Author: boomingbanter

Precious Peeps it’s your very own Precocious Pitty here to help you happily over the hump.

Today we will reflect on the just announced Cambridge word of the year and it is

MANIFEST.

Seems its use has soared in popularity over the past year thanks to celebrities believing that you can change things just by thinking you can. Chew on that for a moment.

A load of boloney if you ask Granny although she, like me, does believe in positive thinking.

Truth be told she was totally unaware of this trend.

She is stuck under a stone sometimes and while she has been known to use the said word occasionally it is usually in the good old Chaucerian context.

Blessing#2280-Obviously

You know the parents go each week to their Tuesday Morning Group affectionately referred to as TMG.

Currently, along with the rest of the Church the TMGers are studying a book called “An Unlikely Advent”.

The chapter this week is all about the wise men from the east. Ma believes they were Zoroastrians because she likes the idea of that ancient religion being linked to ours.

Regardless these dudes followed a star.

So Ma thought she’d make some very tiny shortbreads, no bigger than a quarter, in the shape of the star for the TMG snack event that proceeds each meeting.

That way the good people can say that they swallowed a star!!!!!

Blessing#2279-Play on Words

So you may or may not know that we published the daily banter twice yesterday.

Why?

Well Facebook took down our original post! Scandal!

Why? Here’s what they say!

Now this will keep you busy for a bit.

Read again the message from facebook and compare the acceptable text in take two with the one above and you will have understood the “issue”

If you get it I’ll give you a star!

If you don’t I’ll speak with you tomorrow anyway.

Blessing#2278-Spotting The Difference

Well the bread puddings were given the thumbs up and may need to be manufactured on a regular basis.

We are never short of crusts!

The only thing better than them yesterday was the reopening of Notre Dame. WOW is all I can say it is so beautiful.

I really need to go see Quasi. Bet he never thought when the fire happened that the bells would need to be rung again so soon. It is so light and bright and ancient and modern all rolled into one.

Made me think that its makeover was a bit like bread pudding something magic happened when the charred remains were whisked together with new ingredients under the guidance of the master chef!

Blessing#2277-Resurrection.

Well the bread puddings were give a triple A rating and may need to be manufactured on a regular basis. We are never short of crusts!

The only thing better than them yesterday was the reopening of Notre Dame.

WOW is all I can say it is so beautiful. I really need to go see Quasi. Bet he never thought when the fire happened that the bells would need to be rung again so soon.

It is so light and bright and ancient and modern all rolled into one.

Made me think that its makeover was a bit like bread pudding something magic happened when the charred remains were whisked together with new ingredients under the guidance of the master chef!

Blessing#2277-Resurrection.

When annual events pop up do you ever think to yourself it’s not possible that a year has past.

Well last night out dear PoW hosted her Together at Christmas Carol concert. What a year she and her family have had. We can all wish that the future will be bright for them.

Today we have our fourth Victorian Christmas at the tearoom.

Ma has to dress up and pretend to be a lady. One thing she has achieved over these past four years is piling on plenty of pounds so squeezing into one of her old long dresses may no longer be possible.

She contemplated dressing as Scrooge instead but figured that might go down like a lump of lead.

We’re hoping our new invention of mini bread puddings slip down smoothly along with our usual fare of mince pies and shortbread and of course scones and cucumber sandwiches.

Must dash as we gotta get cooking.

Pray a few stick and break so I get those for my brekkie! Otherwise it will be another notch on Ma’s ever rising odometer.

Blessing#2276-Weighing In

Precious Peeps it’s PITS here to project you positively into a perfect weekend!

ATTITUDE dear audience is what you must adopt.

If you wake up that’s the start of it.

Just remember you’re alive and about to be able to have a wonderful time.

Instead of thinking it’s freezing outside when you’re obliged to make a “sortie” reflect on how great it feels when you return “chez toi”.

Haven’t you ever noticed that the colder your tootsies the warmer the floor feels!!!

Eat with gusto and no regret dear ones as fuel is required to thermoregulate. Protein is particularly powerful so munch on meat.

Finally indulge in some sound sleep under a thick blanket. Just be sure to keep your snout out so you don’t suffocate.

Enough! You have understood my mantra think happy be happy.

Now just do it.

Blessing#2275-Perspectives.

It was weird being home alone with Dad yesterday. I got a good rest though and lots of treats.

Dad is very generous with cookies and such especially when he is not under the scrutiny of Ma.

She is an advocate of no treats until you eat your dinner and that is no fun.

She is sort of a crabby old gal.

She’s cuddly though especially around 2:00 am when the gales start up and the temperature plummets and the heater takes a minute to kick in.

Blessing#2274-Snacks or Snuggles

Precious Peeps it’s me your Perfect Pitty to PUSH you over the humpty.

I had to capitalize because Granny is not feeling fab.

She hasn’t slept well for two nights.

I put it down to too many naps.

Now that she is back to brewing today those will be off the cards until Sunday.

As for me I am just as fine as a fish.

Be like me not like Granny!

Keep your mouth open for food that may just float into it and keep moving at all times even if you’re going round in circles.

Blessing#2273-Bowled Over

This is Ma’s last day off from her extended break from the tearoom.

I wish I could say she is refreshed and looking bright as a daisy but she has been busy almost everyday.

She needs a real vacation I think. No baking or cooking or laundry or shopping just relaxing.

Many of her friends do cruises. She’s never had much desire to go on one but maybe she should push the boat out. Figuratively of course.

Doesn’t hurt to dream about it beats thinking about what to cook for dinner!

Blessing#2272-Sail Away