Author: boomingbanter

This autumn has been magnificent. Beautiful sunrises and warm sunny days for the most part.

Knowing what is coming can sometimes be a benefit too.

It’s been great for me and Mega because Ma and the morning marchers go further these days “because this warm weather won’t last much longer”

It also means our trusty little snapdragons are still in full bloom all around the yard.

The patch just outside the garage door is particularly robust perhaps because a certain Princess sprays it with nitrogen most mornings!

This testament to tropical temperatures will also inevitably be nipped in the bud in the days ahead.

So while the going is good we decided to harvest another bouquet and remind ourselves that all the sunshine we have had brought us already weeks closer to spring.

Blessing#1517-Unseasonal

When we were out for our trot on Monday my mate Remington’s Mom remarked “you’re getting a little shaggy Scooby”.

That was it. As soon as we got back Ma gets the bro, who was in the middle of breakfasting, to hold me and grabs the scissors.

I didn’t even bother snarling because I know when she gets something into her head it’s going to get done. I escaped under the table though when she went for my paws.

The Princess was perplexed. Thought we’d brought her a puppy or some new fangled snack when she saw the output. That is the one advantage of being a Pit you don’t grow curls.

Ma chopped all around my eyes and the top of my head right down to my collar which left quite a pile.

She left me with a cool dude beard. It’s sorta like a reverse mullet.

So happy was she with her efforts that she decided she’d go for the chop too so off she went to Great Clips.

It looks like she told them to give her a radical Pixie as she’s now got less hair than the Pitty Princess.

We’ll both have much better perspective on life for a few weeks at least since we’ll definitely be able to see where we’re going!

Blessings#1516-Visibility

We are so stinking excited we can’t speak.

Thanks to the time change we woke up at 4:30. We tried to get back into a nice dream but nothing doing.

So at 5:00 Ma goes and gets her phone. It sleeps in the living room.

She then pulls up the window blinds and stands gazing out at the heavens!

Look look Scooby she says it’s happening.

Never in our wildest dreams did we think we’d get such a perfect view of a lunar eclipse.

From the comfort of our very own bedroom smack bang in front of us we saw it all.

Now here is the funny thing. The darker it got like the more eclipsed it was the better the pictures turned out.

Suddenly the moon was pink!

The pics are pretty pathetic but team we saw it.

Now while we’re waiting for the reverse to happen we’re writing this epistle to you and feeling so happy!

Blessing#1515-Firsts

Long long long ago when Granny was about my age she went to the Windsor Cinema on the Donegall Road in Belfast one Saturday afternoon with great Auntie Carol to see a movie.

It was a Disney movie but it scared the bejebers out of both gals because it had a barmy banshee.

Recently in our Facebook feed we’ve been getting a promotional about a new movie featuring, you guessed it, banshees. Do you think “the algorithm” knows Granny went to see Darby or do you think it’s just a coincidence?

What I hear you ask is a Banshee? I confess I had the same question myself. Well I’ve been told within Irish folklore it is the harbinger of death!

On foggy mornings like the ones we had last week you could just imagine it creeping around and jumping out on you.

Looks a bit like the Gizz all old and ugly and grey if you ask me.

He’s no good at howling though that’s my forte maybe I’ll give Granny a little free fright next time we have a pea souper.

Blessing#1514-Ghouls and Giggles

Passionate Peeps it is your very own Princess here. Have you missed me?

I know you heard of my exploits with Consuela well go figure fans there is but one Princess in this Palace and that’s me.

Her death was a God send as it brought me KONG. He is both tough and tender as all Princely sorts should be.

I just love wrapping my lips around him and in the past twenty four hours he has become just a little flaky due to my continuing embraces.

Gives that old Woofder Scooby the time to cuddle up with his Scottie.

What an absolutely amateur he is. Soft toys at his age. An embarrassment to our species.

Blessing#1513-Precocious

This is a very appropriate number for my post today because I have been rescued.

Auntie Marsha responded to my calls for help and sent a KONG for Jaws.

She said it was definitely indestructible and had been road tested on Libby her Great Dane.

I am beyond ecstatic to report that after thirty six hours of near on constant attack and on close inspection Kong is still King.

Not a smidgen of substance has been removed from his body. The house is filled with a delightful rasping that signals peace on earth and good will to all men.

I am in heaven but giving it a few more days before putting Scottie anywhere near Mega just in case.

Blessing#1512-Angelic

Yesterday was Dads birthday. We got him a big box of tricks.

It contained chest rub that he uses as an alternate body lotion, enough cough drops to keep him going to Christmas when Santa will bring more, a stock of salonpas for his sore back, a pair of readers, a big word finder in case he runs out of books, some soft socks (what is a birthday without them?) and le crème de la crème two weekly AM PM pill organizers since one would not suffice.

Since all that was seriously useful stuff we splurged on funny cards.

Can you guess who gave him which one?

Poor soul made us all dinner. The whole house still smells divine this morning of Indian spices from his lemon rice and tandoori chicken.

Keep up the good work Dad and never get older as we love you even though we drive you nuts!

Blessing #1511-Gifting

I was reflecting a few days ago with the bro on how much I missed the dear departed Piggy that his daughter dismembered some months ago.

Fear not he said dear Scoob next time I have a day off I’ll spend some of my hard earned cash and get you a new squeaky.

Good to his word he went shopping yesterday and returned with a beautiful beast for me that I’ve name Scottie as he is wearing tartan.

He got the niece a cactus called Consuela because it is said to be multilayered and indestructible.

Well no need to tell you it lasted less than thirty minutes. She ripped off the flower first, then the prickly layer and once that was gone launched into the rubber inside and soon it was toast.

Great fighting then ensued as she attempted to overthrow me and get Scottie.

Not on your life Princess.

This baby is mine and I’ll defend him till the end even if it means heading to my hide out!

Ma and I made a quick early exit to bed to beat a blood bath.

You’ll be happy to hear Scottie spent a happy night snuggled up with Ma and me and is up and ready to fight on another day.

Blessing#1510-Bearing Up

Do you ever wake up and roll over and go back to sleep and have a lovely dream.

It is my experience that the dreams you have in the morning are always sweet unlike the ones that wake you up in the middle of the night. Everyone is kind and no one is cross and it can really set you up for day even if you have to deal with demons.

I love sleeping. In fact apart from going car it’s my favorite thing in the whole world to do. If I had to choose between the two I’d choose sleep.

My ideal place for a timeless uninterrupted slumber is under the bed it’s so snuggly and free of human tossing.

As I have to take care of Mom when shes awake and Dad when she’s away I don’t get that much opportunity to slumber unless we have an afternoon siesta.

A long nights sleep is the greatest thing ever invented. I think heaven will be like a really good dream.

Wonder why we don’t sleep more. Oh well time to scrape myself off the carpet and do worldly work!

Blessing#1509-Rested

Hi y’all how was you Halloween? Ours was very warm and a little wet but we still got takers for our candy.

Granny made me and the Gizz stay indoors but we still greeted everyone with a good old growl.

Some of our neighborhood yards were adorned with all sorts of huge blown up critters this year. That’s the new in thing!

Take the Kitty that was as tall as the first floor of a house. Sorta spooked me first time I saw it but when you realize it’s not out to get you it cool.

If you happen to be afraid of spiders close your eyes now

Of course you can tell it’s not real unlike the ones Granny wrapped around our candy bucket which were tarantula types and could be mistaken for the real McCoy!

The award for best decor certainly doesn’t go to our feeble ghosts and skulls.

We’re giving it to Jasmit and Scott and their girls at the end of our cul de sac for their graveyard

Their swinging corpse freaks Granny out each time she passes it because it moves mysteriously.

Cracks me up watching her and the ghoulish old Gizz jump!

Blessing#1508-Howling