The Feds are back!

Jean D Mahavier · 2006-04-14T19:24:04+00:00

From the bottom step Jean looks down at the menagerie, then at the Feds."You again! Carl, why are you two back?" He looks down at his shoes andshrugs."um, well, we wanted to go somewhere warm. That is, the bear and thepenguinswere too cold at Kate's and wanted that, and it seemed a good idea toBoss Fed and me, too, at the time. We remembered how nice you were to usbefore,and it's warm here. We could help you out like before; you remember, inyour sewing room there. You said that was a real nice job we did. And itwassnowing at Kate's!"Jean thinks back, remembering how nicely they straightened everything out,folding each piece of her stash, sorting it into woven-or-knit,heavy-or-light,and the thread was even better! Boss Fed did know the difference betweenfuchsia and hot pink, they had cleaned and oiled her sewing machinesand the serger. Besides, now there were three more machines they could do."Well, I suppose you could stay for a few days again, provided you behaveand don't make any noise. DH would not take kindly to the likes of you!But what about the circus you brought with you? I do not run a zoo here!"The penguins realized they were being talked about in a not-too-kindlyfashionand the polar bear looked like it might cry. It sidled over to the step andlooked up at Jean, taking off the Raybans so as to appear a bit friendlier."Wewon't be any trouble, really we won't. A warm mug of tea now and then, andan occasional dip in the bathtub would be nice. We're really neat and well-behaved. We gave Mistress Kate no bother at all."Jean found that hard to believe, but it would be interesting to live with ahalf-dozenminiature penguins and a small polar bear. The Feds were OK before,and she sure could set them to work on the sewing room. The new cabinetsneededtheir drawers and shelves stocked from the closets and the stash was totallyout ofcontrol; she hadn't had time to straighten it out since her neighbor up thestreet gave her a pile of cotton prints from...

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Kate Dicey 20 years ago

*Especially* if it's a BIG chunk of fabric!

I'm not sure if I dare quarry to the bottom of the spare bedding mine... But I think the only 'Oh, I didn't think THAT was in there' items may be a couple of old sleeping bags that are usually surplice to requirements these days!

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