tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post2707041756960397181..comments2024-03-23T15:28:15.198+00:00Comments on Icy's Blunt Pencil: Friday Flash - The WidowIcy Sedgwickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11501193571425442406noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-6953294899553796312011-09-07T13:20:50.445+01:002011-09-07T13:20:50.445+01:00Hi there Icy -- let's hear it for 'bombazi...Hi there Icy -- let's hear it for 'bombazine'. What ever it is, I like it. <br /><br />Nicely done, plenty of crocodile tears in this story, too, and if the sugar accidentally ends up next to the rat poison, why what is a person to do?<br /><br />Tea Mr Tenrigg?<br /><br />St.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10111660663883108862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-34877409817089069062011-09-05T20:05:48.163+01:002011-09-05T20:05:48.163+01:00Excellent tone all through this. This line is pric...Excellent tone all through this. This line is priceless: "May I suggest that if you should choose to marry again, you select a more careful husband?"<br /><br />I suspect the good gentleman may come to a bad end. Although, I would advise the widow to move to another part of the country. There are altogether too many friends of friends in her area - the impact of keeping herself safe would be too great on the local population.<br /><br />Excellent work.KjMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17691028465137798738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-41363117565024785812011-09-05T10:37:34.391+01:002011-09-05T10:37:34.391+01:00Calls to mind the film Black Widow - we never real...Calls to mind the film Black Widow - we never really get inside of the head of the murderess, but Bagshot reminds me of her - the cold calculations, the social posturing. Cruel and beautiful and without mercy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-20152239596906275542011-09-04T17:29:17.740+01:002011-09-04T17:29:17.740+01:00Craig - Not at all!
Stephen - I'm glad you li...Craig - Not at all!<br /><br />Stephen - I'm glad you liked it!<br /><br />Emilia - Sadly, Mary Ann Cotton was from my part of the UK! Very bad advert for the region.Icy Sedgwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11501193571425442406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-56102073462106430312011-09-04T17:16:10.382+01:002011-09-04T17:16:10.382+01:00Mrs.Bagshot reminds me of Mary Ann Cotton, most of...Mrs.Bagshot reminds me of Mary Ann Cotton, most of her husbands died of "gastric fever", in reality arsenic.Emilia Quillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15295982824010499581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-46292412926376154542011-09-03T16:52:24.967+01:002011-09-03T16:52:24.967+01:00Always a bride, never a bridesmaid. I enjoyed Dani...Always a bride, never a bridesmaid. I enjoyed Daniel's boldness, but that quickly turned to worry as Mrs. Bagshot (great name, by the way) reveals there are more like her out there. What a terrific way to end this one, Icy.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753736809917062955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-349613000519709772011-09-03T16:38:53.552+01:002011-09-03T16:38:53.552+01:00She's certainly not one to be trifled with!She's certainly not one to be trifled with!Craig Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07176851401465801580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-24309277933752624582011-09-03T16:22:39.371+01:002011-09-03T16:22:39.371+01:00Carrie - I think Harry Potter, and Batilda Bagshot...Carrie - I think Harry Potter, and Batilda Bagshot, unintentionally influenced my choice of name!<br /><br />Tony - I'd like to hope he's not that stupid.<br /><br />Apple - Glad you liked it!<br /><br />Laurita - He's dicing with death!<br /><br />Peggy - She's not as bright as she thinks she is!<br /><br />FAR - I think that's what funerals are for, most of the time. Closure.<br /><br />Janet - Fingers crossed!<br /><br />Tim - She's a feisty little mare. <br /><br />Michael - Not very often!<br /><br />Lara - She's been rumbled now!<br /><br />Cathy - I'll see what I can do!<br /><br />Heath - Thanks!<br /><br />Cassie - You have to love a dark ending!<br /><br />John - I'm not sure, it might be. I'm assuming Bagshot probably has some kind of military derivation, since most of our surnames are place names or occupations.<br /><br />Lisa - Glad you liked it!<br /><br />Sonia - Thanks!<br /><br />Jason - I can't stop writing historical stuff >.<<br /><br />Helen - Glad you liked it!<br /><br />Eric - Probably nothing - she doesn't seem the most stable type!<br /><br />Steve - She doesn't hang about! Though she might do just that if Tenrigg has his way.<br /><br />Jen - :-DIcy Sedgwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11501193571425442406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-53967036668215597702011-09-03T13:31:06.821+01:002011-09-03T13:31:06.821+01:00I was onto her at "Speaking of the next husba...I was onto her at "Speaking of the next husband," and I love it. What a woman.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01425418200940737247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-27063640298774181552011-09-03T11:44:08.378+01:002011-09-03T11:44:08.378+01:00I like the thought that she meets her next husband...I like the thought that she meets her next husband at the funeral of the previous one. I think maybe a woman of such cunning can woo Tenrigg's suspicions away, and take care of the problem.... Personally. :)Steve Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-56771444407842201952011-09-03T04:58:23.344+01:002011-09-03T04:58:23.344+01:00Very cool story! She's not one to be crossed. ...Very cool story! She's not one to be crossed. I wonder what her husbands did to make her think they deserved her brand of justice? Or did she simply get tired of them? Looks like this guy is not going to get the chance to call her his bride before he gets offed.Eric J. Krausehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05774468607814244185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-67498597616261592692011-09-03T03:57:06.417+01:002011-09-03T03:57:06.417+01:00I suspected she did away with her husbands the mom...I suspected she did away with her husbands the moment she said "You could say that I know the mourning etiquette inside out, having gone through it twice before. I smile to think I always meet my next husband at the funeral of the previous one." - however I never expected the ending LOL.<br /><br />Good tale, told excellently that kept me smiling ^__^<br /><br />helen-scribbles.comHelen A. Howellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12748128819820230841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-65161140521672602452011-09-03T00:06:26.479+01:002011-09-03T00:06:26.479+01:00You nailed the era and the careful reveal of her d...You nailed the era and the careful reveal of her dark side worked well.Jason Cogginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09509338964933754054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-86933094589988216092011-09-02T20:26:37.584+01:002011-09-02T20:26:37.584+01:00I felt sorry for her at first, but you took care o...I felt sorry for her at first, but you took care of that. LOL Loved it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-30845593621257287492011-09-02T19:23:51.190+01:002011-09-02T19:23:51.190+01:00OMG I love this!!! Go mix Daniel a nice cocktail ;...OMG I love this!!! Go mix Daniel a nice cocktail ;D Ha, great writing, Icy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-8501703333196510302011-09-02T18:32:04.636+01:002011-09-02T18:32:04.636+01:00Is the name "Bagshot" any linguistic rel...Is the name "Bagshot" any linguistic relation to "Bagehot," which I associate with the UK?<br /><br />The worst thing about a funeral is all the condolences, says the living. Why don't they ever ask the dead's opinion?John Wiswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-5099939876416282542011-09-02T16:54:15.507+01:002011-09-02T16:54:15.507+01:00Absolutely love this...sneakily spooky, was just e...Absolutely love this...sneakily spooky, was just expecting dark or sad, and then that cabinet crept out of nowhere. Loved it!Cassiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11882311097987063641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-32182170518936751332011-09-02T16:38:39.962+01:002011-09-02T16:38:39.962+01:00That was just excellent.That was just excellent.Heath Lowrancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07009721666729276126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-72772057810448489772011-09-02T16:25:11.910+01:002011-09-02T16:25:11.910+01:00Deliciously wicked!
But I'm still waiting for...Deliciously wicked!<br /><br />But I'm still waiting for a funny story too! :DCat Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14160039271069426174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-91334017592734633132011-09-02T16:20:26.976+01:002011-09-02T16:20:26.976+01:00She is on the warpath. Somehow I have a feeling it...She is on the warpath. Somehow I have a feeling it won't turn out like she expects.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-75430714783287461982011-09-02T15:04:33.277+01:002011-09-02T15:04:33.277+01:00Wow, she's quite the woman. I wonder how often...Wow, she's quite the woman. I wonder how often she isn't wearing black :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16518183823230864763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-73152630134076510792011-09-02T14:47:57.104+01:002011-09-02T14:47:57.104+01:00Poor Tennrigg. He'll likely realize too late t...Poor Tennrigg. He'll likely realize too late that she doesn't have to marry all her targets.Tim VanSant Writeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17614259042362664840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-71384181115467847192011-09-02T13:36:41.762+01:002011-09-02T13:36:41.762+01:00I started out feeling sorry for her, but you stopp...I started out feeling sorry for her, but you stopped THAT in its tracks. :) One hopes Mr. Tenrigg is _extremely_ careful in his eating habits for the next little bit...Janet Lingel Aldrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05633969913976791146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-66192722464794955582011-09-02T12:50:29.134+01:002011-09-02T12:50:29.134+01:00The black widow. Classic, classy, and well-done. L...The black widow. Classic, classy, and well-done. Loved this line in particular: <i>[they] move away, satisfied that their effusions of sorrow have absolved them of any further involvement</i>. That's pretty much the way it is, huh?Larry Kollarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08317037795075278427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-57160047215688398592011-09-02T12:43:12.925+01:002011-09-02T12:43:12.925+01:00Maybe she should target the next husband somewhere...Maybe she should target the next husband somewhere other than the previous one's funeral--people who know each other notice things.pegjethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15255191759031800811noreply@blogger.com