That is Priceless by Steve Melcher for December 12, 2023

It was only after Abigail surprised Henry, that she remembered he had a heart condition.

When Jonathan woke up, hours later , his head was throbbing in pain and his wallet was nowhere to be found

Newlywed Maggie, 30 seconds before becoming a young widow.

/// When the two lovers play Hide and Seek,

their rules state it is OK to sneak.

Past the doorway he’ll find

she’d been hiding behind

when, to heighten The Ambush, she’ll shriek.

/// The girl’s high-pitched screech could make glass shatter.

From the shock he fell back with a clatter.

He now knew a huge shocker:

she was off of her rocker.

Fright had just made him empty his bladder.

Connie didn’t succeed in avoiding another night of charades with her husband.

another weirdly enigmatic picture. what is the artists title for this one?

I would say that she’s the worst player at Hide ‘n Seek ever, but it seems that he’s even worse.

If my husband finds me here He’ll know he’s cheating with Butch.

Lorna’s story that she thought Lorenzo was an intruder bent on assaulting her virtue when she shot him, was discredited when they found the note inviting him into her bedroom in his pocket.

Trying to add spice to their love life, the Robersons played a rousing game of “Hide-N-Go-Get-It.”

From the space where the broom was kept/

With a loud cry of “welcome!” she leapt../

It took more than a broom/

To clean up the room/

There are some things that can’t just be swept..

Looking at all these old paintings has really made me appreciate electric lights.

James told his new wife that morning that he wanted a surprise after work that would rock his world. Jane being pretty innocent, wasn’t sure what he meant, so she covered all her bases, put on her sexiest night gown, got out the rocking chair, and prepared to surprise him.

It’s a scene from “I Love Lucy”. Honey — I’m home.

“Line, Please” – words and music Scot Sax

Poetry you know it’s me open up I’ve come to see you you’re not the boss of me you can tell that to the glossary too

Essayists you masochists your inner rhyme stole dinner time too punctuate your face in articulate the space in between because clever is a b.u.l.l.s.h.i.t quiz don’t you know another routine line please you took me out of context you hung me out and left me to die

oh I screamed no contest and then you handed me second prize

Judith was ecstatic the she had found a cozy for the cricket bat that matched her tea gown…

The SWAT manual for clearing a room, the section entitled “Don’t let this happen to you.”

After a record shortest game of hide and seek, they spent the night playing hide the sausage.

“Whew she must be out gabbing with the neighbor! I’ll do a quick change and she’ll never know I was out drinkin’ with the boys. Wait, what??? No honey I can explain!!! Aaaaaahhhh! “ BAM!

Bill successfully surprised George with his new Halloween costume. George was deeply confused.

As Edward’s eyesight declined, Barbara found it easier to evade him just by dressing like the wall paneling.

He: Louisa, it’s me Olaf. She: (To herself) Oh darn it, I was hoping for Alphonse!!

Love’s Ambush: 

Paste (including the quote marks) 

"Category:Chiaroscuro genre paintings" Wikimedia 

(syntax supported by the Google, Bing, Yahoo, DuckDuckGo, and Ecosia search engines) in the browser address bar (or search for it using one of those search engines) and choose the first Category: found and once there find the text string Ambush, and click its link for info and links that point to more info about this painting. 

Again, a larger strip image is shown by (Ctrl- or right-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #3235 (December 12, 2023) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment, and using the dropdown menu (even larger, if you trim what’s after .jpg from the URL). I have added a comment there pointing to info about this artist I used to point to here. Only work by him used here so far.

“Please do not just stand there, you dolt! My neighbours must not see me in my chemise!”

“Love’s Ambush,” 1890

Silve is on the wrong side of the door, but jonnie was too stupid to notice her, so he sat in the chair and BANG!

A woman, cranky because her husband was late coming home again, decided to leave a note, saying

“I’ve had enough and have left you. Don’t bother coming after me.”

Then she hide under the bed to see his reaction.

After a short while, the husband comes home and she could hear him in the kitchen before he comes into the bedroom.

She could see him walk towards the dresser and pick up the note.

After a few minutes, he wrote something on it before picking up the phone and calling someone.

“She’s finally gone … yeah I know, about bloody time, I’m coming to see you, put on that sexy French nightie. I love you … can’t wait to see you … we’ll do all the naughty things you like.“

He hung up, grabbed his keys and left.

She heard the car drive off as she came out from under the bed.

Seething with rage and with tears in her eyes

she grabbed the note to see what he wrote…

“I can see your feet. We’re outta bread: be back in five minutes."

This reminds me of “Gaslight.”