Monday 5 March 2012

Cool It!

Each time Ada lost her cool and made poor Caddoc feel a fool, his mind played rather nasty tricks. He never quite knew how to fix whatever grouse had led her mind to be vindictive. Could he find a way to lessen the effect of feeling like a duff reject?

At last, he hit upon a plan to boost his confidence. A man could haply face domestic strife from a nagging, angry wife, if he painted, in his head, her face with garish colours! Instead  of shivering sadly in his shoes, he found this ploy could let him choose how he’d dampen down her wrath - (like dousing chip pans with a cloth designed to  blanket flames… )

So the red of Ada’s ire, like those flames in chip pan fire, he  damped down to coolest blue – I like her better so – don’t you?

With thanks and acknowledgements to Tess and Sarolta Bàn, who feature in The Mag 107.

27 comments:

  1. You are sooooo bloody brilliant! :)

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    1. Don't applaud - just throw money! Ha Ha :)

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  2. Wouldn't it be great if we could digitally correct everyone we know who needs correcting?

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    1. No, Berowne, no! That Mrs. Trellis might start on the incomparable Trellissimo.

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  3. That is sort of cruel...to force her from red to blue
    Take a chance ask her out to dance
    And clothed in red, not just in your head
    She'll offer a much prettier view!

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  4. Ha..ha... I really enjoy the everyday take in your relationship ~

    I hope both of you drop by my spring post ~

    Happy day ~

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  5. If only twere that simple! Hand me a paintbrush!

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  6. yes- chill her with some icy blues....

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  7. Very clever - but what is that gooey green stuff coming out of her eyes?

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  8. Absolutely ... totally ... COOL!

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  9. @ Vatinam+
    Wish you a good day and full of joy...

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  10. I do indeed, I like her very much more than before. Clever write.

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  11. Interesting word use of "haply," wasn't sure if you may have meant "happily"? I did look up and actually find the word haply, defined as 'perhaps; by chance.' Guess it fits!
    I like what you did what the picture, and it looks like you had fun writing this clever piece!

    BTW, sorry you didn't care for the double word verification on my blog, but for now choose to keep!
    Cheers!

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  12. Poor little man - he never stood a chance! lol

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  13. This is a variation, sort of, of the advice nervous speakers get when having to give talks in public: just imagine everyone in the audience is naked. Ada, stripped down to cool blues, is not so scary!

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  14. A cleverly conceived wash of blue paint for Ada! Nice work, Trellissimo. Thank you for sharing.

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  15. Very clever.
    But must you two be forever warring?

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  16. Ha ha!! Not nearly so scary in blue...

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  17. Ahhh!!!! the war between men and women...:)

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  18. Envision my mate in cool pastels ... a novice idea! Much of the time all I can see is red! Good take on the prompt ...

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