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Green Thumbs
Young Horatio left his job in Lush Valley because Lady Jane brushed her boom-bas up against him one too many times. At dawn in early fall, he filled the panniers with work and other clothes, his shaving kit, a dozen oatmeal cookies he pilfered from the main kitchen, and a bottle of wine from the cellar, hopped on his bike and headed out on the cobblestone road.
Castle Lemond was pleased to hear he’d been a gardener in Lush Valley and offered him a job.
“We need someone who has the kind of thumbs that can green up the place.”
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Rochelle Wisoff-Fields is the host of Friday Fictioneers.
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Let’s hope they don’t hear about the boombas or the pilfering
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lol! Thanks, Neil.
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Oh, I loved the boombas! This is a good story!
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Thanks, Colleen! I was trying to have fun with it.
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Good take Li. 💚😂
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Sadje thanks :)
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You’re welcome
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Boom bas! Hilarious!
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:) Thanks, Nancy!
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Nicely done – and the place does look like it could use a gardener.
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Thanks, V. The first thing I thought was how little green and it needed one.
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“Lady Jane brushed her boom-bas up against him one too many times.” Naughty Lady Jane.
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Well, the other week I wrote about a villainous new male employer so I had to give fair time to a villainous female employer. I’m imagining Lady Jane as some old bored bat exploiting a young guy just trying to do his job.
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Hmm…boom-bas is a new one for me. I’m glad he escaped this sexual harassment (with cookies, even!).
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:) It’s a new one for me also, Liam. It just happened. And yes. He had a little easier time of it than my heroine from a week or so ago.
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Put a smile on my face! Nicely done.
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Aw gee, MrBinks. That makes me smile.
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Dear Lisa,
I wonder if he won’t miss the boom-bas? ;) I’m not sure he or his sticky green thumbs should be trusted. Fun stuff.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Rochelle, I appreciate you sharing your thoughts on the Young Man. I think Lady Jane will miss him more than he will miss her.
Shalom,
Lisa
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i wonder how long he’ll last in this new job. hope springs eternal
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Plaridel, from the looks of that place, he doesn’t have a lot to work with. Hopefully his new employers will keep their body parts off of him!
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Ha – That made me laugh Lisa,😅 should an original take 🙌
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Ange, thanks :)
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Great start and great end. Well done Lisa. I laughed with this one. Hopefully he can keep his hands busy in this new garden.
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Thanks much :)
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Nice blending of the ancient with the modern. Naughty Lady jane :)
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Thanks for reading and commenting, Joy <3
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Great tone here, Lisa. Green thumbs are always a marketable skill, so good for him for going somewhere better. Nice to see the roles switched from the normal harassment dynamic, though equally bad.
-David
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Thanks much for reading and your comment, David. Totally agree on all.
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I am sure Lady Jane will find a more suitable gardener. Well boom-bas have needs, and he doesn’t seem like a keeper.
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James, I am loving hearing the perceptions of the situation from everyone. You’ve heard the expression there is no view without a viewer. Thank you for being a faithful reader and commenter. It is appreciated.
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Sorry Anon is James.
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Hope his ‘green thumbs’ do well by him.
Some folks just don’t know when to leave ‘the help’ alone, do they?
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I hope he greens that grim looking place up. And no, they don’t.
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An engaging story.
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Hopefully, they won’t be seeking references. She might be wanting his ‘green thumbs’ back.
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I hope not also. I hope his work speaks for itself. LOL on Lady Jane and the thumbs.
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What a fun story, Lisa. Like most everyone else, loved the word, “boom-bas.” Hope his green thumbs does a good job and keeps him out of trouble.
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Glad you enjoyed the story, Brenda. Me too!
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Damn those boom-bas!
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LOL!
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