Last night, I convinced Mrs. Fennel to join me in my first ever turtle drop. After all, my evenings have been so tame, lately...
So, here's the scoop. My mother and next youngest sister are completely estranged from each other as of two years ago. My sister had purchased a "turtle" lawn ornament for my mom a few years ago- one of those disney-esque, brown, resin critters with a mildly goofy expression on it's face. My mom gave it to me last year, as she didn't want it in her yard any longer.
To be honest, while I love my mother, I don't like her very much myself. I'll keep it short, but she has a long list of mean spirited, passive/aggressive behaviors in her bag of tricks. She's been bugging me a bit lately, and as the snows receded and the head of this turtle popped out into the sunlight, I decided that I didn't need to see a reminder of my mother and sister's failed relationship on a daily basis.
I thought to pitch it in the trash (today's trash day), but heck...the turtle is kind of cute, and somebody out there might enjoy it. I decided to take a walk around my neighborhood and look for a nice yard that could use a turtle. Mrs. Fennel and I found a lovely place not too far from our humble abode, but not on our regular walking route- after all, I don't want to see it every day. We went back home and I cleaned up the turtle very nicely, and polished him up with a coating of "armor-all".
As soon as nighttime fell, we skulked out with the turtle in tow. In case we were caught red-handed, I had an explanatory note taped to the turtle. Fortunately, the street was blanketed in darkness...my city is cheap, and only pays to light every other street light these days. I placed the turtle beneath a forsythia bush and we crept away soundlessly.
Today, I'm thinking...I'm certain that many of us have things like the "turtle" in our yards or homes, things that we don't really need or use. In fact, Mrs. Fennel has an enema clock that neither of us is really that attached to...wouldn't it be cool if we all did something like the "turtle drop", and presented some unsuspecting person with a groovy gift? Thoughts?
So, here's the scoop. My mother and next youngest sister are completely estranged from each other as of two years ago. My sister had purchased a "turtle" lawn ornament for my mom a few years ago- one of those disney-esque, brown, resin critters with a mildly goofy expression on it's face. My mom gave it to me last year, as she didn't want it in her yard any longer.
To be honest, while I love my mother, I don't like her very much myself. I'll keep it short, but she has a long list of mean spirited, passive/aggressive behaviors in her bag of tricks. She's been bugging me a bit lately, and as the snows receded and the head of this turtle popped out into the sunlight, I decided that I didn't need to see a reminder of my mother and sister's failed relationship on a daily basis.
I thought to pitch it in the trash (today's trash day), but heck...the turtle is kind of cute, and somebody out there might enjoy it. I decided to take a walk around my neighborhood and look for a nice yard that could use a turtle. Mrs. Fennel and I found a lovely place not too far from our humble abode, but not on our regular walking route- after all, I don't want to see it every day. We went back home and I cleaned up the turtle very nicely, and polished him up with a coating of "armor-all".
As soon as nighttime fell, we skulked out with the turtle in tow. In case we were caught red-handed, I had an explanatory note taped to the turtle. Fortunately, the street was blanketed in darkness...my city is cheap, and only pays to light every other street light these days. I placed the turtle beneath a forsythia bush and we crept away soundlessly.
Today, I'm thinking...I'm certain that many of us have things like the "turtle" in our yards or homes, things that we don't really need or use. In fact, Mrs. Fennel has an enema clock that neither of us is really that attached to...wouldn't it be cool if we all did something like the "turtle drop", and presented some unsuspecting person with a groovy gift? Thoughts?
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