Wednesday's Words on a Friday
The original Words for Wednesday was begun by Delores and eventually taken over by a moveable feast of participants when Delores had computer troubles. Sadly, Delores has now closed her blog forever due to other problems.
The aim of the words is to encourage us to write. A story, a poem, whatever comes to mind.
If you are posting an entry on your own blog, please let us know so we can come along to read it and add a few encouraging words.
This month the words/prompts are supplied by Alex J. Cavanaugh and can be found here
This week's words/prompts are:
1. cumquat 2. blubber 3. quest 4. limestone 5. furry 6. purple
and/or:
1. buttress 2. mammoth 3. fedora 4. harsh 5. snickerdoodle 6. overlord
also including Charlotte's colour of the month: mint green
In his quest for the
perfect cumquat marmalade, Sebastian had denuded every tree in the
neighbourhood, and still felt he hadn’t got it quite right. He stashed the
latest jars in the pantry, filling every last space left in there and carefully
closed the door, making sure it latched securely. He couldn’t take a chance on
that furry little overlord, Angel, getting in there in search of kibble and breaking any of the jars.. When
did cats get so bossy? He wondered. Certainly none of the farm cats of his
youth behaved as if they owned the house.
Shrugging into his mint
green overcoat, he reached for his favourite purple fedora and prepared to face
the harsh conditions outside the house. Feeling the coat a little tight around
his middle, he muttered, “blubber guts again,I’ll have to stop making those
delicious snickerdoodles for Craig. He only ever eats one or two and I finish
off the rest every time.” Given his sweet tooth, Sebastian knew losing the
blubber was going to be a mammoth task.
He reached the
limestone fence surrounding the Botanic Gardens and leaned on one of the huge buttresses
that supported the main gates. Sebastian thought about the jars of
not-quite-right marmalade and wondered if a “lemonade stand” type sale would work
for selling them. He could have an open jar and a pack of throw-away tasting
spoons for those who might want to taste before buying. Should he apply for a licence?
It seemed an excessive step for a once off sale.
“Wait!” he had an idea.
A light-bulb moment. His neighbour Hilary had a stall at the local Farmer’s
Market, the one at Lighthouse Village. “Maybe she would agree to sell the jars
for me,” thought Sebastian. “I could help with the sales and maybe get to meet
that Khoral Kai everyone talks about.”
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It seems a shame to let all that marmalade go to waste and it would be good to meet the inspirational Khoral Kai, so I hope Sebastian's plan comes to fruition.
ReplyDeletejabblog; it's a good plan so I think it will happen.
DeleteThis is lovely. I wonder what is missing to make the marmalade perfect - and whether Khoral Kai knows. I hear Sebastian on finding blubber hard to dislodge too.
ReplyDeleteElephant's Child; Sebastian is using his old grandma's recipe and she erased the secret ingredient (two tablespoons of whisky) before she died.
DeleteGreat word prompts and I liked your take on the story.
ReplyDeleteRomance Reader; welcome to drifting and thank you.
Delete"mammoth task" is an understatement for me.
ReplyDeleteMike; me too, although I do know how to do it, I just lack the will power.
DeleteI can only think of peanut butter with my marmalade.
ReplyDeleteCoffee is on
Dora; peanut butter with marmalade? I don't think that would work for me, I would have to use ordinary butter.
DeleteI love marmalade. Have made some, it was pretty dismal. But there is some good British jam.
ReplyDeleteSusan Kane; I like some marmalades, but have never made my own. I don't eat enough of it to make the effort worthwhile.
DeleteClever use of those words, I had not the slightest idea what to do with them!
ReplyDeleteIngo once made pumpkin-jam, not too sweet, perfect on a cheese-bread.
Hope Sebastian met Khoral Kai!
Iris; thank you, I also hope Sebastian meets Khoral Kai. I have heard of pumpkin jam but don't think I would like it.
DeleteGood plan, Sebastian. I hope he and Khoral Kai get to meet. And that Khoral Kai can decipher that secret ingredient!
ReplyDeleteReally good us of the words, and thanks for using my colour.
Charlotte; thank you. I hope Sebastian gets to meet Khoral Kai and I think just by tasting Khoral might have some suggestions, but probably won't guess the real secret ingredient. But maybe there is someone else in Lighthouse Village that could help.
DeleteSounds like a good plan to keep from wasting the marmalade. Perhaps he could set aside one jar to offer as a prize in a free drawing. People coming to put their names in a hat might want to have a taste, and buy some marmalade anyway. Nothing like a giveaway to draw in traffic to the booth.
ReplyDeleteVal; I think the sales booth will do very well, and will probably have a couple of jars set aside for free tasting so people know exactly what they are buying.
DeleteI hope his friend does let him sell his jars there and he gets to meet Khoral Kai. I also hope he perfects his recipe.
ReplyDeletemessymimi; I think Hilary is happy to have him sell his jars of marmalade and he will get to meet Khoral Kai who goes to every market day unless he is off travelling.
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