maude and myrtle
- Bio
- Maude and Myrtle met at Miss Porter’s School for Girls in 1939. Maude is a retired advice columnist living in Boca Raton, Florida. Her hobbies are underwater basket weaving, attending town hall meetings and burlesque dancing. Myrtle is a retired third grade teacher living in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Her hobbies are fantasy baseball, skeet shooting and participating in competitive eating contests. Her proudest achievements are raising five beautiful children and holding the record for eating 26 bowls of curry in 15 minutes. They are best friends who have maintained a lively correspondence for seventy years. Today, they are moving into the future and sharing their letters for posterity.
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “We are glad to see you
return.
We "little old
ladies" should stick
toge…”
August 07, 2009 09:42AM - “Dear the Open
Salon,
Oh, my good
and dear LORD...
Never, I
mean EVER, put
"he…”
July 16, 2009 09:23AM - “Dear Mr. Bill
S.,
You would not be
the first man to fall out of
favor with
his
spo…”
July 11, 2009 08:08PM - “Dear Ms.
Waters,
That is a
lovely photograph of yourself.
Regarding our ages,
I
s…”
July 10, 2009 02:52PM - “Dear Mr. Mustard,
We
Farmington Girls do hold
ourselves to the highest
of
standar…”
July 10, 2009 01:29PM
Maude and myrtle's Links
Maude & Myrtle: Dirty Haiku Thursday
From Maude:
A whiff of Brylcreem
Rip off that hernia truss
Don't throw out your back
From Myrtle:
I'm a fat old broad
What you see is what you get
Turn the damn lights off
Maude & Myrtle: Foodie Tuesday
Dear the Open Salon,
Now that we have shared a few of our letters with you, we thought
it would be nice of us to share some of our recipes with you. Here
is one from me that won first prize in the Our Lady of Perpetual
Torment Catholic Church's annual recipe… Read full post »
Maude & Myrtle: You Can't Get Good Help These Days
Dear Myrtle,
I must apologize in advance for my foul mood today. My hairdresser
has made a grave miscalculation, resulting in my becoming a
brunette quite against my will. He has told me to be patient for a
few days to see if the color would “lighten up a bit”
but I/… Read full post »
Dear Myrtle... Dear Maude...
Dear Myrtle,
Thank you for your Turkey and Dumpling
recipe enclosed with your last letter. I thought it
pleasant but I do not think the Pillsbury people are going to
appreciate your nuanced use of Eazy Cheeze. Last year, they passed
up my Ham, Pimento & Pineapple Quiche. L… Read full post »
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