Magpie Tales is a creative writing blog by Willow at Life at Willow Manor. Click on the link to see the other entries.***
A pretty party for spring. A picnic on the wide front porch with tulips on the table and a big glass pitcher of cold lemonade with mint and sliced lemons. Ham, potato salad, deviled eggs and coconut cake. Children running on the lawn and through the kitchen. And then ... who thought there would be so much blood? Gushing. Screaming. A wet kitchen towel to wrap up the wound. A quick trip to the emergency room. Hope someone cleans up the kitchen before I get home.
Everything can change in just a moment. A good read. A good write!
ReplyDeleteGoing out on a limb ... I imagine many of your fans have had this experience at least once in their lives ~ I know I have, more than once. Nicely written.
ReplyDeleteIf your house is anything like mine, the mess will be waiting for you when you get back! Great read!
ReplyDeleteAnd it all sounded so lovely, till tragedy struck. Lovely piece.
ReplyDeleteYikes. Hope it was accidental.
ReplyDeleteA sudden shift of scene - isn't that how life happens? :) Well done!
ReplyDeleteAll of us have had this experience in some way. I dropped a chefs knife on my foot, severing a tendon!
ReplyDeleteHere's my take on the prompt:
http://www.kimnelsonwrites.com/2011/03/02/ideal-afternoon/
A true to life picnic..who was cutting the ham??? don't let them do it next time...bkm
ReplyDeleteOh, how this resounds with me... How many times? How many different things, unexpected and off we went.
ReplyDeleteoh yikes- I have been there-but it was the avocados fault-not the lemons!
ReplyDeleteand as for my Garlic Spagetti recipe- maybe your husband would like it? Our daughter has me hold out a bit of the "gunk" before adding the garlic-so you could do the same...but you might end up on the couch? hahah Thanks for visitng my blog...cheers!