a trip for two to Memphis and I invited my sister to join me. We had never taken a trip together and we had loads of fun. We stayed at the famous Peabody Hotel.

One of the things that the Peabody is famous for is the ducks that live on the roof in their own little penthouse. Every day, they get on the elevator and parade to the fountain on a red carpet. They stay all day in the fountain and return back to their little house on the roof in the evening.


One day, Betty and I discovered the penthouse on the roof. As we were waiting for an elevator to go back down, here came the ducks. We all rode down the elevator together. This was the first time I had ever been on an elevator with a bunch of ducks!! Famous ducks at that!!!





See the little ducks floating in the fountain? They stayed there about six hours a day. Sometimes they jump out and run around a little before they make them get back in the water.

Betty and I had a wonderful time at in Memphis. We were treated as royalty. The meals were terrific and were always served with Cambridge cocktails (non-alcoholic, of course!) Ice sculptures were everywhere in the convention room. Here is one made into the Cambridge crown.

Our rooms at the Peabody were really nice. When we came back to our room for the night, our bed sheets were turned back with a mint on top!

We had so much fun on this trip. It was wonderful to be young and skinny!

(Wonder what happened?!)

Hey, Betty, maybe remembering this will be some incentive for us!? We may never be in our 40's again, but I would sure like to feel like I did then.

I'm telling you what. I never thought of myself as pretty; but, now-looking back-I was pretty good looking. Betty has always been beautiful and I have always envyed her with her beautiful olive skin. I was the one stuck with the fair skin and freckles.

Betty and I will never forget this trip that we made together. I would love to go on another trip with Betty sometime. One of these days . . . . ! Betty is a wonderful sister and I am so glad that God put us in the same family together. I am so blessed to have four wonderful sisters and four terrific brothers. One brother and one sister are in heaven today, but I know we will all be together again!