Friday Fictioneers: Why Marnie got fired

September 30, 2015September 30, 201557 Comments

My entry for Friday Fictioneers, October 3, 2015.

Thank you Rochelle for your time and efforts each week to keep our creativity sparked! And a special thanks to Marie Gail Stratford for the featured photo offering.

PHOTO PROMPT – © Marie Gail Stratford

Why Marnie Got Fired

Marnie’s workplace was a yawn. Whoever decided that gray and tan were the optimal colors for this environment had obviously never been chained to a desk for eight hours a day. This lack of color scheme and hard lines had finally put her over the edge.

It started innocently enough with the mouse on her desk. A quilter in her spare time she envisioned turquoise chevrons across its top. That night she spirited it away and worked her magic on it.

Next morning she envisioned fitted slipcovers for the dreadful chairs. Kaffe Fassett would be an eye opener for sure!

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Words: 100

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For the uninitiated:

Kaffe Fassett is a world renowned artist, and fabric designer.

Colorful?

Yes.

Flamboyant?

OH, you bet!

And we love him for it.

**Meet Kaffe Fassett in his own words…**

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Friday Fictioneers: Silent Sentries

September 16, 2015September 18, 201532 Comments

My entry for Friday Fictioneers, September 18, 2015.

PHOTO PROMPT © David Stewart

Thank you Rochelle for your time and efforts each week to keep our creativity sparked! And a special thanks to David Stewart for the featured photo offering.

Silent Sentries

Lowell knew the gate would be worth the challenge for the few extra dollars at the recyclers this week. He had seen it the last time he hit the alley looking for cans and other discards. He watched the house daily to note the occupants schedule and worked out when they were not home. Reveling in his own craftiness, he chuckled as he backed his truck to the gate, then set to work on the hinges. The gate loose he gave it a shove. It fell.

“Whoever heard of silent dogs?” He screamed, as they pinned him to the ground.

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Words: 100

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For some really great takes on the prompt just click the little blue frog.

Meet the Noodle

September 3, 2015September 8, 201539 Comments

After almost three months we finally decided it was time to find a new little dog.

Our criteria were:

Small – 15lbs or less
Terrier MIX – a pure breed seemed to be too health fragile
Had to PLAY BALL!
On the young side – being a puppy was optional but under 2 years at least
Trainable – being a terrier pretty much assured that.

As I had with Tucker and Buddy I went to the internet to seek the little critter and I found him on Craig’s List.

The add read:

Rat terrier mix looking for a loving home. He is neutered and crate trained/housebroken. He is very intelligent, easy to train, and knows simple commands (sit, stay). He is a great pal to take out for runs and he loves to play fetch!!! We have a full year worth of flea/tick prevention and heart worm medication and we have all of his vet records. He is in excellent health. Unfortunately he is dog #3 in our home and his Alpha-male tendencies do not jive well with our dominant male French Bulldog. We are sad to see him go, but he would be better suited in another loving home.

Location?

NASHVILLE, TN

a long drive.

(200 miles round trip)

We didn’t mind. I drove approximately 500 miles round trip when we lived in California to go get Buddy. He was worth it and so is the new little pup.

This is the Noodle