Both of Us and a Gypsy

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Spring is when you feel like whistling even with a shoe full of slush. ~Doug Larson

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A Sign of Spring at Last

A Picture Story from Jeff's Portrait of Words

Betty and I wrote this together. I wrote a line and then she wrote a line. The rules prevented us from telling each other what story we had in mind. To be honest with you we were lucky we got the poor girl to the dentist but we are still talking.

Sandra had to go to the dentist whether she liked it or not but she really hoped the penguin wouldn't come as well. It could cause her to get teeth worked on that were in perfect shape by influencing the Doctor. The very thought filled her with as much fear as the bus ride downtown.

Nevertheless she got on the 012 bus and then she found that a young man on the bus disturbed her. He had the look of a tough teen and wore a silly hat and , of all things, a necklace. The seats were occupied and the only available one was next to that strange young man, so she sat with her arms folded keeping herself as far away from him as possible. But she couldn't help looking at him and suddenly on the back of his seat was her penguin and a miniature lama. Her expression of shock made the young man look at her with a question on his face, and then to turn around to see what she was looking at.
" You can see my lama", he said.
"Yes, but are you able to see my penguin?" she asked.
"Of course" he said."They seem to be getting along"
His strangeness now was disappearing with the shared experience of seeing things, and she felt she could talk to him. She was wondering if he was cursed by a gypsy or perhaps, he was a gypsy.
"I am wondering if you find the lama a help or hinderance in your occupation , which is?" she asked.
" Lady you sure are nosy. I didn't ask you about your penguin. did I?"
With that retort she sat silently waiting for her stop.
At the stop which was in front of Bristol Bob's Beautiful Bowlatorium he followed her out of the bus. Sandy paused catching her breath, before she had to climb the steps to her dentist office above the bowling alley. " Are you following me" she said to the young man.
"No I am following the llama and a penguin. Your penguin has a bucket of rusty screws and I'm afraid he will dump them somewhere he shouldn't. Your not paying any attention to him."
"What makes you think I have any control over the penguin?"
He looked at her with a strange smile and said " I thought you were a gypsy but your one of the cursed aren't you."
"I am one of the cursed, but are you a gypsy?"
"Of course! But I thought you knew that because you could see the lama", he said.
" I need to get to my dentist, but I would like to talk to you more about llamas and penguins," she said as she began the climb to the dreaded dentist.
She looked back only long enough to see the penguin dumping the screws on his head while the lama tried to push it aside. Then she sprinted up the stairs.

News from Pigeon Falls

The little town in my basement where the trains still run, dragons fly, and life is back to normal
It looks like things are really back to normal.
Last night there was a heavy frost and most of the flowers that bloomed last week just withered away. Tonight it is supposed to snow and snow heavy.
Last night only two of the three dragons flew over and they did no fancy stunts.
The DNR man caught two of the Mattson boys dragging a recently shot deer out of the woods and they now have a court date.
There was a fight over at the museum between two of the ghost groupies. There were six that came in the party and they only had five tickets for the concert. Four went in and left the other two to fight over the remaining ticket and fight they did. Mrs. Moilanen who was in charge that morning finally hit them with a broom and swept them both out. You don’t tangle with Mrs. Moilanen.
One of the tourists got pushy over at Nancy’s and soon found himself sitting on the roof of the Masonic building. The poltergeist had struck again.
Tammy and Tommy UK despite all the promises made last week got into an argument over the best way to find out about the man in black and they are no longer talking to each other.
People are unhappy that they have to pay property taxes to the town after Mrs. Trumble gave the town all that money.
Yep! Life is back to normal.

Wrap UP

Better breathing day. The snow is melting. Yes it is melting. I visited all the blogs that left a comment yesterday and left comments on any entry I hadn't already commented on. Then I visited blogs to be used as a " Today's Link". Found a charge on the credit statement from some club I didn't know I joined. I called and canceled that. We met with the roofer who told us prices are up about 10% over last years estimate. Betty and I went to Church. The fellowship and the service were very good. Now I need a breathing treatment.
GBYA

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