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i am enjoying everyone's take on this prompt. You have a wild imagination and it shows up beautifully in this story. I kept waiting to see how you would use the black roses and they fit in wonderfully here. Nice job.

I remember having to take a class that explained what different flowers and colors meant. Victorians were really big on that. It was nice to see it revised and used so beautifully. I kept waiting to see how people would use the black roses. Nicely done all around.

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HENRY Heroes entered nearly ruined yachts. ALIEN

Okay so not sure what the hell this weekend will be like. Tracey is due down for her visit sometime today. That is the good news. Dad went to his doctor's appointments today. That is the bad news. His primary finally got all the results back from the testing done in the hospital. Evidently dad is still leaking blood from somewhere. They suspect from his aneurism so he is being sent to see a vascular surgeon. His primary wants the surgery done asap. Originally we were left with the impression that the surgery would be done the end of September, maybe even in October. Now we know it is to be done as soon as they can get him and a surgeon together. So if my stuff is even more sporadic than usual, well at least now you know why.

Wonders if the reason Mark is a likely target because he is so tall?

Lord I must look like the king of lists but um here goes another one. Shelly - Glad to see you here. Thanks for the lesson on berries. I didn't know about them either and for me I am just one country below never mind across the pond. Bee - Not sure what to tell you. I know hugs and prayers aren't your thing. All I can say is I'm thinking of you and hoping things get better. Mark - As always hang in there. I know you are dealing like most of us and taking it one day at a time. Joann - Always happy to see you leaving words of support. Glad you stopped in. Harcallard - Hope you are hanging in there. Yettie - Still saying prayers for you and your family. Cancer is a scary thing. Keeping you in my thoughts. If I am not around for the next few days well have a few things come up. A close friend is coming for a visit and dealing with the discovery from Dad's doctors. Evidently he shouldn't have been sent home as he was. His primary is getting him a vascular surgeon and he will be undergoing surgery within two weeks if at all possible sooner. Originally we thought it might be the end of September or October. Things change fast. If you can spare any good thoughts or prayers I'd be most grateful. In the meantime keep your chin up and just keep on keeping on. Love to you all and a to those that need them.

Geez. Are we getting to sound like an old married couple?

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Who is going to be our victim ... i mean Volunteer?

Not that I know of. Now who was today's subject to be painted in chocolate?

Thanks to you Zombie, I've been rereading some of my horror collections. Just as I was positive I had to have given the story away I found my box of tattered books that I had bought at the second hand store for quarters. And there it was. Like Frosty said it was in a collection of horror stories. "Oh whistle, and I'll come to you, my lad." By MR James. It was a damn story not a novel. lol. It was also in the box of stuff I was donating so one more day and I wouldn't have had it. Dirty bugger. lol

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Anyone care to discuss chocolate?

I'm luckier than most people. Some people collect toys, games, or maybe books. I'm lucky, I collect people that become really close friends. Seven years ago, god where does the time go, a very special young lady began working with me at my job. I didn't know it then but she would become very important to me. She didn't drive and I didn't know all the bits and pieces of her life. She lived close to thirty minutes from where we worked and on more than one occasion I gave her a lift home. We became friends. Then her grandmother died and our worlds sort of collided. I was there for her and supported her. I watched as she grew up, came into her own, and became a beautiful young woman in her own right. I have been lucky to call her friend. She returned the favor when my mother passed away and she dropped everything to be at my side and support me. At work people swore we were dating. Tracey ran with the joke and began calling me husband. What is funny is she has been dating the same guy since she was 16. After many years, he finally proposed and she accepted. The thing is we are more like father and daughter than husband/wife anyway. With all that has happened with my father I was depressed by having to cancel her visit down. My "wife" isn't one to give up easily. Knowing she can't stay here, she simply told her fiancee they were coming down and is renting a room for the weekend. While down she is here to show me her ring and figure out if I am going to be walking her down the aisle (which I've told her should be done by her mother) or acting as best man (which is something I think her fiancee might have someone else for) but I know I'll end up in the wedding party and I couldn't be happier for her. So even when everything else is falling apart around me, sometimes good news is enough to turn your day around and just make you smile. Hope you are all having a good one.

Don't some people cook their wieners in boiling water?

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STUFF Silver, there under Frank's feet. Okay I was beaten to the punch. Chain Charlie has alienated Ivan's neighbors. ALIEN

Okay the whistle now rings bells for me too. I have far too many books. Back to the shelves.

Are you worried about the weather or Mark running around naked?

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Do we really want proof of this?

Figured I would join the bandwagon and wish you a Happy Birthday Shadowgod.

Young Otto unearthed the herbs. HERBS