Mrs. Anderson had the most beautiful lilies in Peaceful Terrace. They were her pride and joy. She gardened all the time. She said that flowers create a quiet tranquility that is necessary for all to live happily. She shared her secret of growing flowers with her neighbors. They all had beautiful gardens exuding tranquility. It was a very peaceful neighborhood.But Peaceful Terrace had a secret to their lovely gardens and tranquil environment. It would remain a mystery until Miss Peabody moved in.
Miss Peabody was very noisy and had a noisy little dog. She didn’t care about her garden. She was wild and had lots of boyfriends that came and went all hours of the night. They threw beer bottles and cigarettes in Mrs. Anderson’s garden. And Miss Peabody’s unruly little dog barked all the time and loved to chase Mrs. Anderson’s cat.
One day Miss Peabody's dog saw Mrs. Anderson’s cat in her lily garden. The dog tore threw the lilies breaking and shredding all in his wake. The little cat simply scampered up a tree. The dog yelped at the cat for an hour then suddenly it was quiet.
Miss Peabody was so upset when she couldn’t find her dog. She went over to Mrs. Anderson's garden to inquire. Mrs. Anderson smiled and shook her head. Then Mrs. Anderson asked Miss Peabody if she’d like some gardening tips, but Miss Peabody was in no mood for gardening.Miss Peabody went home and got very drunk. Then she walked up and down the street of Peaceful Terrace looking for her dog. She screamed his name and cried out in drunken blur. It went on for an hour then suddenly it was quiet.
When the annual floral contest arrived that spring, Mrs. Anderson’s beautiful lilies won first place-as they always did. All her neighbors were at the show each with their own lovely specimens. The judge asked Mrs. Anderson and her neighbors to share their secret fertilizer that must create the tranquil beauty of Peaceful Terrace gardens. Mrs. Anderson smiled and said there was no secret and all her neighbors agreed. It was simply blood meal fertilizer readily available at any garden store.
Then she smiled and said, “But we make our own on Peaceful Terrace.”
Vikki
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I know! How scary would it be to live on Peaceful Terrace? I’ve been gardening all week thus the stimuli for this quirky little story.
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