Booming Banter

Ma just told me that she has a skelf in the index finger of her right hand. She’s not sure when she got it. I wasn’t sure what it was until she explained that it’s a tiny sliver of wood or glass or maybe a thorn and it hurts like crazy.

I told the old gal she ought to walk around the streets on four bare paws and then she’d know what pain is all about.

I give mine a good old licking as a means of therapy so I’ve offered to treat he paw too.

Isn’t it strange though how a tiny thing can hurt if it’s right on a spot you use a lot. If that skelf had been on her elbow she’d maybe never have noticed.

Its presence however has resulted in me leaning a new word. For you who like me were unfamiliar with SKELF its of Scottish origin derived from Gaelic.

Now that I know it I’m going to use it as in just give me a skelf of cheese please!

See if you can find an opportunity to show off today too!

Blessing#2739-New Nouns

I’m so glad it’s Saturday because that means I’ll have pizza tonight.

Ma is always in a good mood because she doesn’t have to cook.

She always shares her crusts with me and Jaws.

She’ll probably subject us to some soppy love story or royal rumbles while she wraps her chops around her slices.

I’ll put my head on her knee and gaze until she gives in.

It’s one of those foods I could eat everyday. So much better than kibble.

Blessing#2738-Pie Day

Precious Peeps it’s PITS here with KONG to whistle you into a wonderful weekend.

Granny was telling us that yesterday on BBC Radio Ulster she heard the old song “How much is that Doggy in the Window”

She said the line in the song “He can’t take a goldfish for a walk” really stood out to her for the first time because of our situation.

Of course we explained that it’s of no consequence to us that Kong can’t trot because he is still very fit with all his swimming. More importantly we share much more important things like poetry and a passion for food.

All in all we’re as happy as pigs in muck.

Unlike the lady in the doggy song we are not about to abandon each other and take off to California.

What a very strange song that is.

You could write a Ph.D thesis on it.

We won’t of course but we bet you’ll check it out this weekend and have some eye opening perspective by studying it line by line.

Just remember true love conquers all concerns

Be like us love for the long haul. Must dash have brekkie break coming over which we bond beautifully.

Blessing#2737-Lyrical

We are all hopeful that things are warming up. It was freezing at the beginning of the week and Ma doesn’t trot far with a frost.

These past few days though with the thermometer mounting she’s been really getting us our steps.

Last night after dinner she went even further and we all piled into the car to go the the locally famous Fred’s for ice-cream.

This is a little stall like shop found in one of the less upmarket areas of our town but it shines out bright and clean as a beacon of light.

There was a line of cars wrapped around the little place and people also outside waiting for their orders.

Fred didn’t disappoint. Ma and Pa had orange sherbet sundaes and the bro had come concoction made with Oreo cookies. The beautiful young lady who serves us asked if we’d like pup cups for the niece and me but the Bro declined on the basis it might result in a blood bath.

We learned that this ice-cream is so good that it didn’t melt even a tiny bit as we ate it in the way home. The portions are GIGANTIC!

Ma and the Bro managed to munch all of theirs but Dad was done before he reached half way.

This will definitely be a destination for us all this summer it truly is an awesome place.

Blessing#2736-Dessert Winds

We are all hopeful that things are warming up. It was freezing at the beginning of the week and Ma doesn’t trot far with a frost.

These past few days though with the thermometer mounting she’s been really getting us our steps.

Last night after dinner she went even further and we all piled into the car to go the the locally famous Fred’s for ice-cream.

This is a little stall like shop found in one of the less upmarket areas of our town but it shines out bright and clean as a beacon of light.

There was a line of cars wrapped around the little place and people also outside waiting for their orders.

Fred didn’t disappoint. Ma and Pa had orange sherbet sundaes and the bro had come concoction made with Oreo cookies. The beautiful young lady who serves us asked if we’d like pup cups for the niece and me but the Bro declined on the basis it might result in a blood bath.

We learned that this ice-cream is so good that it didn’t melt even a tiny bit as we ate it in the way home. The portions are GIGANTIC!

Ma and the Bro managed to munch all of theirs but Dad was done before he reached half way.

This will definitely be a destination for us all this summer it truly is an awesome place.

Blessing#2736-Dessert Winds

Precious Peeps it’s your Perfect Pitty here to heave you over the humpty.

This particular Pitty post is all about Grannies.

See there is a Gibson family reunion of sorts going on in Northern Ireland because cousin Rob is home from New Zealand.

At these events the family bring old picture albums to share so even though Granny was not there she was if you see what I mean.

Cousin Anne sent her this snap of my Granny with her Granny.

Granny’s Granny looks all sort of jolly and cuddly whereas my Granny looks kinda grumpy.

That doesn’t surprise me as she can get a little salty at times and it’s nothing to do with sea air.

Anyway I thought I’d share this epic piece of history dating back close to sixty years with you.

It’s amazing to me and clearly shows where I got my fashionista genes from.

Have fun today and spend a moment reflecting on your Granny’s Granny too.

I love you almost as much as the Fish in the Dish. We’ll talk Friday.

Blessing#2735-Memory Lane

It has been raining here for days so the ground is very soggy.

Clearly it is perfect growing weather for dandelions because they are blooming like crazy.

Ma says they are considered weeds but that they are much maligned and relatives of marigolds.

In Europe the leaves are used to make a salad with bacon and egg and Ma says it’s yummy.

Conker clearly likes them.

Seems they also have powerful diuretic powers and were used as medicine by the druids.

We really should stop knocking them because they are bright and beautiful and jolly as can be.

We still plan to mow them though when the ground dries out before they turn into those ugly puff balls.

Blessing#2734-Spring Flowers

With all the fuss about groundhogs and Easter we forget to tell you about something extra cool that took place last week in Belfast.

As y’all must know Belfast is when Ma comes from so she follows all the news from HOME. It is also the city where the titanic was built.

On April 2nd 1912 the great vessel left the Harland and Wolff shipyard and sailed down Belfast Lough on her way to Southampton to pick up her first passenger.

In memory of this event someone had the great idea of simulating the spectacle using drones.

So it was that on April 2nd last week the harbor was flooded with the lights of the floating giant once more.

We only saw pictures but they’re so beautiful that we hope this will become an annual event so once we might see.

It’s a resurrection of sorts don’t you think.

Blessing#2733-Recreation

With all the fuss about groundhogs and Easter we forget to tell you about something extra cool that took place last week in Belfast.

As y’all must know Belfast is where Ma comes from so she follows all the news from HOME. It is also the city where the titanic was built.

On April 2nd 1912 the great vessel left the Harland and Wolff shipyard and sailed down Belfast Lough on her way to Southampton to pick up her first passenger.

In memory of this event someone had the great idea of simulating the spectacle using drones.

So it was that on April 2nd last week the harbor was flooded with the lights of the floating giant once more.

We only saw pictures but they’re so beautiful that we hope this will become an annual event so once we might see.

It’s a resurrection of sorts don’t you think.

Blessing#2733-Recreation

Happy Easter Day to you all! I’m excited because Ma said she’d share a buckeye with me.

Now don’t panic we’re not eating groundhog at least not yet.

What we’re having are confections of the outmost delicacy that Auntie Marsha got us. For those of you who don’t live in Ohio these are the state sweet.

They are made by mixing icing sugar and peanut butter and then rolling in chocolate. You leave a bit of the peanut butter showing so the end result looks like a chestnut/buckeye/conker.

Anyway since the ones Auntie Marsha gifted us are gigantic and she got us a whole big box Mum said she’d share one with me and I can have the inside bit.

I’ve never had one before so must motor on and get tucked in. Eggs and soldiers first!

Hope you have a cracking day.

Blessing#2732-Festive Food