(Photo: Chagit Moriah Gibor)
It was going to be a gargantuan effort, but that had never stopped her before.
No matter what others always said she could do.
The skis were first. Adjusted to work over the wheels like skids on seaplanes. Only cooler.
Literally.
She slid through the ice and snow to find a clean patch. Shoveled up the snow onto her lap to press into a ball. Rolled and patted. Devised a ramp and pulley to hoist the second ball. Plopped on the third. Poked in twigs.
There.
Lopsided, but so was she.
Her snowman. Wheelchair be damned.
For Sammi‘s Weekend Writing Prompt: Gargantuan in 96 words
Na'ama Yehuda 
Beautiful! Now I’m thinking I should have used my gargantuan snowman from the other day!!
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Thank you! I was going to use some of the photos of snowmen I took in the park earlier this week, but decided they were too ‘perfect’ for this story. So … the snowman photo of the creation made by a few of my young kin from a few years ago made for lopsidedly perfect story-support. 😉
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Yes. I love that. It was perfection.
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Yay! Me love that kind of perfection … 🙂
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Me too. It’s the best kind.
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😀
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I love that story of determination and inventiveness.
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Thank you! 🙂
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Got to admire her 🙂
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Right?! 🙂
Thank you for the comment, Iain! Spot on!
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Na’ama Y’karah,
I once led a movement workshop at a women’s prison. One of the most graceful woman there was wheelchair bound. Your delightful story of determination put me back there.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Yay! I’m so glad the association was that of a woman of grace and determination! There are such stereotypes connected to people who use wheelchairs, and many of them are just as capable as the rest of us, if not more resourceful, for the skills they had to put to work! 🙂 Na’ama
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Wheelchair be damned, indeed. Loved this story, Dale.
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Thanks, Jo! (And I am not Dale, but I don’t mind being confused with her lovely self! ) 😉
Na’ama
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My apologies, Na’ama. At least I didn’t call you late for dinner. 🤓💕
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No need for apology! It made me smile! 🙂 And … what’s for dinner??!! 😉
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Tonight I’m serving Greek Fasolakia Lathera,, with left over Spanakopita, and some good hearty bread. Should I save you some? 😄😄
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(holding out plate) yes, please!
Just finished stirring cheesy polenta. Want some? 😉
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Deal. 😋👍🍽
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😀
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Tough and smart, quite a lady.
And I love the snow Godzilla, Na’ama!
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🙂 Snow Godzilas are a staple in the park when there’s snow. 🙂
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Well worth all the effort – a snowman with character!
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Yeah! A bunch of my young kin did that one! 🙂 Lovely lopsided thing, eh? 🙂
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Somewhat topical. Even we in sheltered East Anglia have had our quota of snow. Snowmen galore popping up all over the place! 🙂
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🙂
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