Photo by © Connie Gayer.
Ned’s wife wanted a fish pond.
“Oh Ned,” Charlotte swooned, “you know I’ve always dreamed of it. A shallow basin swimming with beautiful koi, water lilies, edged with smooth boulders, horsetail reeds, lizard tails, I love those, and corkscrew rush…and maybe a little fountain, with lights. Betty told me their guy installed it all in a day. Should I call him? She said he’d give us a fair price.”
Ned nodded, as his dear wife spoke. “I can do it honey,” he said.
Three weeks later, knee deep in spring water Ned relented, “Char…that guy….you still have his number?”
~kat
99 Words for Rochelle Wisoff-Fields Friday Fictioneers flash fiction challenge inspired by this photo by © Connie Gayer.
like mercury colliding... 
May 30th, 2018 at 8:14 pm
I can relate….
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May 30th, 2018 at 8:27 pm
Oh, I think we all can. 😉
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May 31st, 2018 at 3:59 am
Oh I’ve soooo been there. 😦
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May 31st, 2018 at 6:15 am
Me too Sandra…😀
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May 31st, 2018 at 7:02 am
Dear Kat,
DIY doesn’t always save money, does it? Cute, if not realistic, story.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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June 4th, 2018 at 9:27 pm
Dear Rochelle,
Thank you for the prompt. I have been there. Taking on a challenge that was definitely the job for professionals. 😊
Peace,
Kat
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May 31st, 2018 at 9:11 am
Been there!
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May 31st, 2018 at 10:17 am
Many of us have! 😳
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May 31st, 2018 at 10:00 am
A classic, “Bumstead” moment… It takes some serious skills for DIY…
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May 31st, 2018 at 10:16 am
Yes indeed. Some things are better left to the professionals! 😊
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May 31st, 2018 at 12:46 pm
I’m surprised he didn’t give in sooner – I would have! Excellent Kat
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June 1st, 2018 at 11:36 am
Nice one Kat – love the ending – how we mean well…glad there’s lots of guys out there who fix things.
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June 1st, 2018 at 12:13 pm
Yes. I think we’ve all been there! 😀
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June 1st, 2018 at 3:01 pm
So funny. There was a van parked outside our place yesterday and it was signwritten with “We do the jobs your husband can’t finish.” Totally politically incorrect but it made me laugh.
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June 1st, 2018 at 3:24 pm
That is funny. And it is so true. But gotta give the guys credit for trying! 😉
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June 1st, 2018 at 4:35 pm
Lol – A for Effort. B- for waiting so long to see the truth. 😎🥀
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June 1st, 2018 at 7:14 pm
Ain’t that the truth!
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June 1st, 2018 at 8:39 pm
Gave me a giggle!!!! LOL!
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June 1st, 2018 at 9:52 pm
It’s a familiar story! 😀
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