Emily Post and Vanderbilt would just die

Today I received the ultimate thank you note. I made a quilt for my new
neighbor here in The Swamp. He truly, dearly loves it. Will not sleep or nap
without it. I was sure he appreciated it.
Not enough.
He brought me an eight-point buck by way of a thank-you note.
Well, fortunately, not the whole buck.
It is such a beautiful lovely mounted deer. I guess you call it a deer.
He is mounted here in the sewing room and makes quite a statement.
My idea of hunting would be to go out in the woods and get a deer to
roll over and let me rub his belly.
Quite a challenge to have the "thank you" here with me.
I am trying to get comfortable with this expression of appreciation. My
mother would say, "Now, don't that beat all?". Yes, I think it does. Polly

I would die if anyone came to the door with a mounted deer head for me. I
guess you just have to accept it in the same spirit that it was given to
you - but I'm not so sure I could look at it hanging on my wall - you are a
better person than I!

I'm more inclined to do as you said - rub a deer's belly in the woods!

Pauline
"Polly Esther" wrote in message
nk.net...
Today I received the ultimate thank you note. I made a quilt for my new
neighbor here in The Swamp. He truly, dearly loves it. Will not sleep or
nap
without it. I was sure he appreciated it.
Not enough.
He brought me an eight-point buck by way of a thank-you note.
Well, fortunately, not the whole buck.
It is such a beautiful lovely mounted deer. I guess you call it a
deer.
He is mounted here in the sewing room and makes quite a statement.
My idea of hunting would be to go out in the woods and get a deer to
roll over and let me rub his belly.
Quite a challenge to have the "thank you" here with me.
I am trying to get comfortable with this expression of appreciation.
My
mother would say, "Now, don't that beat all?". Yes, I think it does.
Polly

Polly Esther wrote:

Today I received the ultimate thank you note. I made a quilt for my new
neighbor here in The Swamp. He truly, dearly loves it. Will not sleep or nap
without it. I was sure he appreciated it.
Not enough.
He brought me an eight-point buck by way of a thank-you note.
Well, fortunately, not the whole buck.
It is such a beautiful lovely mounted deer. I guess you call it a deer.
He is mounted here in the sewing room and makes quite a statement.
My idea of hunting would be to go out in the woods and get a deer to
roll over and let me rub his belly.
Quite a challenge to have the "thank you" here with me.
I am trying to get comfortable with this expression of appreciation. My
mother would say, "Now, don't that beat all?". Yes, I think it does. Polly



Now you need a Stately Home with a Gun Room or Great hall to hang it
in.. Ooer!

--
Kate XXXXXX
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.diceyhome.free-online.co.uk
Click on Kate's Pages and explore!

You must give him a proper name. If he is mounted in your sewing room it must
have something to do with sewing. Like Mr. Billy Button Bobbin, lets have a
naming contest for your buck.

Polly Esther wrote:

Today I received the ultimate thank you note. I made a quilt for my new
neighbor here in The Swamp. He truly, dearly loves it. Will not sleep or nap
without it. I was sure he appreciated it.
Not enough.
He brought me an eight-point buck by way of a thank-you note.

Wow! That's quite the compliment! Obvious he feels that you have given
him your best efforts with your hobby, so he must do the same for you...

Either that or his wife has put her foot down- we have no more room for
heads any more! Get rid of some of those things!

Most likely, he's going to hunt the deer anyway, and is very proud of
his deer. 8-point bucks aren't terribly common.

So take pity on his wife who must cope with lots of the things, and try
to appreciate the compliment.

Good luck.

I'd give him a name and possibly a hat, but I'm weirder than most.

-georg

Is he likely to come to your house to visit his former possession? That is,
will he be offended if you do not put it in a place of honor?

"White elephant" comes to mind. The origin of the phrase is that the King
of Thailand would give (=lifelong lease) white elephants to courtiers. White
elephants couldn't be worked the way regular ones could (whether a physical
problem with the albinism or a legend), so the courtier who got one had a
nonworking critter who consumed a lot of food, and the courtier could not
turn the elephant loose or let it die of neglect. Thus, the king used the
"gift" to ruin those courtiers who could be plotting against him.

Nann


"Polly Esther" wrote in message
nk.net...
Today I received the ultimate thank you note. I made a quilt for my new
neighbor here in The Swamp. He truly, dearly loves it. Will not sleep or
nap
without it. I was sure he appreciated it.
Not enough.
He brought me an eight-point buck by way of a thank-you note.
Well, fortunately, not the whole buck.
It is such a beautiful lovely mounted deer. I guess you call it a
deer.
He is mounted here in the sewing room and makes quite a statement.
My idea of hunting would be to go out in the woods and get a deer to
roll over and let me rub his belly.
Quite a challenge to have the "thank you" here with me.
I am trying to get comfortable with this expression of appreciation.
My
mother would say, "Now, don't that beat all?". Yes, I think it does.
Polly

No. Neighbor doesn't have a wife, never has. As to naming my gift, the deer
has such beautiful eyes. Perhaps I should name him after Butterfly's pool
boy? Polly

"nbhilyard" wrote in message
...
Is he likely to come to your house to visit his former possession? That
is,
will he be offended if you do not put it in a place of honor?

"White elephant" comes to mind. The origin of the phrase is that the King
of Thailand would give (=lifelong lease) white elephants to courtiers.
White
elephants couldn't be worked the way regular ones could (whether a
physical
problem with the albinism or a legend), so the courtier who got one had a
nonworking critter who consumed a lot of food, and the courtier could not
turn the elephant loose or let it die of neglect. Thus, the king used the
"gift" to ruin those courtiers who could be plotting against him.

Nann


"Polly Esther" wrote in message
nk.net...
Today I received the ultimate thank you note. I made a quilt for my new
neighbor here in The Swamp. He truly, dearly loves it. Will not sleep or
nap
without it. I was sure he appreciated it.
Not enough.
He brought me an eight-point buck by way of a thank-you note.
Well, fortunately, not the whole buck.
It is such a beautiful lovely mounted deer. I guess you call it a
deer.
He is mounted here in the sewing room and makes quite a statement.
My idea of hunting would be to go out in the woods and get a deer to
roll over and let me rub his belly.
Quite a challenge to have the "thank you" here with me.
I am trying to get comfortable with this expression of appreciation.
My
mother would say, "Now, don't that beat all?". Yes, I think it does.
Polly

My DH's siblings used to call him Chuckie Buckie as a kid. You're welcome
to use that for your new QI. Of course I think I'd use those eight points
to hang fabric on.

I will say that it was nice of him to say thanks for your gift. I'm sure
this was something he treasured as much as he now treasures the quilt.

Shirley



"georg" wrote in message
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Polly Esther wrote:

Today I received the ultimate thank you note. I made a quilt for my new
neighbor here in The Swamp. He truly, dearly loves it. Will not sleep or
nap
without it. I was sure he appreciated it.
Not enough.
He brought me an eight-point buck by way of a thank-you note.

Wow! That's quite the compliment! Obvious he feels that you have given him
your best efforts with your hobby, so he must do the same for you...

Either that or his wife has put her foot down- we have no more room for
heads any more! Get rid of some of those things!

Most likely, he's going to hunt the deer anyway, and is very proud of his
deer. 8-point bucks aren't terribly common.

So take pity on his wife who must cope with lots of the things, and try to
appreciate the compliment.

Good luck.

I'd give him a name and possibly a hat, but I'm weirder than most.

-georg

What a touching expression of gratitude! I think your new sewing companion
needs not only a name, but a hat. Maybe a cravat as well. Something roguish
and dashing. A bowler? Perhaps not. One of the fancy hats ladies wear to the
Derby? He could end up with an entire wardrobe of lovely headwear. Garlands
of lights around Christmas time!
You could just pretend its one of Santas deer, poking his head in to see
how youre doing. I know.. Santa uses reindeer, not white tail or mule, but
you do have a good imagination.
Diana


--
Heart and soul can make up for technical lacking in any form of art, but let
the heart be lacking and all the perfection means nothing.
"Polly Esther" wrote in message
nk.net...
Today I received the ultimate thank you note. I made a quilt for my new
neighbor here in The Swamp. He truly, dearly loves it. Will not sleep or
nap
without it. I was sure he appreciated it.
Not enough.
He brought me an eight-point buck by way of a thank-you note.
Well, fortunately, not the whole buck.
It is such a beautiful lovely mounted deer. I guess you call it a
deer.
He is mounted here in the sewing room and makes quite a statement.
My idea of hunting would be to go out in the woods and get a deer to
roll over and let me rub his belly.
Quite a challenge to have the "thank you" here with me.
I am trying to get comfortable with this expression of appreciation.
My
mother would say, "Now, don't that beat all?". Yes, I think it does.
Polly

georg wrote:

I'd give him a name and possibly a hat, but I'm weirder than most.


How about using those points for thread spools? Or for draping fabric
halves on when auditioning fabrics? Maybe use the quilted Christmas
tree skirt as a shawl for him the rest of the year. If you decide to go
with the hat, I vote for a fedora, not a big Texas 10 gallon.

--Lia