Author: boomingbanter

In the hope of attracting the younger yogis I’m issuing a few poses to show I’m a guru.

It’s important for the financing of my campaign that I get this body of the electorate on board.

They have considerable disposable income and love to be seen to be together and in touch with their spiritual side.

Who better to follow than me.

I’m so very very very flexible!

Blessing#1679-Zen

Cousin Krishna is a pathologist so he spends a lot of time looking at tissue samples under the microscope.

He’s also very funny.

Keeps Ma laughing even under the worst of circumstances.

So we were inspired on our way to the beleaguered building to reverse the camera.

Once the contract for the roofer was signed and he had the tarp on we took some more.

Step one done. We can smile again! I’ll be back to campaigning tomorrow or maybe the next day now that Ma is stabilized!

Blessing#1678-Selfies

We are doing our best to keep Ma entertained playing dodge the daffodils.

Jaws is quite good at it. Wish she’d eat one and die!!! Jaws that is not Ma!!!!

Don’t tell anyone but Ma is down in the dumps. We are lighting candles for her.

A new roof is needed and it’s going to be big bucks. More than Ma made all last year.

She has to fix it. There is no other option.

She has insurance but there is a deductible and making a claim means the premium will go through the roof. Oh that was seriously a really bad pun!

Blessing#1677-Working on One!

We slept better last night. It was cooler, both the external temperature and the heat from the sunburn had gone south. Add to this that there is only so much anxiety you can accumulate and we were all set.

I got up beside Ma and gave her my very best weighted blanket effect and she slumbered soundly.

She just had a happy dream too. Here’s how it went.

She and Auntie Carol and me were shopping in a little seaside village and buying a picture for Dad in an antique store. All the art was arranged together like patchwork.

The lady who sold the piece knew Ma had a treasure store in the same town and knew Ma was looking at her display and planning to copy it. She pretended she didn’t know though and took her $10.

Funny the way in dreams everyone can read each others mind. They all nose you know!!!!

Now we have awakened to a gale again. So what is left of the roof is probably in the parking lot at the store.

Onwards and upwards though. We have scones to bake and lots to think about on how to copy that art display!!!!!

I may snooze some more as I have catching up to do.

Blessing#a1676-Sweeter Dreams

My poor old Ma never seems to catch a break with that old building she calls her business. It may look pretty but it’s a nightmare.

She’s poured so much money into repairs she’d have to sell enough tea to float the titanic to every recover her « investment »

The latest disaster is the roof.

As she was leaving after work ready for the weekend she noticed something very strange as she gazed up admiring at the old place from a sideways angle.

She got Auntie Paula out to take a look and she agreed there was a problem. Something must have happened during that big storm two weeks ago but what is that. Certainly not shingles!

Photos were sent to her usual handyman Tom who took one look and declared it out of the scope of his skill set. Definitely a roofers job.

She called the tenant to see if there were any leaks in the apartment above the tearoom.

« Oh yes I’ve been meaning to tell you » the tenant said «there is a leak above the fan in the dining room »

So now of course we are all anxious and Ma can’t sleep and we are praying that it doesn’t rain until the roofer comes on Monday.

Each time something happens Ma questions her own sanity in ever taking this place on.

Could this be the cure to convince her to let go and just be a retired lady who lunches in our beautiful hometown of Powell instead of a tea lady in Marion. It’s a very expensive hobby!!!

Blessing#1675-Bitter Pills

Greetings Passionate Peeps it’s your one and only Pitty Princess publishing today.

My nasal cavity has been assaulted with wondrous aromas these past days.

The pear trees on our path to the park have gone into overdrive as you can see from these pics my beloved Auntie Denise took.

Add to this the hyacinths that Granny has in the house that make me sneeze and I’m about to pass out.

Granny doesn’t understand that I smell exponentially more than she can.

My Dad knows though that this abundance of scent calls for treatment.

He slapped a spoon of peanut butter on my suffering snout.

Man it was fun rubbing it in.

Yum yum yum!!!

Blessing#1674-Nose Jobs

This week has been like summer. Unbelievable warm with record breaking temperatures as Aretha’s thermometer will prove!

Now don’t get me wrong I’m loving it because Ma just keeps on walking.

Her poor little legs were as white as her hair when she threw off the trousers and opted to expose them on Sunday.

Since then though they have taken on a very rosy hew.

Each free moment she got at the tearoom this week, and there were quite some, she was out sitting in the sun.

The downside of this is she is emanating excessive amounts of heat so I have had to sleep under the bed. She’s way too hot to snuggle with.

By all accounts a cooling breeze is coming for the weekend.

Blessing #1673-Early Tan

The current incumbent of my future position was in Mom’s hometown, Belfast, yesterday.

He flew in with his entourage on Air Force One.

It’s a huge jumbo jet and since I won’t need nearly as large a security squad, as I can snarl myself safe, I plan to scale back on my aircraft.

You have really got to walk the talk when it comes to environmental impact so following negotiations I expect to see a few trees planted in the Emerald Isle over the next few days.

It’s a pity I haven’t been there yet but my time will come. I’d be delighted to stay in a country kennel but downtown sure looks swell and I sense Ma might enjoy a little luxury.

I have the look down pat and I’ll be sure to give those trees a fine fertilizing treatment because I know in Ireland they won’t need much watering.

As Oscar said you gotta let things mature and evolve.

Blessing#1672-Going Green

Brace yourself for this I have become an international celebrity.

Ma didn’t stop at posting our pics on Facebook for World Pet Day yesterday she also sent my snap to U105, her favorite Ulster radio station, when she got stuck in a traffic jam on the way to work.

DJ Carolyn Stewart mentioned me.

Said I was gorgeous! Absolutely spot on!!!

Wonder what she’d have thought of Memorial and her Mom who were grazing in our yard yesterday when we got up.

See our pets are not just your average domestic dudes we got dear deer too.

Blessing#1671-Petting Zoo

Yesterday after a luxurious unplanned lie in we had a very productive morning. Bank, shopping, cooking chili, baking scones and after a little lunch we adjourned for a siesta.

While we were sleeping our water provider called to ask if we had a leak or left a tap on or if any of our toilets were running as our water consumption had increased.

Dad checked everywhere and all seemed OK but then he went to the boiler room and you guessed it we had a drip drip dripping. It had soaked a whole pile of boxes and there was a puddle like a pond on the floor.

Panic! Call the plumber. The call was placed at 3:15 and the receptionist said that most likely it would be after 4:30 when they’d be able to get there so it would be the emergency rate. No problem Ma said send them please.

Guess what though Jerry arrived at 4:15, fixed the pipe that had an age related pinhole leak, and since he was here anyway did a little repair to a toilet that had a cistern problem all within the hour.

Now that’s what you call great service and just think if our water company hadn’t called the issues we might have had.

Blessing#1670-Magic Monitoring