Booming Banter

Precious Peeps it’s your very own Pitty Princess here to welcome you into a wonderful weekend.

The footie will be fab.

I also plan to do a lot of basking in the sunshine. I am very very good at that.

Granny says I look like a little seal.

Sometimes she tells me “enough is enough young lady you are going to get heat stroke”

I ignore her and pretend to be asleep.

I dream of tropical islands and handsome fellows and of course I dream of snacks.

Some might be cool and refreshing like popsicles and some might be salty like sausages.

When your lying in the sun do you dream happy dreams too?

I think the warmth of those golden rays are like an invisible blanket.

I just love it.

No matter what you’ve planned this weekend be sure to take time out and be like me do nothing for a while and soak up the sun.

It’s sure to make you a little more magical and maybe just a tad more like me the PERFECT one!

Blessing#2828-UV

Ma likes to stay connected to “home”. For those of you who don’t know that’s Northern Ireland. Until recently she listened to a radio station called U105 that was mostly pop music and chat. That got cut off from streaming in our area some months ago.

We found BBC Radio Ulster as an alternative and this has been a great discovery as it has lots of variety.

When we wake up we listen to the news and current affairs program for a little while before we plunge into the day.

After that when we’re having our brekkie we listen to Hugo. He’s an older guy who plays tunes from the sixties and seventies and a lot of country music. He talks a lot and makes us laugh.

On the way to work it’s time for some pop with Conor. He is youthful and chatty and gives us a boost.

There is a gap while Ma’s at the tearoom but now when she gets home we switch on again and listen to the mellow music of the night on the deck.

Sundays are especially good if you have a long drive because they also through in gardening and opera and religious programming.

All this to say that sometimes when something stops something better starts or as the old adage goes “when one door closes another one opens” and it turns out to be for the best.

Blessing#2827-Switched On

Precious Peeps it’s Pits here PERFECT as ever and ready to heave you over the humpty.

Well Switzerland is celebrating. They are through to the quarterfinals. All our friends are ecstatic.

We crunched our way through the penalty kick off with cherries. Granny says that they spell summer.

As we were eating them Granny told me that she never tasted a cherry until she was 12. She says when she was young they had strawberries as a treat in summer. They weren’t available all year round like they are now so everyone looked forward to having them.

That’s the way it is now with cherries. They probably can be found in mid winter but you’d have to do research to find them but in summer they are in all the stores for a month or so.

I like them very much but Granny always has to take the stone out of them before I get one which mean they come with some of her slobber. That’s OK she’s a sweet old soul for sharing.

I hope you enjoy some too. Remember “life isn’t always a bowl of cherries” but it is when you have some.

Love y’all

Blessing#2826-In Season

Well that’s it for the USA at the World Cup. If you didn’t see the match they tried real hard but Belgium finished their opportunities much better.

Today we’re rooting for Switzerland as the hoomans lived there for a long time and have many friends there. If they get though it will be the first time the Swiss get into the quarter finals since 1954!

Ma is already planning what she’ll do for food on Saturday for the England game. Should we have fish and chips? Should we make sausage rolls? Or should we have the most popular dish in the UK that is chicken tikka masala!

It’s all getting so exciting.

Blessing#2825-Last Eight

I’m glad Ma is home. My life is not the same when she’s not around you see we have an understanding.

I know how to take care of her. She was so disappointed her trip didn’t work out as planned as she had so looked forward to it but you know what it’s not the end of the world.

We are already doing better after Englands mighty win over Mexico last night in the World Cup. That’s the best game of the tournament so far.

When Ma started screaming I knew her spirits were lifting.

Now we can’t wait till Saturday and the quater final and will be singing “only in Miami” all week.

Blessing#2824-New Anticipation

Ma sent me a text early this morning it read simply “SURVIVED”. She then elaborated a little while ago.

The fourth of July celebrations in Washington were memorable but not in the sense she’d hoped for.

First the line to enter the Mall was totally unmanaged. People were crushed like sardines and many were collapsing all around. After hours standing in heat above 105F the security gates were finally opened and people were allowed in.

For a brief moment things went well, people were given as much water as they wanted and the fly past of all sorts of aircraft was wonderful.

It didn’t last long. Clouds rolled in and the Mall was evacuated for fear of storms. People were told to go to certain museums but no one knew where to go.

After several more hours waiting for the storms to arrive the Bro left and went back to the hotel. Ma stayed because she’d come to see the fireworks but lost any joy she may have had in the moment.

This was one of those experiences that you wish you’d never had but you know you’ll never forget!

The best thing about the day is that it is over.

Blessing#2823-Milestones

A very happy Independence Day to y’all.

My secretary is in a great rush to get on the road and leave me INDÉPENDANT here at home.

I’m a tad miffed I can’t go but along with very many other things dogs are not allowed on The Mall today.

The drive to the hotel will take around seven and a half hours. That’s just the start of the adventure. The Bro and Ma then must find the nearest subway station and get into the capital itself.

No easy feat on a day such as this.

Let hope all goes OK the heat will be horrific but the fireworks will be fun.

I’m off now to take charge of this household.

Talk tomorrow.

Blessing#2822-BIG Celebration

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

It’s going to be a fun one for my Dad and Granny because tomorrow they are going to drive to Washington DC to see the big fireworks show.

They plan to stay the night and return here on Sunday so the Grey Gizzard and me are taking care of Grandpa.

We have strict institutions from Granny that we must do everything that he tells us or he’ll get cross with us.

The Gizz and I have colluded and concluded that we could have a lot of opportunities for serious snacks with Grandpa being home alone!

I’m feeling so grown up about all of this. The only thing I’m anxious about are the local fireworks that make me shake but maybe if I eat enough I’ll be in a food induced coma before they start.

Hope y’all have a swell time celebrating independence but remember that while there may be no kings in this country there is a very Pretty Princess.

Stay cool like me and enjoy!!

Blessing#2821-Fenced Yards

Ma doesn’t care for the word “lethargic” she’s says she’s not fond of that type of character unless it’s cute like a sloth. She likes chipmunks and such beings that have speed and energy. That’s why she loves me and the niece. We’re movers and shakers.

However, under the current meteorological conditions she feels the word could be appropriate because it evokes an aura of dampness and dullness and drowsiness.

What words do you have that you don’t care for but use on occasions?

Share please.

Blessing#2820-Lying Low

Precious Peeps it’s PITS here to heave you over the humpty. I’m doing a little better but we are under what meteorologist call a heat dome.

It’s like we are trapped in an oven and are baking very slowly.

Yesterday when Dad came home from work he pulled me into the pool. When that water hits it sure is refreshing but I prefer to lie on top of the vent of the air conditioner in the back hall.

It’s the coolest place in the house but yesterday my repos was sadly interrupted by the cheeping of the smoke alarm.

It was one of those annoying little high pitched beeps you get when the battery needs changing. It frightens me no end. Even the Gizz gets shaky with that sound.

We both cling to Granny’s feet when it happens until she understands and gets the battery changed. Since she was baking while it was buzzing it took a while so we were shaking like it was storming.

Speaking of storms a good downpour would not go amiss right now but as I’ve learned from every weather forecaster in this hemisphere that doesn’t happen in heat domes.

So we must endure and do our best to stay cool!

Gotta run as we gotta trot early.

Blessing#2819-Cheeper Chopped