Booming Banter

With the profusion of puddles that we have all around we are sometimes forced to trot on the road.

This ensures that the old gals paws don’t get soaked as she doesn’t do the distance with wet ones.

So as we were moving along at a good pace down an arterial route close to home we were spotted and caught on camera.

On turning the corner we were pulled over.

Oh I hear you all cry “finally they have been arrested”

Not a bit of it. It was our lovely Auntie Paula who just happened to be passing.

We took a selfie with her and chitty chatted a moment before we went on our way.

She is on a long journey over the next days so we just wanted her to know we are still with her even if we are still here.

Blessing#2785-Road Runners

Precious Peeps it’s PITS here to heave you over the humpty.

We’ve had two days of sun so like Granny I’ve been tanning. She gets to have her lounger and I copy her on the foot stool.

We chatty chat about girl things like costumes and cosmetics. She may read some while I rest. The sun makes me so sleepy.

Dad also lit our fire pit for the fist time and that was fun. I felt really wolfie sitting there pretending we were back in the stone age. Wait though that cauldron is metal so make it the Iron Age.

The stinking Gizzard doesn’t like the fire. I think he’s afraid he might get singed with all that fluff.

Wouldn’t that be swell of a spark got lodge in his curls.

Oh I must run and tell Kong and we can dream of his demise.

That will keep me busy all day since it’s raining AGAIN! Love y’all abs we’ll talk Friday.

Blessing#2784-Puffs of Smoke

Yesterday morning Ma took us for a very long trot.

As we were on the return circuit we met one of her pals from the women’s club.

Lynette and her husband were in their garden and Lynette asked Ma if she’d like some hostas and lilies that she was digging out.

Of course Ma said yes. So we rushed home and she dropped Jaws and me off and went for the plants.

Now let me tell you there were bags full of them.

We all got to digging and in no time not one but two areas in our jungle had been cleared and the new “MEMORIAL DAY” gardens planted.

Ma sent Lynette a text to show the good work and she said “it was meant to be” and we agree.

Blessing#2783-Perfect Patch

Happy Memorial Day everyone and Happy Pentecost too or Whitsun if you’re in the UK.

It’s not often these two events coincide. I’d have to get Ma to pull out the liturgical calendar in her Church of Ireland prayer book to work on that. Of course I won’t because she’d be at it for days and I wouldn’t get a trot.

I think we all think that Pentecost started with the early Christians but it’s much older than that.

It’s a Jewish festival known as Shavuot the Feast of Weeks that occurs fifty days after Passover and celebrates the giving of the Torah to Moses and the wheat harvest.

It was because of Shavuot that all the people from all parts of the world were in Jerusalem when the Holy Spirit came down and helped them understand each other.

Don’t take this as sacrilege but do you ever think that there were maybe time travelers about who had access to Google Translate or the equivalent.

Anyway that’s just my musing as one who speaks all languages. Take it from a canine LOVE speaks volumes!

Blessing#2782-Tongues

Sometimes I think there is too much drama in our family.

Just when I was about to start a relaxing weekend I was hit with horror.

Yesterday when Ma was letting Jaws and me out to pee before our brekkie we all heard this gushing sound.

We investigated and found water was coming through the air vents in the floor of our family room.

It was in every vent in the room and seriously looked like a river. In places it had spilled out onto the floor.

Since you may think we are exaggerating here is a video to prove our point.

PANIC! Ma called Bobby the contractor who’d done a lot of the renovations and he said he’d be right over. Good to his word he was there in less than half an hour inspected and said it was likely a blocked storm drain.

We’ve had five inches of rain in just a few days so there is ponding all around the area including in our yard.

We are scoping the drain on Tuesday in the meantime we beseech the good Lord to go easy with the watering can above.

Enough is enough!

Blessing#2781-Undergrounds

You may be lying in bed like me listening to the rain and knowing your morning trot is unlikely. You may be miffed but here’s a thing I learned from my uncle Jim the farmer. There is more to life than trotting.

The poor farmers can’t get their seed in. The fields are so water logged the soy beans can’t be planted. They only have a couple more weeks left in the calendar to get them in. So trotting is not such a big deal.

Here’s the other thing I learned though. This wet weather is producing beautiful winter wheat. It’s looking so lush and healthy and should be a bumper crop.

So that just goes to show that in this life there are always ups with downs.

That is why I am having another shut eye.

Blessing#2780-Indoor Activity

Precious Peeps it PITS here PERFECT as always and ready to whistle you into a wonderful looooooooooong weekend.

It’s Memorial Day but it feels more like March. All the public pools open today so people can splash but the forecast indicates there will be plenty of puddles around the streets to do the job too!

Regardless we gotta grill. Dad is off Sunday and Monday so he says even if it’s pouring he’s firing up!

He got enough steaks for a football team but I’m sure we’ll manage to munch them.

I just love when my Dad is home as we have such fun together playing video games and snuggling. The stinking Gizz has been sneaking his way into our space which is troublesome but if he gets too close to our snacks I’ll wrap my lips around his scrawny neck.

Now I must run and get the fun started. Kong is waiting to be kissed.

I hope I have inspired you all to make the most of this holiday and have a heap of happiness.

Love y’all

Blessing#2779-Making Memories

With all the wildlife around our yard the Bro has taken up photography.

He’s a particular fan of squirrels so I thought I’d share a few of his captures.

These critters are real posers. They just sit around chewing nuts and waiting for him to snap.

They are quick off the mark though if they see me.

We believe they have nests in our big trees.

Ma says we have to be kind to them as their ancestors were here long before us.

Yesterday when we were trotting we saw a very strange squirrel. It was a blond not a white one that we’ve come across before but very definitely blond. Have any of you seen such a critter?

Could it be a new variety. Maybe we’ll be famous for finding it.

Blessing#2778-Bushy Buddies

With all the wildlife around our yard the Bro has taken up photography.

He’s a particular fan of squirrels so I thought I’d share a few of his captures.

These critters are real posers. They just sit around chewing nuts and waiting for him to snap.

They are quick off the mark though if they see me.

We believe they have nests in our big trees.

Ma says we have to be kind to them as their ancestors were here long before us.

Yesterday when we were trotting we saw a very strange squirrel. It was a blond not a white one that we’ve come across before but very definitely blond. Have any of you seen such a critter?

Could it be a new variety. Maybe we’ll be famous for finding it.

Blessing#2778-Bushy Buddies

Precious Peeps it’s Pits here to heave you over the humpty.

To be honest I need a little help myself. There have been storms in the morning and storms at night and I’m sick of shaking.

In between these horrific events yesterday Granny took us trotting in the heat. She was so happy to be hot she just kept on walking. I eventually had to lay down.

When we came back I tried drinking the swimming pool but she scolded something shocking.

Man I was thirsty. We did a little sunbathing and Granny got on her new costume and got in but didn’t go for total immersion just a token taste of what is to come.

I like the sun so much. It reminds me of KONG all orange and shiny and hot hot hot. I’m so glad we have our very own island.

I love y’all and hope to survive till Friday if not I’ll message you from heaven.

Blessing#2777-Sultry