Abbott "Pete" Smith D.V.M.: June 16, 1938 - February 22, 2010 Virginia Joyann "Jody" Haley Smith: April 2, 1938 - May 9, 2021 |
We had Pony Club today at my barn. My friends arrived about 10 am, visited with my farrier, then we went to the local Mexican restaurant for lunch. We all ordered iced tea, which made me think of Jody. Whenever Jody was out to eat, she always ordered an Arnold Palmer.
Until I met Jody, I didn't know what an Arnold Palmer was. "Isn't he an old-timer golfer?" I asked. Jody smiled and said, "Yes. He had so many good attributes."
If you don't know, an Arnold Palmer is equal parts of unsweetened iced tea and lemonade served over ice. Depending upon the lemonade, it can be tart. The Winnie Palmer (named for Arnold's wife) is served with sweetened iced tea and lemonade. I prefer Winnie's recipe, but probably could do without the sugar. Eventually, the breweries came out with a spiked version - Arnold Palmer Spiked - that I've never tried.
As we ate lunch, we talked about Jody and how much she would have enjoyed our company. She was like that, one of us, a horse-girl, not concerned about coifs, barn shoes, stable odors, or horse hairs. She would have ordered an Arnold Palmer.
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