This weekend, Gary kept saying "WWSD?" or What Would Shirley Do?
His aunt Shirley is in the nursing home but she tries to keep informed about what Gary is doing here at the farmhouse. The first thing on her mind is her two cats Mommy and Lily, a mother and daughter. They are farm cats and are not allowed in the house but neither does Shirley want them roaming around to be preyed on by coyotes. She keeps them in the chicken house and tends to them daily. They've been in that chicken house for about thirteen years.
So as soon as Gary took over he let them out and started spoiling them with special treats. He found out if he opened a can of cat food they followed him anywhere, so at night he is able to bring them back to their domicile.
However, you cannot fool Aunt Shirley so when we visited her this morning, the first thing she said was, "You're letting those cats outside, aren't you." Gary had to admit she was right but said he got them back in at night and she was satisfied with that. He didn't tell her that Mommy was now spending part of her day inside the farmhouse.
Gary was relieved that was her only question because he told me not to mention the big one.
Over the past few summers he, his sister, his niece and his nephew have been clearing brush from the property and stacking it in one part of the yard. It was an enormous pile. They wanted to burn it but Shirley insisted that they would set the house on fire so there it stayed.
Last night there was a bit of rain so the ground was wet. There wasn't a breath of wind. It was a great day to burn brush and so he did. The flames went about ten feet in the air.
While he was at it, he burned bags and bags of garbage and papers that had been around for far too long.
The deed is done and Shirley is none the wiser, but I tell Gary I am capable of blackmail. If he doesn't do whatever I want I can tell her about his misdeeds. He says Shirley knows he was always a naughty boy so it wouldn't surprise her any.
We'll see.
His aunt Shirley is in the nursing home but she tries to keep informed about what Gary is doing here at the farmhouse. The first thing on her mind is her two cats Mommy and Lily, a mother and daughter. They are farm cats and are not allowed in the house but neither does Shirley want them roaming around to be preyed on by coyotes. She keeps them in the chicken house and tends to them daily. They've been in that chicken house for about thirteen years.
So as soon as Gary took over he let them out and started spoiling them with special treats. He found out if he opened a can of cat food they followed him anywhere, so at night he is able to bring them back to their domicile.
However, you cannot fool Aunt Shirley so when we visited her this morning, the first thing she said was, "You're letting those cats outside, aren't you." Gary had to admit she was right but said he got them back in at night and she was satisfied with that. He didn't tell her that Mommy was now spending part of her day inside the farmhouse.
Gary was relieved that was her only question because he told me not to mention the big one.
Over the past few summers he, his sister, his niece and his nephew have been clearing brush from the property and stacking it in one part of the yard. It was an enormous pile. They wanted to burn it but Shirley insisted that they would set the house on fire so there it stayed.
Last night there was a bit of rain so the ground was wet. There wasn't a breath of wind. It was a great day to burn brush and so he did. The flames went about ten feet in the air.
The deed is done and Shirley is none the wiser, but I tell Gary I am capable of blackmail. If he doesn't do whatever I want I can tell her about his misdeeds. He says Shirley knows he was always a naughty boy so it wouldn't surprise her any.
We'll see.
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