This week we go back to a word prompt:-
…but I turned it off….
Many a slip...
The cremated
remains of the ironing board cover lay in mute accusation.
She cried “...
but I turned it off.”
The culprit
lay on her back, licking her paws in a nonchalant way. Only she knew a careless
paw had caught the antiquated socket switch. Those ‘oh so chic, brass sockets’
had proved why they were largely obsolete. The ball shaped ending to the switch
caught neatly between sliding toe and pad.
The culprit had no idea of the
carnage she had so nearly caused.
It was fortunate that the achingly gorgeous
chintz cover had disguised a boring metal board.
Eeeek! I'm terrified this will happen to me one day and burn the whole frigging house down. I like how the board 'lay in mute accusation', lovely phrase.
ReplyDeleteCan anyone join in with this word challenge? What do I need to do?
ReplyDeleteSharla, anyone can join, you will find all the info here http://jfb57.wordpress.com/
DeleteThankyou, I've just done my first of many :)
DeleteI always enjoy reading what other people write too. The imagination is a wonderful thing.
I'm glad that the damage was not worse. Terrifying. I love the description in this.
ReplyDeleteOh no! Bad cat! There are one or two household disasters caused by our two- fortunately none involving electrics.
ReplyDeleteLove the chintz cover on the ironing board. Well written :)
I hope the remains have been suitably laid to rest. :-)
ReplyDeleteThank you all for the very kind comments.
ReplyDeleteSome memorable turns of phrase in this piece. I particularly liked the 'achingly gorgeous' ironing board cover. Nice piece.
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