Freckles' Friend

Hi,
there is a new gal in town and she's shacking up with our tenant, Freckles.

Freckles, as you may or may not remember, was our pond frog. He moved in last spring but seemed to fly the coop for the summer... or maybe he just went back packing in Europe, there were rumors to that affect floating around for a while. Any way, he's home and he's got a paramour. Ain't she a cutie! They make such a nice couple.

They don't pay rent but they are responsible for bug reduction and security. Both of which they are great at. I haven't seen a single mosquito around the house and any time I get near the pond Freckles (or his bride, I'm not sure which?) jumps up and scares the crap out of me. You can imagine what that might do to an intruder who isn't expecting security frogs to attack at any movement... or is that moment? What ever.

We do have house rules for the water babes. No unnecessary splashing. No loud 'ribbits' after 11pm. No pets. No slime on the rocks. We're a family friendly home but we're hoping that the frog population doesn't get any bigger. There are fish to consider and limited space to share. It's a nice neighbourhood and we'd like to keep it this way.

As to her name. I knew you'd ask. Freckles hasn't officially announced it, but I think it's 'Babette'... hence the story is that he brought her back from Paris with him after saving her from becoming an appetizer at Maxim's. Babette is here on a temporary visitors visa and Freckles is trying to get her paper work straightened out so that she isn't deported or turned into dinner somewhere in Philly. It's all rather complicated right now. We're just hoping Homeland Security doesn't need to get involved.

xox
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