Much to my surprise Brian got me one for Christmas, and we finally got around to hanging it the other day. I never knew hanging a hammock required so much calculating. I envisioned it hanging between two palm trees, but (1) apparently palm trees are really too soft for such and (2) out of all the palm trees in our yard - there were not two that were even remotely the right distance apart.
I had to dig down really deep since we were placing the post in sand. Once I had dug halfway to China, we filled the hole with cement mix, poured in some water, and VOILA...paradise.
While I was hanging the hammock two different people walked by and said, "Nice ham-ock!"
To a southerner like myself, it sounded almost like they were saying, "Nice ham hock!"
So how do YOU pronounce it?
'Ham ek' is how I pronounce it ... but what matters is the enjoyment!
ReplyDeleteTrue! :)
DeleteJill, I'm pretty sure you had it right the first time. The correct pronunciation is "paradise"!
ReplyDeleteAmen. You better hurry down!
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