Ballard Street by Jerry Van Amerongen for June 11, 2014

Sparky must’ve heard that joke about the plot being as thick as pea soup.

Perhaps Artie Stallings is available to help out…

Artie Stallings may be approaching his day, but I’m still going to try and catch some sleep. Good night, everybody!

Everybody’s a critic. Even Sparky!

Sparky may be about to get some narrative tension applied to his nether regions….

And thereby hangs a tail.

Whoa… Stel was here…too bad I didn’t make it in time to buy you a beer, Stel….or maybe a banana daiquiri….

I so seldom see you here of an evening.

You too, Monkey!

Hi X!… is that Dog gone, already?

Hmmm…. X…. we may have that on tap…. hang on…..

Afficionado..very kind, sir….

But I have so many forums to visit I seldom make it to AC….please give my best to those who do…And if you do talk about Bev…I won’t tell her.Mostly.

X … I thought you might want to try this one on for size…I just brought in a six cos we haven’t decided whether to carry it.

Ok so I can’t count.

Good morning Doh!Peace to you, too.

Some, mostly to the East of me, are already getting up…In the wee hours of the morning, here on the Western end of Ballard County, I’m off to bed.

Before I go…. um… Stel…. did you acquire some new powers? Your new avatar is kinda scaring me…. sniffle

Monkey, I’m glad your young cousins have found some work, even if it’s temporary….(Thanks for the picture of them, Happy3)

I was afraid they’d ask me again about working at the Tiki…. we just don’t own enough glassware to go through that again.

G’night, Fenton….g’night, all….

As an editor, Sparky is tough, but fair.

ahl be overt at teh sherrifs orfice doin sum cleenup fer teh day… looks ta be kinda kwiet on BS…. jus keepa eyon SpArky…

Sparky creates his own tension. Lots of good wordplay here today. After I read the comments, I always have to go back up to remind myself what the comic was all about. Hope all is going well in Beviek’s life. She’s really needed on a few of the sites she frequents.

I’ve read a real page ripper before…

I just put up 42 half pints of strawberry jam,, thats 2 full flats of sweet Hood Strawberries! Yum.May I have a rum collins please? I need to rest! Oooh and maybe some yak fries?

I’m going to do wild blackberry jelly again this year.The bushes are covered up with blossoms right now.

Sparky looks like a typical editor to me- shredding a writer’s work to pieces.

STEL, O evil Queen of tampering, your highness. I pray you will not scare SUSAN SUNSHINE too much. Her timid sniffling upsets me so. Your Most High Majesty!

Hey Monkey. Good to see you here more regularly. Unlike me. I don’t get out as much as I like these days.

It is fireman night, isn’t it? BEV must hate missing Thursday night at the Tiki. I miss almost meeting her here too. My timing is terrible here.

Fireman, I’ll try one of those new ales SUSAN got seven of. Then she’ll still have six left.

Sparky won’t like his obit either.

As to the beers, I like a dark (like Sessions) with a meal but I must say I still like to sip my Seagrams gin on the rocks when relaxing. I need to try more Black and tan, but usually just drink that with him (bottles of Mississippi Mudd are a bit large for one little gal).

The hawks at Cornell are fledging and I took out sewing machine again today for a couple of small projects (putting stuff away when not in use).

Ran into one of the little kids who play in my yard today at the mailbox and she asked about the sign in my yard. Yes, I will be selling (and will miss seeing kids play in Sun City) but that does not override all the hobby clubs and being closer to my new man. If it doesn’t work out there are plenty more (but I prefer THIS one.