Wednesday, September 08, 2010

PoW #32 – Best Laid Plans

Rachel flew to the Swiss Alps.
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She used all of her savings to stay
at the most expensive hotel she could find.
She thought for sure she’d find a rich husband here.
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A man who could afford expensive antique cars;
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a man who who could afford to save the family ranch.
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While hiking in the mountains,
she met a man of the land
who made her an offer:
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These were not the kind of carrots she had wanted.
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Portrait of Words: Once a month, use the supplied pictures to write a story.
This month’s pictures supplied by Bill at The Old Fart’s Blog.
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18 comments:

  1. ROFLMAO!!! Good one. I never saw that coming. Thanks so much for playing. :) Carrots. BWAHAHAHAHA

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  2. ha. they are good for your eyes though...

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  3. Thom: Yeah, apparently, Rachel didn't either. I am just proud I remembered to do the story in the first place.

    Brian: So, he really did have her best interests at heart.

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  4. Noe Noe Girl...A Queen of all Trades: Yes, one should be very specific with her wishes. no telling how the universe will interpret them.

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  5. ha, obviously not the kind of rich rachel was after...

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  6. I love this!

    I was going to do the meme, then ran out of time and tried it last night and couldn't get anywhere with it. The thing intimidated me. But if I can treat it like a FF55, maybe I can handle it. I'll have to think about it.

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  7. Ohhhhhh wOnderful! Hmmm... sometimes it's NOT as easy to fall in love with a RICH man!

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  8. LOL - I'd loved to have seen her expression after the offer of carrots.

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  9. juliana: She hasn’t figured out true value yet.

    Alice Audrey: I toss the pictures around and just do what comes to mind. Thom has no word requirements.

    Melli: She just wanted to fall in love with the rich part.

    Shelley Munro: Picture someone sucking on a lemon.

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  10. Do you know I actually had to Think about the carrot thing for a second, OMG so funny! the whole thing was cute , after the save the ranch line I could almost hear the drama music playing (Dun dun dun!) too cute Nessa!10+

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  11. Lol..this is cute.You are so good Nessa. Great one!

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  12. Bloggin'withAmanda: I was afraid it might be too vague but you dun me proud *smiles*

    Eden: Thank-you.

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  13. I enjoy this story, Nessa..When I saw the goat, I started to laugh..Great ending..

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  14. Indrani: She was not in for a pleasant surprise.

    Mumsy: Yes, the goat was a hint of things to come.

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  15. Nessa this was good, Poor Rachel I guess it wasn't Mac that she found.

    OK, now I really dated myself, making the Another World Soap reference. :}

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  16. Bill ~ {The Old Fart}: I'm glad you clarified. I'm old but not a soap watcher.

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