Author: boomingbanter

I’m always happy when Ma gets a God Wink.

Sometimes she gets a bit despondent about all she has to do and somewhat stressed.

Sure as shooting in steps the Almighty and gives her a gift.

Yesterday when she was setting Consuelo to work all of a sudden in the little wilderness garden at the new ranch Resurrection Lilies appeared.

She had no idea what they were until Auntie Marsha enlightened her.

They were the plants that were giving all those green leaves in spring that withered and died but who knew what was to follow.

Now she is upbeat and thinking of future bouquets and present bounty!!!

Blessing#2495-Divine Donation

Auntie Bonnie just posted on Facebook about her new technique to deal with spam callers. She pretends she’s glad to hear from them!!!

Ma has her ways too. If they ask how old she is she usually replies 95. That gets rid of most of them immediately.

Her best tactic though is to say I CANNOT HEAR YOU SPEAK LOUDER!! After the third round of tries they give up.

Of course saying that you have got the wrong number if they ask for you by name is easy particularly if you happen to have a Belfast accent living in Ohio!

I’m sometimes called in to help if she is feeling vicious. She’ll yell DEER which always gets me barking and then put me on speaker phone.

It’s amazing the different area codes these dudes call from and of course for the business Ma has to answer just in case it’s a booking but she now completely refuses to respond to a certain local area code that happens to be her own as ninety nine times out of a hundred it’s spam.

Now here’s a thought for you just imagine yourself as the person making these calls they must get so fed up or are they robots?

Regardless maybe we should just say we are delighted to hear from them as Bonnie suggests.

Share your stories on spam.

Blessing#2494-Conversations

Auntie Bonnie just posted on Facebook about her new technique to deal with spam callers. She pretends she’s glad to hear from them!!!

Ma has her ways too. If they ask how old she is she usually replies 95. That gets rid of most of them immediately.

Her best tactic though is to say I CANNOT HEAR YOU SPEAK LOUDER!! After the third round of tries they give up.

Of course saying that you have got the wrong number if they ask for you by name is easy particularly if you happen to have a Belfast accent living in Ohio!

I’m sometimes called in to help if she is feeling vicious. She’ll yell DEER which always gets me barking and then put me on speaker phone.

It’s amazing the different area codes these dudes call from and of course for the business Ma has to answer just in case it’s a booking but she now completely refuses to respond to a certain local area code that happens to be her own as ninety nine times out of a hundred it’s spam.

Now here’s a thought for you just imagine yourself as the person making these calls they must get so fed up or are they robots?

Regardless maybe we should just say we are delighted to hear from them as Bonnie suggests.

Share your stories on spam.

Blessing#2494-Conversations

Precious Peeps it’s the PERFECT ONE here to propel you into a splendid weekend.

The sun is splitting the skies and the corn is growing so fast you could see it get taller without a time lapse if you stopped and waited for a hour!

Auntie Marsha has taught Ma a new way to get to the tearoom that makes it feel like she’s an extra in Oklahoma!

I’d love to be let loose in one of those fields.

Can you imagine the freedom and all the small critters that might be around to snack on.

Granny would never be able to track me down.

When we move these fields will only be two miles from the ranch so maybe one day I’ll take off for a romp.

In the meantime enjoy these beautiful scenes and stay cool critters.

Blessing#2483-Primary Colors

I am gifted when it comes to intensive care. Really I should be called Doc!

While the hoomans watched the Birds again to relax (!!) I tenderly tended to my niece.

She is feeling the stress like all if us even though she will not admit it.

Ma ate a family sized pack of Pringle’s after dinner while watching the Avian adventures and looking for Alfred.

I think that a modicum of moderation might just help mother.

Don’t I sound polite like those peeps from the sixties.

Poshness rubs off easily on someone as polished as me.

Blessing#2492-Toffs

Precious Peeps it’s your perfect Pitty here to push you over the humpty.

I’ve had to give Granny quite a shove these last few days but with my tender loving care and encouragement she has manage to make her way out of the study.

I gave her a gazillion kisses.

If you know someone who needs my talents please advise.

For a small fee of a box of MILKBONE I’d be happy to hop over and take care of you.

If you prefer to avoid my love in person send MILKBONE and I’ll text you tenderly instead.

Be like me and keep on chewing till you’re all done!

Blessing#2491-Rewarding Results

It’s very tiring tearing up and trashing.

Ma says she’d rather eat a Nyla than do this even one of Nala’s.

There are piles everywhere some for trash others for friends some for the shop and some for the church book sale from whence many came.

It is quite cramped in the study with papers over the floor but we managed to squeeze in and one bookcase has been liberated and brought to the garage to trash

Ma has got till Thursday to reflect on this.

My feeling is it may find its way to the tearoom or to the garage of the new ranch even if it is not in perfect shape.

We only have about a hundred shelves already but you know Ma she is a great one for rescue!

I’m grateful for that!!!

Blessing#2490-Saved Solutions

Last night we were watching Rick Stein. He was in Bangladesh and what he said hit home.

When you see the struggles that some endure with grace each day you should be grateful for what you’ve got.

Yet were not are we?

Take this morning as an example. We’re lying here in our nice warm bed in our big kennel about to get up to get a good brekkie but we’re already seething that we have to spend the day purging the piles of papers that has collected over the past fifteen years.

On that program last night we saw men and women manually removing stone from a lake and grading it in sieves into different weights.

They did that day after day for $2 a day.

I am going to remind Ma of this as she huffs and puffs. I going to tell her to put on U105 and listen to her favorite tunes and drink some of her favorite soda and pretend this is fun even if it isn’t.

We can always stop and have a siesta and snuggle a little too.

Like Mary Poppins we’re sure to find some “Element of Fun” if we dig deep enough!

Blessing#2489-Perspectives on Papers

Ma went to an auction yesterday in the little town close to Uncle Jim and Aunty Marsha’s farm.

The fixer upper flipping has gone to her head.

In addition to being an antique dealer and a restauranteur she now sees herself as a real estate mogul!

Heaven help us all.

Granted the place was cute and full of character as it was built and decorated to resemble a boat.

You have to feel sorry for poor Dad not to mention me!!

She set off with the check book in purse and had a sum in mind for the property. The auctioneer started well above her number but there wasn’t much action.

In the end the executor of the estate refused the amount offered and a private negotiation ensued so Ma was not privy to the price expected except that it was at least double what she had in mind.

Thank heavens for that. I don’t think I could take another round of sleepless night tossing and turning and dreaming of stripping wallpaper!!!

Blessing#2488-Outbid

Ma is lucky. It comes with being Irish I guess.

Of course she found me which was her greatest discovery.

She also gets so many gifts for the tearoom from her customers.

The latest came from a regular customer who was in on Thursday with her granddaughters.

She asked Ma if she’d like to have her grandmothers display cabinet for merchandising her treasures.

Of course Ma said yes and the lady returned yesterday with this very beautiful piece of furniture.

It fits in perfectly with the period of the party room and is how the proud holder of all the silver that we’re given by other friends.

Sometimes I wonder if I was to set up a dog kernel would people bring me gifts too maybe a nice soft bed or a fancy bowl or even a few nibbles .

Anyway Ma is happy and so is the kind lady who gave the piece to her as she knows it has a happy home.

Blessing#2487-Perfect Fit