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A 100 word story by

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Rowena and barry

Known for her green fingers, Rowena loved her garden as much as her beagle, Barry, loved to dig it. Every time Barry dug a hole, Rowena would plant something new. 

Here, there. Every-damn-where. 

Her once emerald, symmetrical and luscious garden, of which she was very proud, now looked like a jazz inspired patchwork quilt of colour and utter madness. 

Rowe lost Barry 3 years ago this spring, and whilst her trowel isn’t seeing as much use as it once did (and her knees are thankful for that) the blooming memorial left behind has kept her smiling each and every day.

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This week’s picture was sent in by Rowena Curtin. Written as part of Friday Fictioneers, hosted as ever by Rochelle. Check out her blog here, and discover more stories based on this week’s photograph here. Thanks to everyone for keeping this community going!

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Responses to “Rowena and barry”

  1. neilmacdon

    Life to life

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  2. rochellewisoff

    Dear Mr. B,

    Aaaw. This is such a sweet story. I could just picture the two of them. We had a beagle when I was a kid. Ami. They can be a challenge. I still think of her.

    Shalom,

    Rochelle

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    1. MrBinks

      Wonderful – thanks for reading!

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  3. Dale

    I, for one, would love a patchwork yard like this! Sweet story, Mr. Binks!

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    1. MrBinks

      It does sound rather nice doesn’t it! Thanks for reading.

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      1. Dale

        I think so 🙂 Of course, I am planning on xeriscaping my front yard and getting rid of the grass, so maybe I’m not impartial 😉

  4. granonine

    Aw, what a delightful tale :) We had a digger dog, but he was so loveable that we couldn’t be angry with him. Still miss him.

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  5. Iain Kelly

    Rowena and Barry seem like they were made for each other.

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  6. msjadeli

    Being a big fan of all types of gardens, your story brought a smile to my face. Rowe accepted Barry’s way and everyone benefited from it. Good story, Mr Binks.

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  7. Michael Humphris

    Lovely, and yet sad. Great use of the prompt

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    1. MrBinks

      Thank you!

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  8. Margaret

    That ‘jazz inspired patchwork quilt’ of a lawn sounds just lovely. This story takes me back. We too had a beagle, who dug up every inch of our underground irrigation pipes. Our daughter also had one who followed her round one day as she was spreading chicken manure, and ate it all. Her belly swelled up so much we thought she’d burst. She survived. Thanks for this. Lovely story. You never forget them when they go. 😢

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    1. MrBinks

      Thank you for reading!

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  9. Bernadette Braganza

    Oh, so beautiful 🥲

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    1. MrBinks

      Thank you so much

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  10. Angela

    Sniff. I love this. So heartwarming. And as one whose backyard is a series of holes, I think I could learn something here…

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    1. MrBinks

      Thanks for the kind comment.

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  11. Michael B. Fishman

    This was a touching story. I loved both the idea of a dog free to roam and dig, creating spots for new plantings, as well as your description of the garden Rowena and Barry left behind.

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  12. authorfleurl

    cute story! I’m a big fan of patchwork/cottage gardens 🙂

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  13. Heather Musk

    A lovely memorial to Barry, which was as much his creation as it was hers.

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  14. Brenda’s Thoughts

    Oh my goodness! Our stories are quite alike. I promise I didn’t read yours before writing mine (haha). Great minds think alike!! 🙂

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  15. GHLearner

    What a lovely story. And who needs a symmetrical garden. Smiles, memories and flowers, that’s the real thing.

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  16. James McEwan

    Man’s best friend can provide both lots of fun and frustration in the same moment. I could picture them running around the garden digging and planting. Great tale.

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  17. athling2001

    How sweet. Well done.

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  18. The Sicilian Storyteller

    There’s some beautiful phrasing going on here, Mr. B.

    I’ve heard that about dogs; they love to go digging around in the dirt!

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    1. MrBinks

      What a lovely comment, thank you.

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  19. Sandra

    No better memorial.

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  20. thisobscurelife

    such a sweet story.

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