One Must Have a Proper Lawn
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kajel"I want the lawn to extend to the tree line in the distance."
"Camilla, darling, a lawn that big will be difficult to manage. What if we just had a lawn half the distance. It would still be a very fine lawn."
"Oh Marcus, the size of ones lawn lets others know your importance. I want a lawn to the trees." Camilla batted her long dark eyelashes at her husband.
"Camilla, really. A lawn to the tree line is a bit excessive. Lawns require quite a bit of maintenance. We would need to increase the staff just to care for it."
"A beautiful green lawn, Marcus. To the trees. I have dreamed of it since I was a little girl." She clapped her gloved covered hands as she looked adoringly at her husband.
"I was thinking I would do something a bit different with some of the property." Marcus replied.
Camilla's lip quivered. "You would not deprive me of my dreams, would you? The lawn is important Marcus. It would be terrible to have built this beautiful home and not have the proper lawn to show off its granduer." Camilla was now looking at her husband with a small hint of the hurt crushing her dreams would cause.
Marcus gave a heavy sigh. Looking to the landscape expert, "It appears we shall have a lawn to the trees." He really did love his Camilla, and he tended to indulge all her whims.
"Sir, a lawn of such expanse will require a great amount of upkeep. I would suggest a small herd of sheep to graze it. That would help to keep it tamed properly."
"Sheep!" Camilla gasped in horror. "We cannot have sheep in the gardens. Why, what would people think? I could not sit out and have my tea only to have a sheep wander up to the flower beds to destroy all of my hard work in designing such a magnificent garden and lawns."
"Calm yourself Camilla." Marcus said soothingly. "There will be no sheep in the garden. I have promised you the lawn to the trees. I can see a delivery for the house arriving. Why don't you see to that for me?"
"Oh, a delivery!" Camilla exclaimed. "Thank you Marcus, I shall handle it." She turned with a swish of her skirts and headed to the mansion that was in the final stages of being built.
Camilla could just imagine the exclamations of admiration once the mansion was finished. As a little girl she had always admired the soft green lawn that belonged to the stately homes along Main Street. She had found a small ally on the street where no one noticed her. She could gaze at the lush lawns without anyone running her off. Her mother had always fussed at her for sneaking off to admire the beautiful carpets of grass that were a sign of wealth. Young Camilla just knew that one day, her own home would have a lawn also. Why, it would be even better than the lawns found on Main Street.
Her dream of her own lovely lawn had finally come to pass. Marcus didn't really seem to realize the importance of ones lawn. It was up to Camilla to make sure that the new home they were building would be up to the standards of society. The image one presented to the world was very important. Marcus was lucky to have her.
Marcus watched his lovely wife saunter off. He would have to follow her soon to keep her from too much trouble. He shook his head and gave his attention back to the landscape expert.
"How do we keep the sheep from the gardens around the home and still keep the integrity of the lawn my wife desires?" He asked.
The man frowned in thought as he looked over the large expanse of property.
"Well, sir, we could always install a ha-ha."
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This is my entry for LJ Idol: Exhibit B. This weeks topic was one of four. I chose ha-ha [not to be confused with laughter]. This is a ha-ha
"Camilla, darling, a lawn that big will be difficult to manage. What if we just had a lawn half the distance. It would still be a very fine lawn."
"Oh Marcus, the size of ones lawn lets others know your importance. I want a lawn to the trees." Camilla batted her long dark eyelashes at her husband.
"Camilla, really. A lawn to the tree line is a bit excessive. Lawns require quite a bit of maintenance. We would need to increase the staff just to care for it."
"A beautiful green lawn, Marcus. To the trees. I have dreamed of it since I was a little girl." She clapped her gloved covered hands as she looked adoringly at her husband.
"I was thinking I would do something a bit different with some of the property." Marcus replied.
Camilla's lip quivered. "You would not deprive me of my dreams, would you? The lawn is important Marcus. It would be terrible to have built this beautiful home and not have the proper lawn to show off its granduer." Camilla was now looking at her husband with a small hint of the hurt crushing her dreams would cause.
Marcus gave a heavy sigh. Looking to the landscape expert, "It appears we shall have a lawn to the trees." He really did love his Camilla, and he tended to indulge all her whims.
"Sir, a lawn of such expanse will require a great amount of upkeep. I would suggest a small herd of sheep to graze it. That would help to keep it tamed properly."
"Sheep!" Camilla gasped in horror. "We cannot have sheep in the gardens. Why, what would people think? I could not sit out and have my tea only to have a sheep wander up to the flower beds to destroy all of my hard work in designing such a magnificent garden and lawns."
"Calm yourself Camilla." Marcus said soothingly. "There will be no sheep in the garden. I have promised you the lawn to the trees. I can see a delivery for the house arriving. Why don't you see to that for me?"
"Oh, a delivery!" Camilla exclaimed. "Thank you Marcus, I shall handle it." She turned with a swish of her skirts and headed to the mansion that was in the final stages of being built.
Camilla could just imagine the exclamations of admiration once the mansion was finished. As a little girl she had always admired the soft green lawn that belonged to the stately homes along Main Street. She had found a small ally on the street where no one noticed her. She could gaze at the lush lawns without anyone running her off. Her mother had always fussed at her for sneaking off to admire the beautiful carpets of grass that were a sign of wealth. Young Camilla just knew that one day, her own home would have a lawn also. Why, it would be even better than the lawns found on Main Street.
Her dream of her own lovely lawn had finally come to pass. Marcus didn't really seem to realize the importance of ones lawn. It was up to Camilla to make sure that the new home they were building would be up to the standards of society. The image one presented to the world was very important. Marcus was lucky to have her.
Marcus watched his lovely wife saunter off. He would have to follow her soon to keep her from too much trouble. He shook his head and gave his attention back to the landscape expert.
"How do we keep the sheep from the gardens around the home and still keep the integrity of the lawn my wife desires?" He asked.
The man frowned in thought as he looked over the large expanse of property.
"Well, sir, we could always install a ha-ha."
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This is my entry for LJ Idol: Exhibit B. This weeks topic was one of four. I chose ha-ha [not to be confused with laughter]. This is a ha-ha
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Date: 2013-06-19 11:06 pm (UTC)