by Rose Hill
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January 11, 2007

A toast to lunatic parrots and good friends - 100 words for genre shorties

January 11, 2011 12:56 PM UTC
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"And that's how I got locked up with a parrot and a cream pie."

Dang, that sweet William, here I was trying to take photos of his newest fancy, a crazy, elusive green parrot flitting about, dive bombing the cat, when he offers me a slice of his irresistibly delicious coconut cream pie. 

Next thing I know he shuffles off to the kitchen for dandelion tea while I'm still ducking and photographing. The wind blows the door shut and here I am trapped inside his garden studio with a lunatic parrot, a terrified cat and a piece of cream pie about to decorate my new camera.   

I guess that's what friends are for:), “Cheers!”

 

Written by © Rose Hill on 1-11-2011 All Rights Reserved

Posted for the 100 word challenge at the twisted minded genre shorties group:)

The FIRST sentence of your story -- NOT part of your 100 words -- should be,

"And that's how I got locked up with a parrot and a cream pie."

Your 100 words should tell me how you got there.

 

  

Comments: 32

Cristina S. Jan 11, 2011, 1:20pm UTC
good one!
Tracy Fabre Jan 11, 2011, 1:29pm UTC
Perfect! And William had better appreciate his cameo here. :-)
Rose Hill Jan 11, 2011, 3:09pm UTC
LOL - I hope so:)
JOHN BECK Jan 11, 2011, 5:43pm UTC
I agree as well.
Tory H. Jan 11, 2011, 1:39pm UTC
lol, this is great, I can just picture the crazy scene!
Rose Hill Jan 11, 2011, 3:12pm UTC
Me too:), thanks, Tory.
Rae M. Jan 11, 2011, 3:34pm UTC
Wonderful!
Lyn Owen Jan 11, 2011, 3:37pm UTC
You have done magnificently.
Rose Hill Jan 11, 2011, 6:37pm UTC
This was a fun prompt.
Bernard C. Jan 11, 2011, 5:45pm UTC
Interesting take - coconut pie - nice - thanks for sharing some :-)

Thanks for submitting to
The Surreal Circus.
Rose Hill Jan 11, 2011, 6:02pm UTC
Bernard - thanks, coconut cream pie is my favorite:)
elizabeth evans Jan 14, 2011, 1:35am UTC
I love coconut cream pie!
Nancy Paoletti Jan 11, 2011, 6:47pm UTC
Wonderfully fun!
DIANE D. Jan 11, 2011, 8:11pm UTC
what a fun one
Liz H. Jan 11, 2011, 8:21pm UTC
Hope he's back soon--hate to waste a good piece of pie!
Rose Hill Jan 12, 2011, 9:38am UTC
I'd probably lick it off the camera:) - I love coconut cream pie.
Ann Weaver Hart Jan 11, 2011, 10:22pm UTC
Featured in the Triple Name Club.
Rose Hill Jan 12, 2011, 9:31am UTC
Ann - THANK YOU so much.
david f. Jan 12, 2011, 1:02am UTC
i hope the kitty was de-clawed : )
Rose Hill Jan 12, 2011, 9:31am UTC
Good point, David:)
Patricia J. Jan 12, 2011, 5:37am UTC
Excellent, Rose. William is missing out on all the fun!
Lynn P. Jan 12, 2011, 12:13pm UTC
I love the plausibility of this. I didn't think that was possible. lol

Better yet - I love the images this brings to my mind. I'm just wondering how you tell the difference between bird and coconut pie droppings. ;)
Rose Hill Jan 13, 2011, 5:27pm UTC
hmmm - too late:)
Sherrie H. Jan 12, 2011, 12:52pm UTC
Good job! I've been thinking of you lately as I work on Merry Go Round, envisioning sweet book covers in my mind, and looking for quilts with a spiral pattern that go with your carousel horse photo.
Rose Hill Jan 13, 2011, 5:29pm UTC
Sherrie - likewise - you've been on my mind - looking forward to seeing you.

Quilts with a spiral pattern?
Sherrie H. Jan 13, 2011, 7:03pm UTC
Each of the books in the trilogy, of which this is the last, has a photo on top and a quilt on the bottom. There's a special quilt in each of the books. I made the one with the rainbow stripes, got permission to use the waterlily one, and now need to make or find one with a circular pattern for the cover of Merry Go Round.
Rose Hill Jan 14, 2011, 1:15pm UTC
I'm still so thrilled that you chose my carousel horse photo for your next bookcover - very exciting! Now you can add the award winning photographer:) - just kidding:) I'm still all giddy:)

I'll have a look around our area for some circular or spiral quilts maybe something will pop up.
Sherrie H. Jan 14, 2011, 1:51pm UTC
Congrats on your award! I am not surprised in the slightest that you won! before the book comes out, I'll have to find out exactly how you want your name, etc. listed in the photo credit for the inside of the book. When it comes out, we can write a press release for your area, stating that one of your photos was chosen for... if they print it, it's good publicity for both of us, if not, no loss. Please remind me when the time comes if I don't immediately think of it!
elizabeth evans Jan 14, 2011, 1:36am UTC
Too funny....thought it was for real till I realized it was a prompt.
Rose Hill Jan 14, 2011, 12:55pm UTC
Actually - I was thinking of William Dotani when I wrote this one - one because his humorous works and tow because he was the one who came up with this hilarious prompt.
William Dotani Jan 14, 2011, 11:29pm UTC
I did?
William Dotani Jan 14, 2011, 11:28pm UTC
Dandelions anywhere but in a lawn sounds fine. This is funny.

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