Silent – Photo Prompt – from Sue Vincent
Photo: Sue Vincent
They had reached the top of the long, stone staircase. A little breathless, they stood in the flickering sunlight, looking down into the mill stream below them.
“The walls have ears,” commented Melissa.
“They’re just old, stone walls,” replied her husband.
“No,” insisted Melissa. “They have ears. Real EARS. See? Look, over there. See? They’re ears? Can’t you see them?”
He looked harder, squinting … and then, he felt a gentle push. And he was falling, falling … and distantly the sound of tinkling laughter. Was that the sound of walls … laughing?
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HOLLYWOOD COULD CALL SOMEDAY 
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WHAT USED TO BE 
LET’S HAVE ANOTHER PIECE OF PIE 
SERENDIPITY - SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 
A very unexpected ending, but I do like these evil women in stories.
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Thank you! Heh heh. I can be the evil one in fantasy that I could never be in life. It’s very satisfying 🙂
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I agree. As I write, I always put myself in the bad guy’s position and smile.
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Just a gentle push! Haha!
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Ach, the reblog button is still out of action! I shall contrive.
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It’s driving me nuts, but I can’t seem to get anyone to fix it. I’m wondering if I need a new template.
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The Press This thing works…as long as fol know what it is for… but that isn’t the point, is it?
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I’ve never tried it. But you’re right, that’s not the point. I think the template is broken. It’s happened to me before. But I LIKE this one and don’t feel like working out the bugs in a different one. I suppose I’ll have to consider it. This is an old one and every time they “update” the software, another piece of it stops working.
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Mine’s ancient too, but it does what I want…so far.
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I’ve had this happen before. If I could get someone amongst the WP “happiness engineers” (talk about an oxymoron!) to pay attention, they’d fix it … if it is fixable. But. Unless there are a few others using the same theme who have the same problem, no one’s going to pay attention. I once (briefly) bought a template. It was the worst! So much of its functionality didn’t work at all … and I PAID for it. They couldn’t entirely fix it, so they gave me my money back. I have since stayed with “free.” At least if it stops working, I don’t have to feel I’ve been scammed.
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No, I can understand the logic there, Marilyn… and having seen the experiences of some fellow bloggers, decided to stick with free also.
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Great photo Sue.., a glimpse of times past…
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England has these great places.
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Sure, the walls have ears! Some of them wear hearing aids. If you’re a fly, stay away from those walls. Trust me, they’re bugged.
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And clearly, pissed off. Don’t mess with the walls!
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It’s an old mill isn’t it? Love the old buildings, the stone work and the setting.
Leslie
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It’s Sue Vincent’s picture. I believe it is indeed an old mill. Exactly where it is, I’m not sure. She includes that information in her original post and it’s worth taking a look. She has great pictures of the English countryside and many ancient sites.
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Lovely.
Leslie
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This is truly great! Thanks
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It’s a lovely old mill. England has such wonderful old places!
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I am not a big fan of walls but wonderful picture of them here.
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It’s Sue Vincent’s picture. She lives in a place full of these old stone places full of history and mystery.
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Urk! Poor hubby.
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Never go looking for ears when atop the stone wall. Just saying 🙂
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