Tuesday, February 10, 2026

Hick Has Plans for His Harem

Shh... don't tell anybody, but Hick has a plan for his harem of elderly women at the senior apartments. He's going to give them valentines! Not the paper kind, like a kid at school. Though the thought of that makes me smile: the little old ladies making themselves a valentine box, decorating it to impress Hick.

Hick is wanting to give them candy. A little valentine box of candy. He had The Pony and me checking around to see if we could find something suitable on our Errand Day. We found a little heart-shaped box of candy at Country Mart. It looked like the right size. Cost $3.99. Then The Pony looked closer, and saw that it only contained three pieces! That's not enough. Not for that price. The next larger box was $8.99. I don't know how many pieces of candy, but that's too much to pay for 10 elderly ladies. That's almost 1/3 of Hick's monthly salary, heh, heh!

When I was in Save A Lot, I saw a small heart-shaped box of chocolates. It was $1.69, and had five pieces. That seemed right. I bought one, and brought it home to show Hick. He was reading the back of the box, where it listed what kind. I remember caramel and strawberry cream. I told him I bought it as a sample, and that he could open it. To which Hick declared: "I'll eat that later!" Meaning the whole thing.

Anyhoo... I hope Hick goes to buy them soon, before the store runs out. I COULD do it, but this is Hick's good deed, and Hick's harem. I am not making a special trip to buy his treats.

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  1. Boy, I hope Hick follows up on his plan. The ladies will be thrilled to bits just to be remembered:) That is so thoughtful of Hick to think of doing that for his ladies.

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    1. In typical Hick fashion, he could not find the candy at Save A Lot. He DID find a six-pack of beer, heh, heh. I suppose I'll have to go see if the hearts are there. I saw them on Saturday, and Hick didn't go until Monday. He's going to Walmart today, so might find an equivalent there.

      I can imagine the ladies giggling like schoolgirls.

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  2. Aw, Hick! I hope the fellas don't get jealous! What does his number one valentine get on the special day?

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    1. That's what I said! "Now the men will feel left out." I usually receive a valentine heart of chocolates. Sometimes a card with it. My birthday is around the same time, so Hick doesn't go all-out. It's fine with me. I don't need anything.

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  3. At $1.69 I would have bought enough of them right away in case there weren't any left when Hick got there. I think it's a lovely idea, but what about the men living there? Do they also get chocolates?

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    1. I didn't know for sure if Hick would want them, or something bigger, so I just got one for him to try. He ended up getting some at Walmart today, before I went to town. So I didn't go check. It's possible he just didn't see them, as often happens with things right here at home when I tell him exactly where to look!

      I don't think Hick has any plans for the men, probably due to it being Valentine's Day. Which doesn't seem fair.

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