The couple stopped across the street from the new house. “Good lord!” Mildred said. “What a monstrosity. I bet they cook children in there. Remember Hansel and Gretel?”
“Now, now dear.” Arthur patted his wife’s arm lightly. “We should be welcoming to our new neighbors. But I am going to say something to the HOA about the color. It’s almost pink!”
“It is pink!” Mildred said. “With a dollop of frosting it could be a cake. And you know our HOA will simply equivocate and do nothing as usual.”
Arthur sighed. “I guess you’re right. From now on let’s take our walk in the other direction so we don’t get annoyed.”
Mildred agreed and they turned around.
*
Finally, those gawkers were gone! Jasmine smiled to herself in the kitchen of the pink house as she resumed preparing the marinade. There was definitely an advantage to blackout curtains.
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Written for Eugi’s Weekly Prompt.
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fun Paula. Thanks for the inclusion
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My pleasure 🙂
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Ben and I love the house! Where is it, did the site say?
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I think it must be a toy house from Hello Kitty?
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I did some Goigle research… it’s a real house in Shanghai.
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Haha! They weren’t wrong about the house.
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Apparently not!
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😅
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“Let’s take our walk in the other direction so we don’t get annoyed.”
If only real people were like this!
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Right?
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Hahaha!!! Great story and photo!
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Thanks!
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Wow, that’s quite the monstrosity.
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For sure!
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Haha! I love your story! We had a similar situation when we lived in Jacksonville, FL. A neighbor added extensions to his house and it barely fit on his lot. It was an eyesore and all of the neighbors were annoyed. Thank you for joining in.
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My pleasure!
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What were the people who built that house thinking?
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Pink! 😜
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Yeah, and Hello Kitty. 🙄
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Wonderful story. Curious looking house!
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Thanks!
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Quite the house!!!
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For sure 🤣
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Ohh. They turned out to be right! Great story, Paula
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Thanks!
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