Tuesday – Anything Possible – Kreative Kue # 353

March 29, 2022 · by John W. Howell · in Prompt · 74 Comments

In Keith’s words.

“Using this photo (below) as inspiration, write a short story, flash fiction, scene, poem; anything, really; even just a caption for the photograph. Either put it (or a link to it) in a comment or email it to me at keithchanning@gmail.com before 6pm on Sunday (if you aren’t sure what the time is where I live, this link will tell you). If you post it on your own blog or site, a link to this page would be appreciated, but please do also mention it in a comment here.

Go on. You know you want to. Let your creativity and imagination soar. I shall display the entries next time.”

The photo.

“Hey, honey, look at this.”

Peaceful Vacation Home For Sale

2 bed, 1 bath, Lakefront property in a well-established community.

Close to schools and shopping. Too many amenities to fully list.

Features private lake access, a park-like setting. Massive sun porch,

metal roof, mature landscaping, and trees. Imagine you and your family

living in paradise. There is plenty of room to redecorate

and make it your own at this price. Hurry, this one won’t last.

$599,000

“Looks great. Let’s go see it.”

“That means getting a flight. We always lose out when we spend too much time. So I say we make an offer. How bad could it be?”

“I suppose you are right. Give the agent a call. I wish there was a picture, though.”

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74 comments

harmonykentonline · March 29, 2022 - 5:02 am ·

Ha ha ha. Love it, John! 💕🙂

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1. John W. Howell · March 29, 2022 - 6:41 am ·
  
  Thanks, Harmony. 😁
  
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Keith Edgar Channing · March 29, 2022 - 5:03 am ·

It certainly has a lot going for it!

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1. John W. Howell · March 29, 2022 - 6:57 am ·
  
  Yes, it does.😊
  
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  1. Keith Edgar Channing · March 29, 2022 - 7:18 am ·
    
    It’s actually in a lovely spot near Deltona, FL.
    
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    1. John W. Howell · March 29, 2022 - 10:46 am ·
      
      😊
      
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Books & Bonsai · March 29, 2022 - 5:03 am ·

I would buy it, tree and all!

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1. John W. Howell · March 29, 2022 - 6:58 am ·
  
  😊
  
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Jill Weatherholt · March 29, 2022 - 5:17 am ·

LOL! Yeah, it doesn’t look like this place will last. Good one, John!

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1. John W. Howell · March 29, 2022 - 6:58 am ·
  
  Thanks, Jill. 😁
  
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Mae Clair · March 29, 2022 - 5:50 am ·

LOL! Love that one, John. You know the saying. If it’s too good to be true . . . 😆

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1. John W. Howell · March 29, 2022 - 6:59 am ·
  
  That is a good saying for sure. Thanks, Mae.
  
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Lauren · March 29, 2022 - 5:52 am ·

How bad could it be? LOL

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1. John W. Howell · March 29, 2022 - 7:00 am ·
  
  Washer and dryer in the frontyard bad. Thanks, Lauren.
  
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  1. Lauren · March 29, 2022 - 8:53 am ·
    
    Good point. Maybe an outhouse out back because the plumbing didn’t work.
    
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    1. John W. Howell · March 29, 2022 - 10:40 am ·
      
      Need to replace the septic too. 😳
      
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GP · March 29, 2022 - 6:06 am ·

I’ll lay odds more than one person got rooked into buying a house just like that. 😏🙄
But I thought about MY luck. ‘I wanted to rebuild the Florida room, but that dang tree landed on the new kitchen!’

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1. John W. Howell · March 29, 2022 - 7:00 am ·
  
  Good one, GP. 😁
  
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coldhandboyack · March 29, 2022 - 6:27 am ·

This stuff really happens. It’s still funny.

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1. John W. Howell · March 29, 2022 - 7:01 am ·
  
  In today’s market I’m sure it happens everyday. Thanks, Craig.
  
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Charles Yallowitz · March 29, 2022 - 6:35 am ·

At least the lake looks nice.

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1. John W. Howell · March 29, 2022 - 7:02 am ·
  
  It does. (Except for the resident alligator.)
  
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  1. Charles Yallowitz · March 29, 2022 - 7:15 am ·
    
    Just throw him some chicken and he’ll be fine.
    
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    1. John W. Howell · March 29, 2022 - 11:04 am ·
      
      Hahaha. How true.
      
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Liz Gauffreau · March 29, 2022 - 6:56 am ·

Now, what did I say about buying a pig in a poke??

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1. John W. Howell · March 29, 2022 - 11:11 am ·
  
  Yes. Not a good idea.
  
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Dale · March 29, 2022 - 6:57 am ·

If they buy it sight unseen, they deserve what they get!! And there are crazy people who do… sheesh!

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1. John W. Howell · March 29, 2022 - 7:03 am ·
  
  Houses around here are on the market for five days and get multiple offers. Usually five figures over asking price is where they end up.
  
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  1. Dale · March 29, 2022 - 7:06 am ·
    
    Here, too… I wouldn’t say five figures over but so many are being over paid. Makes me wanna kick myself for not hanging on to my former house and buying this one that I do not like…
    
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    1. John W. Howell · March 29, 2022 - 11:10 am ·
      
      Yeah. We moved from Sonoma California in 2000. We just saw our house sold for four times the price we got. 😳
      
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    2. Dale · March 29, 2022 - 11:28 am ·
      
      Holy moly! I really wonder how much more I could have gotten… Oh well, no point in thinking about it now.
      
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    3. John W. Howell · March 29, 2022 - 11:31 am ·
      
      Nope. Shoulda, woulda, coulda never leads to anything but regret.
      
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    4. Dale · March 29, 2022 - 11:48 am ·
      
      Darn tootin’! And why I don’t spend any time with those!
      
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Darlene · March 29, 2022 - 7:16 am ·

Oh, dear. I would never be brave enough to buy something sight unseen. Of course, even a picture can be misleading, especially if it’s an old one before the tree fell on it! We looked at places here in Spain that didn’t look anything like the picture. Glad we waited until we got here.

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1. John W. Howell · March 29, 2022 - 11:04 am ·
  
  The last two houses that we bought we found on the internet. Of course, we visited but could have easily bought them sight unseen. In fact our current house I never saw until we moved in. (The Producer was tasked with finding and buying. I had full faith she would do a great job and she did.)
  
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Dan Antion · March 29, 2022 - 7:18 am ·

Good one John, and maybe not too far into the realm of fiction.

There are some houses on the market around here that are selling and aren’t in much better condition than that one. Being on the train line to New York City, caused more than a few New Yorkers to snatch up houses quickly during the great escape portion of the pandemic, without a lot of thought, I fear

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1. John W. Howell · March 29, 2022 - 10:46 am ·
  
  We have bidding wars around here. The house inventory is so low that stuff sells in a few hours. Usually over asking.
  
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  1. Dan Antion · March 29, 2022 - 4:25 pm ·
    
    The house next to us was offered “as is” in an estate sale. It sold for more than 25% over asking.
    
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    1. John W. Howell · March 29, 2022 - 5:28 pm ·
      
      Kills ya.So gad we got daughter into a place before the boom.
      
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Gwen M. Plano · March 29, 2022 - 7:31 am ·

What’s the expression…a picture is worth a thousand words? Great story, John. 😊

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Staci Troilo · March 29, 2022 - 7:57 am ·

Gotta love those real estate listings! Great take on this prompt, John.

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1. John W. Howell · March 29, 2022 - 10:42 am ·
  
  Thank you, Staci. 😊
  
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T. W. Dittmer · March 29, 2022 - 9:31 am ·

Hook, line and sinker. And they didn’t even mention the available firewood.

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1. John W. Howell · March 29, 2022 - 10:38 am ·
  
  Ha ha ha . A bonus.
  
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Debbie · March 29, 2022 - 9:49 am ·

Can you say Buyer’s Remorse?? I suppose this one has possibilities, but sight unseen? No way!

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1. John W. Howell · March 29, 2022 - 10:37 am ·
  
  Especially at half a mil.
  
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John Hric · March 29, 2022 - 10:17 am ·

When the tree hugs back…

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1. John W. Howell · March 29, 2022 - 10:35 am ·
  
  Always a warm gesture indeed.
  
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Jan Sikes · March 29, 2022 - 10:44 am ·

Oh, dear! Yes, a picture would be helpful. It’s a fixer-upper for sure! 🙂 Good one, John!

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1. John W. Howell · March 29, 2022 - 11:12 am ·
  
  Handy man’s special. 😁
  
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petespringerauthor · March 29, 2022 - 11:00 am ·

Open floor plan with plenty of natural air.😊

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1. John W. Howell · March 29, 2022 - 11:15 am ·
  
  Floor to ceiling windows too.
  
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D.L. Finn, Author · March 29, 2022 - 11:35 am ·

Lol…good one!

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1. John W. Howell · March 29, 2022 - 2:33 pm ·
  
  Thanks, Denise.
  
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circadianreflections · March 29, 2022 - 11:43 am ·

Oh there’s a sales pitch. I bet there’s a bridge they could sell that guy too. 🤣
Good take on this image, John!

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1. John W. Howell · March 29, 2022 - 2:32 pm ·
  
  Thank you, Deborah
  
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Baydreamer · March 29, 2022 - 12:09 pm ·

Yeah, how bad could it be? 😂 Love it, John!

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1. John W. Howell · March 29, 2022 - 2:31 pm ·
  
  Thank you, Lauren.
  
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Marie A Bailey · March 29, 2022 - 5:11 pm ·

Ha ha ha … massive sun porch, indeed! Love it 🙂

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1. John W. Howell · March 29, 2022 - 5:27 pm ·
  
  Thank you, Marie.
  
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Sorryless · March 30, 2022 - 4:21 am ·

Buahaha!

I’ve come across a house or several where the description left out a few rather particular details. But this here is the wrong kind of ‘treehouse’.

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1. John W. Howell · March 30, 2022 - 9:52 am ·
  
  Ha ha ha . Thanks, Marc.
  
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TanGental · March 30, 2022 - 2:32 pm ·

at least it doesn’t have a shark coming out of the roof…

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1. John W. Howell · March 30, 2022 - 2:46 pm ·
  
  That is a positive way to look at it. 😁
  
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  1. TanGental · March 31, 2022 - 5:55 am ·
    
    It is a thing… https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headington_Shark
    
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    1. John W. Howell · March 31, 2022 - 7:11 am ·
      
      Thank you for the information. I could see our city council going into fits of hysteria over something like this. They would have nixed it on a violation of the height restrictions. I thought it interesting that the original owners son was against being declaired a heritage site.
      
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    2. TanGental · April 2, 2022 - 10:48 am ·
      
      I know. Isn’t that just dandy ?
      
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    3. John W. Howell · April 2, 2022 - 3:45 pm ·
      
      😊
      
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markbierman · March 30, 2022 - 3:15 pm ·

Ahh . . . looks like a “handy man’s dream,” to me. LOL!

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1. John W. Howell · March 30, 2022 - 3:52 pm ·
  
  For sure, Mark.
  
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Jennie · April 2, 2022 - 7:42 am ·

Hahaha!!

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1. John W. Howell · April 2, 2022 - 3:51 pm ·
  
  Thank you, Jennie.
  
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  1. Jennie · April 2, 2022 - 6:28 pm ·
    
    You’re welcome, John.
    
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