Booming Banter

Yesterday was Earth Day. Hope you all made a contribution to keeping our planet pristine. Plant for the future my friends!

We have to act on global warming it’s effects are scary especially all the wild weather.

Poor old Ma got caught in a storm on Friday evening that frightened the life out of her. Trees down, flash flood, rain and hail so hard she couldn’t see beyond her nose.

Yet at home just two miles down the road we only had a drizzle.

Crazy climate!

Definitely I’ll be implementing policy to recycle, upcycle and heck even bicycle!!!

Blessing#1682-Upping Ozone

I’m becoming increasingly sensitive to the issues our citizens encounter each day.

Inflation is a big buzz word but what it means to your average household is that they are being driven back to basics.

Instead of bacon and eggs for breakfast it is now bread and jam.

Now at the risk of being compared to Marie Antoinette I’d say it’s quite tasty especially if your Ma baked it herself.

Of course that won’t be any solace for those who haven’t a crust.

So I’m devoting myself to fight the good fight and bring back the scramble.

Blessing#1681-Egg Dog

The thing has taken to ballet.

Stands on her hind legs and uses the sofa like a bar.

I am sick to the back of my teeth listening to her one two three, one two three, one two three!

How the heck did she get into this. Do all girls have a love of tutus?

For goodness sake get her something to shred.

I can get no sleep!

Blessing#1680-Dancing

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