Thursday – A Little Personal – Lucy and Twiggy Conversation

~ John W. Howell

“Look at this, Little One; it looks like Dad and his leaf sucker were at work.”

“I can’t believe how leaf free the turf is now.”

“Well, there are a couple still left.”

“But notice there are none stuck to your paws.”

“Very true. You know that is a real pain when it happens.”

“I wonder where Dad take all those leaves?”

“Humm. I was going to have a quick answer then discovered I really don’t know.”

“Is this another life mystery that we have to solve?”

“I hope not. There are so many other mysteries that seem a little more important.”

“Like what?”

Let me see. Ah here’s one. Where do squirrels sleep at night?”

“That is a good one. I never thought about that before.”

“How about this? Were do tuggy toys come from.”

“Mom always gives us tuggy toys.”

“Where does she get them”

“You are starting to make my brain hurt. Let’s change the subject.”

“Okay. How far am I from you right now?”

“You think dogs know anything about distance? How should I know?”

“You wanted me to change the subject.”

“I’m beginning to think we need some reference material. Maybe a Google account.”

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Published by John W. Howell

I have been working in business for over forty years and now have the time to work in special areas of interest. My passion has always been to create compelling stories of fiction. I have authored six novels and am working on my Seventh. The first novel is still in manuscript form and being utilized as a door stop in the laundry room. The second is a contemporary fiction novel of 89,000 words and is complete and I am currently seeking a publisher. I also write poetry but have not had the guts to share any with anyone. The one time I read a piece to a person their only comment was, “it doesn’t rhyme.” I will continue to write and hopefully my blog, Fiction Favorites at www.johnwhowell.com will provide some entertainment and an interesting thought or two. I live in the Austin area with my wife Molly and an assortment of loving pets.

105 thoughts on “Thursday – A Little Personal – Lucy and Twiggy Conversation”

  10. Dogs are smarter than we know. I mean, look at these guys, they actually talk. Amazing animals. By the way, im teaching my dog to recognize head movement for ‘take it’ or ‘leave it’. She’s getting it.

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  11. Clearly, the girls are more technologically advanced than I am — or at least more experienced in yard-keeping. It took me a minute to realize that ‘leaf sucker’ was a thing, and quite different from a leaf-blower.

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  21. The girls having access to the Internet sounds like it would be a lot of fun for them. But of course, any credit card information should remain hidden. I do have it on very good authority tuggy toys are readily available on the Internet.🙂

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  23. John, if the girls Google tuggy toys, they’ll find Amazon, and watch out. Now where did all those boxes on my front porch come from? Oh, no! Those girls got into my computer! 🤣🎶🙄 Christine

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  27. They leafed on their own. Not. And Lucy is more than a puma pounce from Twiggy. The Solstice approaches. Will the girls notice the welcome change ? Only if there are new tuggy toys ?????

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  28. I bet that leaf sucker would fail in our New England back yard! Just sayin’, but by November 15, we had millions of leaves searching for a new home. I could have sent some over for Twiggy and Lucy. Perhaps with some little socks so the leaves didn’t stick. 🙂

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  30. 😁😁😁 Youth will never get the oldies, dear John. Oh, what a life! I like Lucy’s expression when she looks at Twiggy. There is so much in her glance! Thank you! I wish you calm Christmas preparations if they might be…🤨!🍻🍤🍤🍤

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  35. I think they need a live-time satellite view so they can monitor the locations of UPS, FedEx and Prime drivers, John. If those trucks aren’t carrying a tuggy toy, they aren’t welcome.

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  37. Lucy, Twiggy – tell dad to bring his leaf sucker here.
    My entire apartment needs vacuuming and all the stuff needs to go where dad’s leaves go.
    Does he have some kind of washer scrubber implement?
    I can’t possibly clean up here. I have a sore wrist from blogging.
    🧽❤️ 🦨❤️ 🐆❤️ 💋❤️ 🐂❤️
    OH NO! I lost the hand!

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    1. Poor baby. Here is a new hand. 🤚. I don’t have a scrubber. It just lifts the stuff and chops it up. Shoes, socks, everything would be mulched. Play this hand 🐃🐂🍷🥂💋🤗😘🐂🐆❤️💋

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        3. You did win. I would advertise it as a dust preventative. You pile mulch under chests and the bed and even if dust collects no one will be the wiser. You could even say it is made up of household items and is guaranteed to work. 🤗😘👀

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