To remind herself of the season, Suzanne took the white table cloth from it’s yearlong resting place. Smoothing out wrinkles, like she tried with the various creams upon her face, she laid it out on the table.
Next came the decorations – the snowman she’d found tossed in the garbage. Like her, just needed a little Krazy glue.
The 2 expensive Dickens Christmas Village © houses remaining from her hamlet. The rest shattered in her rages.
The wire mesh tree – made during a stint in a rehab facility – best not to dwell upon.
And her guardian angel, Arial, all delicate in white and gold. Gilt-edged chiffon over satin, gold brocade and lame. Angel who had earned her strangely stiff and abalone-like wings 5 Christmases ago.
Always so noisy this time of the year, a cacophony of bells when so many angels tried to get their wings over Christmas. Too many watched It’s a Wonderful Life, she thought. Why not earn your wings in July?
Wishing all the best of this festive season and a bright and brilliant new year. Thanks Al for Sunday Photo Fiction this week and every week. December 25, 2016.
December 31, 2016 at 9:12 am
I like this. Have to have It’s A Wonderful Life on every year.
I love the “Earn the wings in July”. Good story :-)
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December 31, 2016 at 4:29 pm
Thanks — the cacophony of angel’s wings came to me first so I wrote a story around it.
Wishing you all the best in 2017 and I hope your pain can be relieved somewhat. Enough that you can take up more photography.
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December 31, 2016 at 9:14 pm
I’m probably going to have to start asking for photo donations in 2017. But we are trying to get a wheelchair sorted for me so that I can at least move around the house.
Have a fantastic new year
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December 31, 2016 at 9:25 pm
Other photo prompt blogs use donations; I’m sure you will be flooded with offers.
I hope the wheelchair gets sorted out. Movement — even if on wheels– is important. Good luck with that. Wishing you all the best.
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January 1, 2017 at 6:28 am
Thank you Lorraine :-)
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December 26, 2016 at 11:12 am
I love the line: why not earn your wings in July?
Brilliant – and love the pieces that are left for us to consider and just accept, as they are. :)
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December 26, 2016 at 11:36 am
Thanks — I kinda liked the earn your wings bit. The story started in my head with too noisy around Christmas — and I front ended it with looking at each piece to get to the angel and July.
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December 26, 2016 at 11:42 am
Christmas noise?
System overload – can be really tough on sensitive types! Totally get it.
And I do hope that your outing was at the very least, not too overwhelming or exhausting.
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December 26, 2016 at 7:18 am
Intriguing piece, lots of unanswered questions.
Nicely done, I like it.
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December 26, 2016 at 8:09 am
Thank you. I like leaving unanswered questions as you like leaving a body or two.
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December 26, 2016 at 8:18 am
Laughing. Touché!
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