Willow and Buttercup were home from college and all grown up. The Foggy Bottoms Resort and Spa had always seemed to offer endless opportunities for employment. But the twins were here to ask the Face of Everyman for money to pay off their school loans. They would look for jobs when their new found freedom got to be boring. The venerable sage reviewed select chapters in his best selling book: “Tough Love” before he denied their requests.
Crawdads
The First of August brought open season on Crawdads at the Foggy Bottoms Resort and Spa. Seen above, in grainy infrared security footage, is Rocky performing the ritual cleansing of his food before devouring the succulent crustacean. the Face of Everyman hoped that the ebbing tide would take the dismembered body parts off into deeper waters.
Mussels
The recipes called for freshwater mussels. The very best could be found only at the mouth of The Spring of Eternal Giving. Enough needed to be gathered to met the needs of the Celebrity Cook Off this weekend at the Foggy Bottoms Resort and Spa. Four chefs would be given the opportunity to achieve greatness by preparing the most mouthwatering dishes from just a few ingredients. Of course, the Face of Everyman looked forward to judging the results. His three star restaurant, le Napoleon Saint Helena, needed an infusion of hungry new blood.
A Murder of Crows
the Face of Everyman was always a bit uncomfortable when a Murder of Crows performed their lavation, a catharsis, at the Foggy Bottoms Resort and Spa after dispensing a particularly gruesome act of justice. The venerable sage looked forward to reading the Obit.
Anastasiya
A heat wave struck the Foggy Bottoms Resort and Spa. Anastasiya, thought by many to be the reincarnation of the last Romanov, left the seclusion of her small cote to complain that the air conditioning was not working. the Face of Everyman duly noted the problem and vowed that someone would be out by Tuesday; Thursday at the latest.
League of Women Voters
The motion had been put to a vote and passed. Henceforth the Foggy Bottoms Resort and Spa Scrap Booking Club would be known as The League of Women Voters. the Face of Everyman was quick to assure them that he had already mailed his ballot.
Noritake
Lester and Camille had his parents over for dinner at their new home near the Foggy Bottoms Resort and Spa. Camille thought that things had gone well until she realized his Mom had “Sniffed” at the Willow pattern dishes. God, how she now wished that she had borrowed the Noritake from the Face of Everyman when he had offered.
Gravity
The Dog Days Of Summer brought on a state of lethargy in the Face of Everyman. When he did stir, strange things happened. Seen above, he has briefly suspended gravity and other laws of Physics. Luckily in such a torpid state nothing outside of the Foggy Bottoms Resort and Spa is effected. [Well, maybe, but not for long.]
Declined
Jonah was fit to be tied. The honey moon suite at the Foggy Bottoms Resort and Spa was undergoing renovation. Their luggage was misrouted to Denver and his Platinum Card was declined. the Face of Everyman completely understood that level of exasperation. He offered the newly weds three nights in a small AirB&B, complements of one of his vast holding companies.
Glance
The most predacious of them all is Panther. She prowls the vast grounds of the Foggy Bottoms Resort and Spa almost at will. Seen above she casts a glance at the Face of Everyman. Perhaps a small bird is perched there and can be caught unawares.
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