Booming Banter

You know Ma and me always follow the news from Northern Ireland well yesterday there was a story that caught our eye.

A cleric of the Church of Ireland Archdeacon Robert Miller has been appointed to be the new chaplain at The Chapel Royal Hampton Court Palace in London.

If you’ve never been there, like me, you must add this historic gem to your bucket list. Ma says it’s one of her favorite places in the whole wide world.

Just imagine walking down the aisle of the chapel where Henry Vlll once lived and all the Kings and Queens that came after him.

What a phenomenal place to work. Lucy Worsley the historian who does all the TV stories that we all love so much has her office there.

There must definitely be a vibe of Tudor times ahead for Rev Rob we can hear the lutes from here.

Bet you’ll be humming Greensleeves all day now!!

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Well we needed it! The rain that is! We got a lot in a few hours! So much so we were on flood watch!

The downpours did a job on the Resurrection Lilies though. The poor things got battered to the ground.

Ma left them for a few hours to see if the fallen flamingos would rise up again but they didn’t.

So she cut a big bunch and brought them indoors.

You simple couldn’t let all that beauty so to waste. You gotta take what you get!

Blessing#2847-Making the Most

They’ve popped!!

Our resurrection lilies are back in force.

What a great surprise they were when we saw them for the first time last summer during our renovation.

Now that we live here we can see them all day every day.

It’s amazing how quickly they shoot up and they look like flamingos from a distance.

Up close they are so beautiful and very elegant on their long stems.

Ma couldn’t resist and cut a few and brought them in.

I love our yard. It has some surprises around every corner.

Blessing#2846-Natural Beauties

Poor Dad got in trouble with Ma yesterday.

She had friends coming over who’d seen the new ranch when it was in the middle of renovations and were keen to see the finished work.

Ma dusted and swiftered and swept the deck and such before she went to work.

The friends had gone to the tearoom for lunch and when they’d finished and Ma did the dishes and closed up shop they all came home here.

As agreed Ma came in before the visitors to get me and the niece into the Bro’s room out of the way.

She almost had a fit when she walked in.

Dad was in the kitchen making my dinner. He’d chopped up some sausage and microwaved it with some of my kibble to make me a special treat.

The whole kitchen smelt like a pet food factory.

I thought Ma was going to blow a fuse. She had to explain that the house didn’t usually smell like this when she opened the door to let her friends in.

To me it was a divine odor but Ma is still huffing.

She says men don’t think. Well I do. I thought I want that good dinner and instead I get locked up!

Blessing#2845-Aroma Maker

Precious Peeps it’s me the PERFECT ONE here to whistle you into a wonderful weekend.

Yesterday I made an escape bid.

Granny went for our groceries because she said our fridge was like “Mother Hubbards Cupboard”.

When she came back she brought one load in and left the door to the back hall slightly ajar.

I saw my chance and sneaked out and you know what she didn’t even notice!

It was only when she went for the second bag and I didn’t come sniffing that she realized I’d gone.

Aren’t I smart.

Alas she is smarter! Not in the least pretty but smart!!!

She hollered “Oh Nala do you want to go car”. I was inspecting the neighbor back yard at the time but I believed her so when she opened the door I jumped in the trunk.

She closed it and said she’d be right back.

After a while when she’d put all the food for the week away she showed up with my leash, slung it round my neck and dragged me back into the house.

Bummer I could have been officially declare missing by now if I hadn’t listened to her plot.

Next time I’m heading off for an extended period to seek a handsome prince. I need a man in my life who doesn’t look like a piece of grey fluff.

In the meantime I’ll look for every opportunity to do a runner!!!

It pays to be actively seeking solutions to make your dreams come true as it keeps you fit and fab like me. Try it and have fun.

Be fabulous and I’ll keep up my good work of being the one and only Precious Princess!

Blessing#2844-Training

Do you have days when glitches start as soon as you wake up.

So it was this morning with our WiFi.

It’s still in and out. We’re typing this on 5G. Oh no wait it’s back on!!!

Ma doesn’t like this it gives her a bad sense for what lies ahead she imagines there are going to be hiccups.

I tell her to chill. It’s only technology. It’s not alive. It can’t give you a hug or snuggle. It’s not able to bite you either!!

She says she knows but she’s still anxious

Blessing#2843-Signs and Symptoms

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

I’ve been following closely the antics of Axel and can inform y’all of some breaking news. He’s not moving in at Number Ten Downing Street.

Seems he has a little bit of a temper and there is concern he may nuke Larry the cat.

Since he’s not such a sweetie and since he won’t provide me access to royalty I’ve decided he’s not worth pursuing.

I need to conserve my energies for more worthy causes.

If you know of any handsome and eligible pooches of princes or billionaires shoot their pic my way.

They don’t have to be as beautiful as me because that would be impossible.

I love you almost as much as myself.

Talk Friday.

Blessing#2842-Man Hunts

Ma had to work yesterday as she had a birthday party so today we’re taking it easy.

Our plan is to do little outdoor fun projects. Nothing too taxing. We may not even bother with them.

We are going to be TENDER on ourselves.

That’s a word we like a lot.

You might be like steak. TOUGH sometimes but if you’re stewed long enough you can become TENDER.

Stew means slow and rather than do our usual manic rushing we’re just going easy.

If it weren’t for the need for a pee I might just stay here till noon.

Blessing#2841-R&R

One of ma’s gladioli fell over. It got too top heavy. So we had to cut it.

We didn’t want it to be lonely so we cut a few more that were coming to the end if their flowering time.

Together they looked so colorful.

It got us thinking.

Imagine animals had fur like flowers that was that bright and bold.

I know I know I hear you. We aren’t that way because we have to blend in with forests and so on but for a moment just imagine.

The niece would be hot pink. I know that for sure.

I see myself as a mighty mauve not quite purple but close.

Ma would be green not sage but that florescent light type to match her handbag.

The Bro would be red like the flag of China and Dad would be orange but brighter than an orangutan.

What color are you?

Blessing#2840-Rainbows

Y’all know we are a crazy lot. Well the Bro’s most recent exploits takes this to a new dimension.

He has taken up Bull Riding!

This has taken place on consecutive days at country fairs in nearby towns.

These critters are not electric my friends they are the real McCoy giant cattle!

So far he has made it for only a matter of seconds but is determined to up his game.

He dreams of Texas and we’re not talking toast.

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