Tuesday, May 17, 2011

first name basis

Ben and I are on a first name basis.
For so many years, he was Sir Benjamin Moore to me, but now that we have gotten to know each other really well, he said. "please, call me Ben."

Is there anyone in your world that you now call on a first name basis. I can think of a few others, like "Kate" - "Ralph" and "Oscar."

You can call me "Patricia" just never "Pat!"

18 comments:

Ann said...

Hmmm.... there are quite a few first name basis in my life right now,
like 'Kate', 'Dolce', 'Nate', and even an actor I call 'JGL'.

And I'm a fan of your 'Ben' too ♥

Ms. Bright said...

Ben and I are buddies, too :) Always been a fan of his colors and the company in general!

Hope you're well Ms. Patricia!

xo, Ms. Bright

Formerly known as Frau said...

You are so not a PAT! I like a first name basis so less informal....I wish my hubby would get to know Ben I have a few rooms that need him!

Unknown said...

Love it! I have had a crush on Ben all the way back when he still went by Benjamin.

My dad liked to call me Liz...but my mother insisted everyone call me Elizabeth. "I named her Elizabeth, she is to be called Elizabeth" is branded in my menory.

xo E

Purple Flowers said...

I love Ben and his colors and shades of color. We painted our entire townhouse with Ben's wonderful palette. I even remember some of the joyful names given to the swatches.

the gardener's cottage said...

kate, ralph, patricia, jack. yep, that's about it.

xo
janet

I Dream Of said...

Love Ben! Feel the same way about Jean as you do Pat. XO
Jeanne

Crystal said...

Well, ms. Particia, at the moment my hubby is on a first name basis with brer Behr. Just call me Crystal never Chris. :-)

Beadboard UpCountry said...

Being from California I'm a Behr girl but the shop is painted in your friend Ben.How cute a post is this?????Maryanne ;)

Beadboard UpCountry said...

Oh me again....when people call my husband Peter "Pete" I cringe. That's why I renamed him Robespierre, now everybody calls him "Robes" much better...HEHE

Stephanie Sabbe said...

michelle...as in obama. and tina, as in tina fey.

House Painting Tutorials said...

Oh sure - Sherwin and I are now BFF, haha! :)

Yelena

CREED said...

Oh Patricia Ben and I go waaay back, my pet name for him is B.J. I am smitten with him, he has the ability to take my breath away but I have to admit our relationship works best when I admire his good looks from afar and we don't get too physical with each other. ; )

Claudia Lane said...

Love this post and all the comments too! :))
xo

Unknown said...

So funny - love this post! BTW - I gave you an award on my blog today - http://ourfifthhouse.blogspot.com/2011/05/seven-random-things.html

vicki archer said...

Such great comments...Can't say I know Ben though...possibly something to do with geography! xv

Aspiring Kennedy said...

haha... i think i like patricia better. :)

i'd like to be friends with "gwynnie,""ina," and "kate..." or i could also call her "duchess" for formal occasions.

Joyce said...

I just spent the morning and early afternoon with Ben! I'm in love with the pearlize finish. Come to think of it, I have been seeing a lot of Ben lately! xo