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31/12/2022 11:31 am
Henrietta Strauss____Egg Lady / Liquor Purveyor to the Carriage Trade
31/12/2022 1:24 pm
Henrietta "Egg" Weitz was outwardly a hard boiled old bird; who had been through a lot in life. She rarely revealed her true self; always maintaining a hardened shell as she tirelessly negotiated egg sales on her daily route. The few local folks who truly knew the real Hen, as she preferred to be called, were aware of a kind soul who would always help out anyone having trouble scratching out a living. In recent weeks Hen had been buying and delivering foodstuffs along with free eggs, to the old trailer of struggling single mom Ina Pikkle. Hen related to Ina's plight and always hid how badly she herself had been treated by by her lazy, philandering ex-husband Benedict Strauss; for whom she had traded her spirited, free ranging artist's life for that of a struggling farmer many years ago. They never had children and now Hen found herself a lonely empty nester. Always conscious of keeping up appearances Hen eased her scrambled mind with daily shots of Jim Beam; which she kept discreetly chilled in a lake along her route, curiously marked by being tied to a duck decoy. Sadly Hen fooled no one; all the locals knew of her habit thanks to the unpopular town gossip Glen C. Hightower, who was a lineman for the county and drove the main road. While fixing another overload recently Glen had spotted Hen imbibing at the lakeside from the perch in his repair truck and had gleefully spread his latest news. What Glen didn't realize however was that his gossip had caused an outpouring of sympathy for the broken hearted egg lady. On this chilly day in late December several kindhearted souls, feeling compassion for Hen, had gathered at Ina's place in order to thank her for her caring and dedication and to surprise her with a trip into the city for an evening of high-end dining.
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31/12/2022 1:51 pm
John and Jack, I never know where John’s creative images will lead Jack’s imagination. Extremely entertaining from you both.
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31/12/2022 2:00 pm
@jack-dodds ....I had begun my own version of Hennys folly,but tossed it aside ......betting that a sordid tale of ducks and egg ladies would prove too tempting a lure for you to ignore Jack......turns out the cast was a bit larger and quite more free with eggs than even I knew.......Thanks Jack 🍾
Henrietta hadn`t missed work since Spring of `72.......back when everybody was coming down with the Chicken Shouts.......She`d been out there in her trailer house long enough to remember the McGovern posters nailed to every pole.........last week,during a very special episode of Wheel-of-Fortune,just as Vanna was about to "strut" for the ninth time,Henrietta heard the old International Stakebed take the curve on Winneton a good bit faster than was advisable........
31/12/2022 2:06 pm
@john-barry You should have finished it JayBee; it had the start of an interesting twist to the story line.
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31/12/2022 2:08 pm
@john-barry You should have finished it JayBee; it had the start of an interesting twist to the story line.
at the rate that I`m able to "pen",it woulda been 2025 
31/12/2022 2:14 pm
@john-barry You should have finished it JayBee; it had the start of an interesting twist to the story line.
at the rate that I`m able to "pen",it woulda been 2025
Lol. Ditto for my photography skills if I was doing the pics.
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31/12/2022 6:02 pm
@david-green David, you summed up my thoughts precisely. JB and JD...the dandy duo.
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