Monday, 19 July 2010

Microfiction Monday #12


Susan at Stony River hosts this fun theme each Monday, so do pop over and read the others who have signed Mr. Linky. The rules are thus:



Every Monday Susan will post a picture for the subject of your story. Microfiction means the shortest of short stories. Think Aesop's fables, comic strips, or even jokes: complete stories that can be told in under a minute. For this game, the limit is a tweetable 140 characters or fewer, including punctuation and spaces.


Here's today's picture and my contribution.




At tea with the new vicar, Mabel was horrified to see a plastic lobster and flowers in the milk jug!

She instantly decided he needed a wife.



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36 comments:

  1. Susan at Stony River19 July 2010 at 07:22

    Oh dear! She must have been so shocked by the lobster and milk-jug-flower-vase that she didn't even notice -- the SAUCER WAS AN ASHTRAY!!

    Akelamalu I laughed out loud! I'll admit I only took this photo (a few months ago now) because this was the actual state of the windowsill behind my kitchen sink -- and I thought, "anyone visiting would worry for my sanity" ... I took the photo to remind myself *when I got sane again* to appreciate how far I'd come! ROFL

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  2. mrsnesbitt19 July 2010 at 10:02

    Excellent! Such a fun idea.

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  3. Valerie19 July 2010 at 12:04

    Heehee wives aren't always perfect....grins

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  4. SouthLakesMom19 July 2010 at 12:49

    That reminds me of an Agatha Raisin story! Poor Vicar -- he'll never know what hit him!

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  5. MorningAJ19 July 2010 at 12:56

    Do you think Mabel will make a good vicar's wife?
    Excellent tale this week.

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  6. Empress Bee (of the high sea)19 July 2010 at 13:04

    i didn't notice the saucer was an ashtray either! good one and fun photo.

    smiles, bee
    xoxoxoxoxoxo

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  7. Evalinn19 July 2010 at 13:17

    Nice one!

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  8. Akelamalu19 July 2010 at 13:28

    LOL I didn't notice the ashtray Susan. So glad you enjoyed it. :)

    Cheers Mrs N

    I think it was just an excuse for Mabel to get her claws into the vicar Valerie LOL

    At the moment the vicar is in blissful ignorance South Lakes Mom ;)

    I think she may Morning AJ ;)

    Me neither Bee LOL

    Thanks Evalinn :)

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  9. g-man19 July 2010 at 14:26

    OMG!!! It IS an ashtray!!

    Ake, I just love the word...Vicar!

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  10. anthonynorth19 July 2010 at 15:34

    Now that was fun :-)
    Nice one.

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  11. Peggy19 July 2010 at 16:03

    The vicar needs a wife!
    Wonderful take on Susan's picture!

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  12. Ron19 July 2010 at 16:33

    OMG....how CUTE!

    And how TRUE!

    As always, GREAT one, m 'dear!

    Happy Monday....X

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  13. Mama Badger19 July 2010 at 16:43

    Well, Mabel had best not come visit our house. I'm afraid she'd find much worse.

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  14. Ellie Garratt19 July 2010 at 16:43

    Of course he does! And I think we know who might be vying for the position ;)

    Great story.

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  15. Sylvia K19 July 2010 at 17:28

    I love it! And of course he needs a wife! Most of them do! Fun one for the day! Have a great week!

    Sylvia

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  16. Akelamalu19 July 2010 at 18:01

    I know, how did I miss that G-man? Glad you liked it.

    Thanks Anthony

    Cheers Peggy :)

    I'm pleased you enjoyed it Ron x

    Lock your door Mama Badger! LOL

    If you're thinking Mabel Ellie you're right! LOL


    So pleased you enjoyed it Sylvia :)

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  17. Gemma Wiseman aka Pamela Adams19 July 2010 at 21:03

    Poor vicar trying to make things look good! Kind of feel sorry for the guy! Good one!

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  18. buffalodick19 July 2010 at 21:36

    Guys will be guys...

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  19. Bill ~ {The Old Fart}19 July 2010 at 23:25

    It does sound like the Vicar needs a Missus, I wonder if Mabel is the one. I laughed at this one, and laughed at some of the other comments. Now this was good.

    It is sad but this could be my place.

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  20. hope20 July 2010 at 00:30

    This one made me laugh the hardest! Thanks!

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  21. Travis Cody20 July 2010 at 02:24

    Meddlesome Mabel eh? LOL!

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  22. Julia Phillips Smith20 July 2010 at 02:33

    It's unfortunate but true - this is something one might find in a few Nova Scotian homes...

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  23. secret agent woman20 July 2010 at 02:56

    Every house has odd arrangements that are no longer visible to the occupants because you are just so used to seeing them.

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  24. Pat20 July 2010 at 03:11

    I read Susan's comment and discovered that the saucer is an ashtray! Yes, the vicar certainly does need a wife. Maybe she'd be able to throw out his childhood toys.

    This is a unique take on the photo--I loved it!

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  25. Anonymous20 July 2010 at 03:54

    Or, maybe that's why he's not married.

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  26. Maude Lynn20 July 2010 at 04:53

    This gave me a chuckle!

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  27. Shrinky20 July 2010 at 05:35

    Um, so it never occured to her he's gay? (Grin)

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  28. Anonymous20 July 2010 at 13:02

    I had something smart to say but Shrinky nailed it ;0)

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  29. ninotaziz20 July 2010 at 13:25

    OH Akelamalu dear...Mabel would grab any reason, wouldn't she!

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  30. Akelamalu20 July 2010 at 16:21

    I feel sorry for him too Greyscale Territory, especially as Mabel has her eye on him. LOL

    Indeed they will Buff :)

    Mabel thinks she is Bill! Apparently that is Susan's windowsill! LOL

    I'm happy it made you laugh Hope x

    Yep, Mabel's interferring Trav!

    Only Mabel thinks it's wrong Julia ;)

    That's so true SAW :)

    I know Pat, I hadn't noticed. So pleased you like it.

    Could be Replicant!

    Glad it did Mama Zen :)

    Of course not Shrinky -Mabel's old school. ;)

    I think she did Eternally Distracted :)

    Mabel's desperate Ninotaziz ;)

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  31. Maggie May20 July 2010 at 20:58

    Who proposed to who? Thats what I want to know.
    Maggie X

    Nuts in May

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  32. Spiky Zora Jones20 July 2010 at 21:20

    ha...I want to be in your head when yousee a picture and then see the process. You always throw me a curve.
    but true...Mabel, do something with this man. : )

    later sweetie. hehehe

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  33. Linda21 July 2010 at 01:53

    Do you mean that's not normal? Seriously? I'd best check my tea cupboard!

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  34. Cloudia21 July 2010 at 03:07

    Novel path to the standard conclusion...poor vicar :)



    Aloha from Waikiki

    Comfort Spiral

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  35. Charlene Amsden21 July 2010 at 04:22

    One excuse is as good as another. Don't all busybodies think vicars need wives?

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  36. katie eggeman21 July 2010 at 17:45

    Catching up, now I have had 7 laughs.

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