Saturday, May 7, 2016

Dad's cousin


An email a friend sent me reminded me of a cousin of Dad's. His cousin and her husband used to live in a residential neighborhood with an unusual number of wild animals right in the neighborhood. At least it seemed that way to me when Dad and I visited when I was a teenager. {Smile}

She started leaving dogfood out for the raccoons. Then the skunks found out and took over. Most people I know would stop leaving out dogfood at this point. Not Dad’s cousin. She continued to leave dogfood out for the skunks for years. I always did wonder what the neighbors thought of this. {wink, Smile}

Anne Elizabeth Baldwin

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  1. I wonder if the even noticed. Did the neighborhood develop a stink problem? If not, then they probably never knew. :)

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    1. I'm not sure, Tia. Her husband claimed the smell wasn't too bad unless they fought. Then again, Dad remembers a few fights pretty clearly. {Smile, wink}

      Anne Elizabeth Baldwin

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  2. I can see how those fights would be memorable. :) Well, if your dad's cousin set out to feed the wild animals she succeeded, even if it wasn't the animals she had in mind. :)

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    1. Yes, exactly. Dad found those fights very memorable (wave hand under nose, wink)

      Yes, she was feeding the wild animals alright. With that really was what counted. Still, I really need to write up my own experience with this... situation. If I don't get around to it, remind me. {wink, Smile}

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