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I planned on doing a really elaborate post on Smoked Tomato soup today.
But then something happened.
I got a surprise visitor.
He stayed forever.
I’m sure you know the type.
He settled in and for 7 hours he didn’t move.
By 8 o’clock at night the only thing that’d changed was his position.
And his drink order.
Kept mumbling something about Prince Charming. I dunno. He got kind of slurry by the end there.
One thing I know for sure … my name’s not Lily, and I don’t care how many times you jump up and down I’m not going back to your pad.
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57 Comments | Filed Under: Outdoor |
Jamieson
Yay!
Hayley
Bendy Straw = Priceless
Jennifer
hahaha! and the betty ford ad at the top! perfect!
Karen
Jennifer – Is there, really??!! OMG. I can’t see that .. it must be an ad that airs on the American sites. Funny! ~ karen
Jenn
OMG the ad at the top of my screen was for DUI defense.
Makes me wonder just what the heck you Canucks thing of us ‘mer’cuns.
sera
I thought the ads depended on what your browser history was…because mine area for HGTV (which is from your site) and CB2 which is definitely me.
And once again, I’m admiring your glorious outdoor space. sigh.
Miranda
Too funny, ladies. I could be wrong, but I believe ads are custom to what you generally search for.
Pati
Aww what a great visitor! Don’t blame him for staying, your back yard is gorgeous~Love the pillows!
Thanks for the laugh
Gknee
Settled in and didn’t move for 7 hours…geez sounds like my husband’s XBox activity. Love the patio!
Karen
Gknee – LOL. Oh dear. Better watch he doesn’t get a blood clot! And if you’re so inclined … you can read all about how I built my backyard. http://www.theartofdoingstuff.com/backyard/ ~ karen!
Centsational Girl
I’m sorry, was this post about a toad or something? I’m just completely distracted by those fantastic chairs and those amazing pillows. Great design does that to me.
*hiccup* I’ll have what he’s having!!!
xo
Kate
karenagain
Other Karen I love your blog and your name. Of course this was a boy visitor. Girl visitors are too busy to lounge around on patio furniture all day. Imagine going to a strangers pretty home and just hanging about all day. Oh, the nerve. My ad at the top is for swiffer wet jet. Okay AD I get the hint. I will use it more often. Really?
Kerrie-Lee
Hillarious! Just what I needed! Thanks!
KL
Shannon
Can we expect the next post to be on Frog Leg Surprise? Or am I just jumping the gun…
Julie shinnick
Nice job tidying it up!
gf
Love it! Just the bit of humor I needed this morning.
Britt
Hhhahaha I love it! Have a great weekend Karen!
Hailey Marie
I’m jealous of your gorgeous backyard! I love your little visitor though. He must’ve thought it was fabulous.
Sarah
Karen, you have me in stitches! What a great way to start my morning! Love the mini frog-sized drink. Priceless!! Great looking patio too! No wonder he didn’t want to leave.
Babie Knoop
OMG! That is hilarious! I LOVE the cup and straw! Made me throw my head back and laugh this morning! …and I LOVE to throw my head back and laugh! What a simple and funny post!
Kristy
Thanks for the morning giggle.. GREAT way to start the day.
Felicia Kramer
So funny! Of course he stayed – look at that beautiful patio! The cup and straw were the perfect touch. LOL!!
Kasia
OMG, you make my morning! Is the cup and straw photoshopped?!?!? or did you cut some sort of tiny weird thing down to size to make it???
I think he deserves a name… 7 hours, surely he’s earned a name
Karen
Kasia – The cup is a tiny piece of tubing from my pond and the bendy straw is a tiny one from a juice box that I cut. ~ karen
Nancy
If he was mumbling “Prince Charming” why didn’t you kiss him girl??? You should have put a little crown on his head too..lol
Stacy Curran
Must not be a Mom frog…she wouldn’t have time for that relaxing day in that relaxing backyard!
Stacy
Ana
Prince Charming was definitely chill’n in your beautiful backyard
Karen
Ana – Here’s the funny part. He’s back! ~ karen
Kate S.
I had a tiny little tree frog spend 9 hours resting on the blossom-end of a pumpkin I desperately wanted to harvest last week. I kept going out to see if he’d gone, only to find he hadn’t moved an inch. I didn’t think of offering him any refreshments–what he must think of my manners!
pat
Line up another drink then….. Too funny! Nice clean up job on the backyard BTW. That weekend at home really paid off.
Talia
My goodness your yard is amazing! I’d plop myself down and stay too.
The drink w/bendy straw is too dang cute!
Kim
Thought my BIL dropped in to see you too, by the title, LOL!
Jerrica
LOL! Love it! I bet he got stood up! Is it true frogs give you warts? I’ve always wondered. Warts and a drinking problem?
Jenn
This is a riot. You give us such joy!
kelliblue
Looks like *everyone* enjoys hanging out in your lovely back yard Karen! I suppose you could tell him to bring a ‘covered dish’ next time he visits, but you’d probably get stuck with ‘fly surprise’ or something equally delish. Bleah.
That tiny cup and straw about killed me!
B.J.M
That is ABSOLUTELY PERFECT!
Well Done.
Evelyn
Gosh that’s so cute. Super duper creative with the glass and straw!
Beth
Love it! Photoshop was definitely a worthwhile purchase!
Karen
BEth – The drink and frog are real! ~ karen
Linda
Your backyard is stunning. Really stunning. In the first pic the plant in the back ground looks like a small horse.
Karen
Linda – Hah! I’ve looked and looked and can’t see this horse plant you speak of. I’m sure it’s there. I’m just drunk. ~ karen No I’m not. I am, however, full of Diet Coke at the moment. Perhaps that’s impairing my vision.
Anemone
Newww pet…hahhahha…kidding…the lil thing is comfy…
Karen
Anemone – The frog is actually one of the pets! We brought a waterbottle full of tadpoles home from the cottage last summer. A couple of them survived and grew, but this one ended up being the King of the Castle. He ran the other frog off. ~ karen
Patty
I am SO happy to have finally downloaded an RSS feeder for my phone so I can read you regularly again that *I* want to be your Prince Charming!
Karen
Patty – You signed up just in time. In exactly 2 1/2 hours, after 3 months of building … The Chicken Coop Post goes up! ~ karen
Linda
Oh no that’s funny. Maybe I am seeing things! I haven’t been drinking either. Ok it’s just under the globes and the bottom of it touches the lantern. Right behind the chair. It’s that green limb.
Linda
You know what know that I think about it, it just looks like a horses mane, not the entire horse!
Karen
LOL!
Alexandra
LOL.
Pad.
<3
Lou Cinda
How hysterical!!!! At least he was a cheap drunk….being so small and all!
Love it!!
Lou Cinda
pve
I think he was looking for a bud.
pve
danielle @domestic dish
1. I just found your blog and am in love
2. this post just solidified it.
Thank you for fantastic ideas!!!
-danielle
rosalie
fun blog. Your outdoor sitting area is darling. Your tree is just what we’re looking for. Do you know what tree is it?
Karen
Hi Rosalie. Thanks! The tree is a Weeping Nootka False Cypress. It also goes by the name Weeping Alaska-cedar. There are 2 of these types of trees that are often confused, even online. Mind is very tall and slender with sparse branches that flow down towards the ground. There is another type which you can see here … http://www.soltygardencentre.com/assets/images/products/WeepingNootka.jpg. It’s wider, rounder and it’s branches turn upwards. I LOVE my tree. It’s a beautiful, elegant tree and it doesn’t take up a lot of visual or physical space. ~ karen!
Heather
That’s hilarious.
Karen
Sure. Of course you’d think it was funny. You aren’t the one who had a frog drain the liquor cabinet. ~ karen!
Lynne
Thanx for your cute story! It made me smile in remembrance of when I moved into my home. It was November with snow on the ground and there were two toads in the basement. How they got in there, I have no idea. However, being winter, I felt sorry for them and let them stay to eat spiders and such. The next spring, I put them outside. That fall only one of them returned….and…of course…I let him (or her) stay for the winter and put it out again in the spring. Since then, they have not returned and I can only surmise that they moved to someone else who fed them better. LOL