For a smile as wide as a country sunrise
John tried his many contacts to try and find Brenda, but without success. It seems she has just vanished. John figures she decided to go into hiding for a while after the attack on us. I agreed with that assessment, she likely feared retaliation for that attack. And she should. So, right now we are just waiting to see what our next move will be, and letting everyone rest thoroughly.
Angel, Galyna and Sovia are fine now, they were not injured badly. Stanley, Mriya and Carine are still in the clinic but are recovering well. We have been getting many requests from people in Baldwin’s workforce to join our team. Some have begun our training tests and are doing well so far. We have Luvia and her brother Eilhard from Finland, Tuva, from Sweden, Brooklyn, Mandi and Franklin, from the US.
I do not know if all will join, but they have put in a request. They first need to be questioned, then enter our training tests. So far Tuva, Brooklyn and Franklin have begun training. Mandi is a nurse and is already helping Chung at the clinic, she does not need to go through our regular training since her work will be only at the clinic for now. We are still working on that crazy clue for the treasure hunt, something I think is not going to yield anything but a dead end.
Still, there is always that possibility of finding something worthwhile. But it has already cost us a lot, so I am not really sure it is worth anything. One day Krissy was outside playing with the cats when she suddenly fell to the ground. MC came running in to tell us and we all ran out to see what was wrong. We rushed her to the clinic but she was already dead by the time we got there.
How could that be? Rock and Annelie were devastated by the news. Krissy had never complained of any problems, so what could it be? Chung soon had the answer, poison. Baldwin’s men were soon scouring the whole area looking for clues. She must have been shot with some kind of poison dart to kill her so quickly. But there was no evidence of any dart.
The cats were out sniffing around too. Meowr!=Come here, me find something! We went running over. Meowr.=Poison on ground. I took a sample of the soil and brought it to Chung at the clinic. Sure enough, the same poison on the soil and that is where Krissy fell. Chung then told me he had found a tiny mark on Krissy’s neck, so small he had missed it at first.
He said it would have been made by a dart, possibly one that had dissolved after impact, therefore leaving no dart to be traced. Would Brenda be so brave to hit us again? That evening I was in the library and John came in. “I found Mandar,” he said with a big smile. “Great news,” I agreed. I was soon calling him. “What may I do for you Steve?”, he asked. “Do you have any idea how I might be able to find Brenda?”, I asked, “she seems to have disappeared completely.”
I then told him about Krissy. “That would be Brenda,” he said sternly, “she has these poison darts that melt immediately, leaving no trace and only a pin prick in the victim, usually the neck. I cannot be sure where she is, but I can give you 3 possible destinations where she often goes to hide when she needs to.” “That would certainly be a huge help,” I said. He gave me the 3 locations, one was in Australia, one in Panama and one in California. I picked the easy one first, California.
I left Rock at home, he needed to be with Annelie right now. I decided to include Tuva, Brooklyn and Franklin in our team for this one, we might need the extra help. Everyone knew the danger and I gave our 3 new team members the choice of coming or not. They all chose to come along and help. Luvia also arrived before we left and wanted to come along with us too. So, we have me, 12 team members and the cats. I hope we all come back from this…
To Be Continued.
©2022 Steve McLeod.
This is turning into a really sad case!! Poor Krissy! Hopefully you’ll find her in California!!
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Yes, I hope we don’t have to travel the world looking for Brenda. I would like to take her in for trial, but there is nothing we could charge her with that we could prove. If she surrenders though we have to take her in. But I am sure she will fight. Or maybe not. 🤔👩😾😾😾🕵️
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Let hope she fights!🤨🤨
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It will be the only way. I want to do this quickly and quietly too, in and out fast if we can.🤔👩😾😾😾🕵️
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Where to next if she’s not there? Australia?
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I think Panama would be next, it is closer to California. Though it might be a bit tougher going after her there. 🤔🕵️
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Just need a little money to grease the wheels there and you can get it done!😂
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That might help indeed. I will make sure we have the cash before going. 🤔🕵️
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Good thinking on your part! I marvel at your ideas at times! Where do they all originate??🤔🤔😳
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Oh, they just pop into my mind at different times. I don’t like these long plane rides though. Good thing the bed is comfortable, but the bedroom is so small. 🤔🕵️
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Oh that’s to bad!! You should have Baldwin get you a 747 jet. Then you could each have your own room!😁
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He has 4 of them now, but they were all in use, so we had to use something smaller. So we only have 4 bedrooms, but the lounge area is big and has pull out beds for the guys. I get my own bedroom…for now.🙄🕵️
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Well… you are the boss!!😁😉😂😂
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Until a couple of the girls want it anyway.😬🙄🕵️
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A gentleman always sets himself aside for the ladies!😁😊
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They’ll have to fight me for it! I’ll go kicking and screaming, but they’ll drag me out anyway.😂😹🕵️
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Like you would stand a chance!🤭🤭 naw… you’d tell them you’d be out in a second..😊
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Not a chance, they would have to drag me out, they really would.😂😹
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Then you’ll need to live with the bumps and bruises!😂😂😂
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I doubt any of them would try it though, except maybe Jennifer, she would for sure. Carine would too if she was here.😬😬
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Neither of which I would try and say no to!!😂😂
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Carine at least would be slightly gentle about it, but Jennifer shows no mercy! 😬😬👩🕵️
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I know a Jennifer that’s the same way!! Must be in the name!!😂😂😊
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Wow, that’s amazing! Imagine 2 Jennifers the same!😲🙄
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Scary huh??😳😳😳😲😲😲😲
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Sure enough tis! 🥸😮
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Gotta agree again!!😂😂😂
GN!😁
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Good morning Dusty!😁🌞🍂🍁
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Good Morning
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How was the weather down there today?🤔
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Sunny and warm, just another day. 😎
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A good kind of another day!😁🌞
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They all kinda mush together… but the sun was out.
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Did you go for a walk? 🤔 I was going to, but it was just so cool out there that I decided against it and stayed home taking pics of the birds.😁📷
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Nope no walks today’s. To many meetings and appointments. I’m thinking of stopping the walks anyway. They’re just too painful for what I get out of them.
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That might be a good idea until you get those feet looked at. 🤔
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Oh they got looked at. I was told to put heel inserts in my shoe.. the Achilles tendon is thickening causing the large know. Nothing to be done.
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Ouch, that’s too bad. Giving up those walks is probably best then. 🤔😟
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Sure
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Tired tonight? You don’t seem to be too happy. 🤔
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My neck hurts plus I’ve got a headache. Sorry, I’ll try harder to be more cheerful 😊
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Oh, sorry to hear that. 2 of my chipmunks were here today even though it was so cold. I was quite surprised. 😁🐿️🐿️
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Yes, I read that! It’s getting late for them to be out running 🏃♂️ around! But if they are short on food I suppose they need to…🤔
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Yep, little GPS had a late start, but Skamper had his normal run at things. It is getting late for sure. Odd thing is, as it warmed up during the day, they stopped coming. Then late afternoon GPS came back. 😁🐿️🐿️
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That is a bit odd..🤔 Perhaps he had a pool party or something in the afternoon so he needed some groceries?😂😂
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Good point, might have had unexpected guests arrive from out of the area. or family came to visit. Or he decided it was just too cold to be outside! 😂😹🐿️
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I’d go with the last one I think!😂
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Yep, he’s one smart critter. I had a heavier jacket on today while I was sitting in the shade taking pics of the birds. I was okay, but my hands sure got cold, and my face. 🥶📷
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It is somewhat surprising how quickly it changed! Same thing was happening in MN this week. Started out nice and cooled off quickly after Tuesday!
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Yep, that cold arctic air moved in quickly after the warm front left us. Looks like it might hang around now too.😬
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The long range for MN is to moderate in several weeks. Who knows though, those long range forecasts are just a guess anyway I think.🤔
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Yeah, the long range never seems to work here. For us they said that October would begin nice, then the latter half would be much colder than normal with possible snow! That’s too early. 😬🥶
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That it is! My son in law still hasn’t taken my pontoon or dock out of the water yet.🥶🥶 That water is getting colder everyday!!
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Yeah, I think our water temp must be getting rather chilly by now, last night certainly didn’t help. Yep, always best to take it out early before it gets too cold and ice starts to form. 🥶🤔
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I guess I can do it in Nov. When I’m there.😂😂
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That’s kinda late, isn’t it? Chop, chop, chop the ice, merrily all the day…
Well, time to head to the ol bed again. I think all that cool air today made me tired. 🥱Good night Dusty, chatter more tomorrow!😁🌛😴😴
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That air can do that!
Good Night 😴 🥱 🌃 🌙
It’s Friday tomorrow!! I know it doesn’t mean much to you… but it’s a big thing for me!
🛌 🛏 🥱😴💤
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Good morning Dusty! I’m back!😃🌞🌛☕☕
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Is it dark out yet?🤔
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It’s dark at 7:30 now, so I bring the feeder in at 7, so everything is moved up a half hour.😁
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I see … good plan!
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It works, and Muffin gets up when she hears me go outside, so her attention just gets earlier too. Just means I’m a little later. Unless I’m earlier, which doesn’t happen often, but that will change now that earlier is later than early.😁😁
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It makes perfect sense I’m sure! To someone!😂😂
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Makes sense to me too, glad you agree!😃
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Diddle I? Or diddle you?😂😂
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That’s what I thought as well! 🤔😃
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I’m confident you did!!😂😂
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Thank you so much for your confidence in my confidence. 😃
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It’s just oozing from you!😁😂😂
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Time for another band aid.😬🙄
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You still have some??😳
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Always, always, a most necessary item! Oh, guess what?🤔
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Hmmm. Give me a hint what direction I shoukd guess in..🤔
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Think of something the chipmunks like…
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Your peanuts?? Did they finally come in??😁
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Not the ones in Walmart, which are still the cheapest, but one of our hardware stores got them in, bags and bags and bags of them! Plus huge sacks of sunflower seeds, well, 40 pounders anyway, and they were $10 cheaper than the 30 pounders at Walmart. 😁😁🐿️🐿️🥜🥜
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Wow!! SCORE!!!! Did you stock up for next year to??😲😳
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I should have maybe bought more, but I did get enough to last a while and hopefully by then Walmart will have theirs in stock, peanuts anyway. But I will buy sunflower seeds from the hardware store from now on. If I had the room I would have bought 3 bags more bags of them! 😁😁
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Now that you know they have it, you can always get more when you need it!! The birds and the critters will love you!!❤
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Yes, apparently they keep both well stocked. 😁🥜🥜🥜
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Which is a nice secret to keep to yourself.😉
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I think the secret is out, there was a lady in there buying the same time as me! 😂😹
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Better go back and get more before she buys it all up!!😬😳
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She bought the same as me, so there was still more left. She doesn’t use as much as me though, her chipmunks are gone now.🤔😁
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It’s nice that you have a like minded person in your community! Perhaps that’s where your birds and critters go some days?🤔
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No, she lives out of town, too far away. But there are people in the neighborhood that feed as well.🤔
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That’s cool though!! I think! Can I comment something personal on this one?
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Yep, this is an old one.
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I decided to keep my workout the same and add in some jogging to it. I might as well go as long as I can before it wears out completely. Then maybe they can just replace the whole ankle joint.
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Don’t do jogging, that’s bad for your health, it jars the back too much. But if you do, get a good pair of jogging shoes, that will help a bit. You don’t want to hurt your back worse too.🤔
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I need to increase the intensity somehow though. I can only walk at a certain speed so fast. I’ve lost enough weight now that in order to sustain I need to add to it.🤔 I’m gonna see how it goes.. I’ll take it easy at first. I’m old so I can’t get to carried away… my lungs can only allow me to do so much.. 😂😂
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Please be careful, more back trouble you don’t want. 🤔
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Yes, I know and understand… trust me I don’t want more either. I will be careful.
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Good thinking. Well, tis later than late so I must not wait, must get to bed, so I don’t turn red, and fall right down and hit me crown!😵💫🤕
Good night Dusty, sleeping well and chatter again tomorrow!😁😴😴🌛
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Good Night 😴 🥱 🌃 🌙
Sleep Well 😁 😴 💤 🛏
I’ll be around whenever. Sleeping in and watching football…
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Okie and dokie!
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Wrong post for that one please.🤔
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So sad finished died ! 😢 Be careful ! 🤔🕵️♂️😼😼😼there is still one person who is leading a double life 🤭😲❗️
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Yes, Brenda is trying to inflict as much pain on us as she can, so she must be stopped and soon. I don’t know who that could possibly be. 🤔👩😾😾😾🕵️
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