WHEN I ASKED WHETHER THE "WHO'S YOUR DADDY/JIMINY CRICKET USED TO LIVE HERE" STORY WAS BLOGWORTHY...
When, in-the-heat of the moment, I sent the Scorpion/Jiminy Cricket story to a few trusted critics to ask their opinion, one replied more enthusiastically than the other. I got a "Oui. Blogworthy" from one, and this from another: "A good story--but it needs a picture of the monster bug. the captions for the cricket are cute and clever...." So now I'm thinking that there could be a silver lining, if Mme. Scorpion should happen to come by, looking for her errant hubby. Next time I will remain cool, grow a third hand to weight down the cup while I get the iPhone into camera mode and snap some winning, Jiminy Cricket-esque photos before opening the window to liberate Mme. S. Oughttabe a snap. As I might say in English, "Can't wait!" As it turned out, I didn't have to wait long. DISCLAIMER:I might add that as distasteful as this photo may be (my own mother already said she was turned off by my cricket story and by the zucchini flowers t...