The Royal Candidates Keep Coming

One day after I wrote my weekly column about a charming raffle ticket saleswoman at Fuller’s, I’ve just met my second royal contender of the week.

This is a rare Friday when I’m home with my family (it’s a sick day). As my kids were taking a nap a few minutes ago, my wife and I heard a sharp knock at the door of our rural Napavine home. I opened it to see a smiling teenaged girl offering raffle tickets in her attempt to be named Princess Napawinah.

“Did you drive yourself?” I ask, and peer down the porch. Well, she came under her own power, at least -- via mountain bike.

We dug out a dollar and purchased a button from young Miss Courtney Lawler. She climbed back on her bike and pedaled down the road to sell more tickets. 

I’m impressed with the kind of industriousness I see in these queen and princess candidates. My congratulations to the parents of these fine young women, and my best wishes to the girls themselves. I hope they can achieve their royal hopes. Even if they fall short in the button sales, I know that people who are willing to work hard enough to pursue this kind of dream will find success in the years to come in whatever endeavors they pursue.

 

And for me, I already know my next endeavor: finding a place on my lapel for all the buttons I’ll be buying over the next few weeks as our summer lineup of festivals comes closer.