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Jim Hall's avatar

I love the concept of a knowing laugh. Puzzling and ambiguous… Yet makes me want to soil my drawers.

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Anna Schott's avatar

well golly try to keep 'em dry

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Jeffrey Streeter's avatar

"This bus is now Bus Number Three." I wish all changes were that easy.

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Chris Gartland's avatar

Better than Denver's RTD system.

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Margaret Bennett's avatar

I feel I am on the bus with you.

Strangely I wrote about rhododendron last week. They remind me of Liberace in his pink feathers. I like Liberace but struggle with rhododendron too.

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Anna Schott's avatar

The Liberace of flowers (but no diss to Liberace) …that’s perfect

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Isabel Cowles Murphy's avatar

I want to be renown for my stop at the mouth of a random forest. Especially one of pine trees and gaudy prom puffs.

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Francesca Bossert's avatar

Love it, Anna! I can just picture it. Reminds me a bit of people I met while not being quite there back in Big Sur!

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Anna Schott's avatar

Totally. Thank you!

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Wendy Varley's avatar

Your neighbourhood watch notes are so funny. It sounds rather a wonderful - atmospheric- place to have spent part of your life, Anna!

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Anna Schott's avatar

Thanks Wendy. I’m still subscribed to that local paper just for the crime reports!

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Susie Mawhinney's avatar

My neighbour has Rhododendron's all around the edge of her garden, they remind me of a public garden I used to visit with my father as a child - I hated them then - for no reason other than I hated the colours pink and purple - and I hate them now because they block the view to their magnificent veggie patch!

Loved this Anna, as always a smile x

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Anna Schott's avatar

I had to leave not only the town, but the state. Because it’s the state flower!

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Holly Starley's avatar

💕💕- this piece and the town’s motto!

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Anna Schott's avatar

😁

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Larisa Rimerman's avatar

Thank you. I love your stories. Sometimes they are very funny, as a motto of this town. It reminded me of an old Russian woman's answer to the question, When is your daughter coming back. Her answer: When she comes, she comes. You have a very good eye. Just don't be too satirical about poor Rhododendron (What a name!). One is in my backyard. I think I wouldn't survive in this town either.

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Anna Schott's avatar

Thank you Larisa. Believe me, I had to force myself to hold back about the rhododendrons!

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Larisa Rimerman's avatar

Don't forget, it is natural, it's stronger than us. It is here, it was before me, it will be here after me.

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Larisa Rimerman's avatar

OMG, sorry, I sound like a philosopher.

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Anna Schott's avatar

Ha ha! I'm sure the rhodies appreciate it.

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Larisa Rimerman's avatar

Unfortunately, they don't. As superiors, they don't care.

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