Whatever Happened to Lolly Lily?
Who is that at my door?

Could it be news of our beloved Lolly Lily?

“What can I do for you, officer?”

This is when I think of everything I’ve done wrong in my life and am certain they have found me out.

“Yes, I stole that bubble gum when I was 5.”

“I did it. I did it. I took a piece of my little brother’s candy bar.”

“I know, I know. I drove the wrong way on a one-way street in 1967!”

There is no way in hell I’m fessing up that I’ve done that on multiple occasions. And I sure ain’t telling anyone I did on the interstate last summer. I may suffer from Catholic guilt — and crap, now I got white guilt, but I ain’t stupid!

Hoping I’d not said any of that out loud, I said, “Officer Pete, did your son like the basil plant I gave him?”

“Yes, Friendly Old Plant Lady. Do you know this plant?”

Lolly Lily at the scene of the accident.

“Lolly Lily! Is she okay?”

“I’m sorry, Friendly Old Plant Lady, but we didn’t get to her in time.”

“You mean…?”

“Yes, Friendly Old Plant Lady. She’s a gone’er. Is there anything we can do?”

“Yes, please tell me how to spell gonner.”
['Katie Michaelson']
['Fairy Wing Lily', 'Plants', 'Muddyum', 'Gardening', 'Humor']