This week's Teapot Tuesday Challenge is all about apple picking. Seems Annie can pick about 42,000 apples an hour, but she is running into some problems from resentful co-worker/co-apple pickers. Seems one of them is playing dirty. Our mission is to find clues as to what Annie might look like, how she may be picking 42,000 apples, what the "bad apple" might look like, or to just bring some goodies to go with the apples (there were other steps in the mission too - but I have limited space to repeat them here). If you feel lost or believe I have lost my mind, just look at the details in the Challenge section of SCS under Teapot Tuesday.
I have done some spying/research, and I have discovered that Annie is able to pick 42,000 apples an hour because she has a magic potion. I have captured a picture of her using the potion. She is using the green apple potion in this picture, but she has one for every type of apple as they all respond to different forms of magic.
I never could figure out how she keeps landing on her back side during the apple picking but I think it has to do with one of the ingredients in the potion.... there are some strange things in there!
TFL!
Date: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 GMT Views: 572
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Registered: August 21, 2007 Location: Wayland MA Posts: 105268
Wed, Jan 13, 2010 @ 5:14 AM
Ya know, I had a feeling Apple Annie was part gypsy! obviously she is...look at that scarf, the potion, her crazy expression. Thanks for figuring out how she does it. This doesn't affect our having fun at the teaparty, does it????
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Registered: April 14, 2009 Location: in my own little PINK sparkly world Posts: 12150
Wed, Jan 13, 2010 @ 5:31 AM
Oh my, green apple potion....now that explains it. does she spray it on with a mister or smoke it on with a duster?...giggle...I'm imagining her twirling around dancing under the trees flingin magic potion everywhere, and being magic potion, the apples prob. just fall nicely into your little basket don't they?
great card, love the image but she better watch that basket cuz I was a couple green apples shy for my pie....
Registered: June 15, 2004 Location: Denver, Co Posts: 14474
Wed, Jan 13, 2010 @ 5:58 AM
A magic potion! Who would have thought. Now with a few appletinis that are being served at the tea party maybe Annie will share her secret. Those Granny Smith apples look so-o-o yummy!
Registered: December 19, 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 15571
Wed, Jan 13, 2010 @ 7:40 AM
Yummy card! Your green apples look real. And Annie does look a bit wild eyed here. Maybe along with the apple picking she is trying to find a man with a love potion!! TFS your darling work and story.
Registered: April 20, 2005 Location: The only Eaton Rapids on the Earth, Michigan Posts: 57568
Thu, Jan 14, 2010 @ 5:53 PM
Well, I kin see yer crazy Annie is fittin' in real fine with craft day at the sanitarium. Look at those crazy and wild eyes. She's colored so beautifully. I'm glad she done brung some more green apples cuz the apple-tinis are goin' fast!
(OMG, Nancy! I wish you could've seen the tears of laughter rolling down my face when I read your post on Mutnik's card. Craft day at the sanitarium really tickled my funny bone big time!)