Booming Banter

Greetings Pit Peeps. How y’all been? Have you missed me? I know I’m irresistible.

I’ve been sleeping in late these days as that big ball of fire in the sky is rising after seven. It’s so helpful for my beauty to get those extra minutes of shut eye. I’d recommend it over any night cream. Don’t I look fab? I’ve told Granny she should try it but she still gets up at six!

When the sun does come up it is quite spectacular. Here’s a photo Auntie Denise took yesterday morning that shows just how beautiful it is.

It seems everywhere we’re surrounded by such warming hues at present. There are pumpkins popping up in all the yards and lots of chrysanthemums too.

Our house is also overrun with themed ornaments. Granny is crazy.

Grandpa took it to a different dimension yesterday and even cooked up some of that color! The smell was great. The Gizz and I got wind of it and did a synchronized “heads up”.

We got a few nibbles. His chicken sure is fingerlickin’.

Maybe we should call him Colonel

Blessing#1473-Oranging

Yesterday was Jewish New Year.

It goes on until Tuesday so we can still talk about it. The colors are so beautiful and it’s a celebration of all things sweet. Hope it will be a great year for us all.

It dawned this morning with beauty in the sky and we also have lots of pretty changes of color in the yard.

The plant Ma rescued from a neighbors trash at the beginning of summer is doing so well and is even giving us some pretty little flowers.

We think it’s a Myrtle bush but shout out if you know better.

Our herbs are going crazy.

Ma cut a scallion yesterday, for champ, that was longer than me. Said she’d never seen anything like it in her life.

She was all ohs and ahs and look at this.

The bro and niece and I just nodded and got on with what we’re doing.

Why do old people get so excited about nature when it’s time to eat!!!

Blessing#1472-Adulting

Blind panic is the only way to describe the events of this morning.

We were up at six thirty. Put out the trash, got my brekkie, made the coffee, had a pee and got Dads meds ready and then sat down.

That’s when it happened. It was faster than squirrel chasing.

Ma checked her phone.

Message from Auntie Paula from last night. Reminder to Ma that she is hosting the local business group at 8:00 am.

Heavens. It was 6:50 now and Marion is 45 minutes away.

Pull on clothes, clean teeth, wash face, grab scones, put coffee machine in car as these business types need to be hyper caffeinated of a morning!!! tea is not sufficient!!!!!

Scream at the bro to get up ( I think he thought the house was on fire) and take care of Jaws who must poop as soon as she eats.

That’s was it and in a puff of smoke Ma was out the door.

Ma made it by 7:50. She has a heavy foot!

You know what? No one even guessed for a moment she’d forgotten all about them except Auntie Paula of course who was on stand by just in case!!

Don’t tell. It’s our secret!!!!!

Blessing#1471-Improvisation

For over a week now bags of deliciousness have been sitting on our kitchen counter.

They are filled with extra special treats bought for us by Auntie Marsha to comfort me and to reward my “nice niece nurse” in my time of injury and suffering.

Last night because Ma was feeling extra specially sweet and generous after a successful day at the prison with her Kairos peeps she cracked and opened them for us as they are exclusively individually wrapped.

I savored the aroma of the peanut butter paw like a gourmet.

Jaws abandoned both bones briefly to admire the gift but ………..

once unveiled she swallow hers in one glorious gulp. It was an iced bone! You’ll need to trust me on that!

They are magnificent creations better than any human food even pizza!

Blessing#1470-Splendid Snacks

For over a week now bags of deliciousness have been sitting on our kitchen counter.

They are filled with extra special treats bought for us by Auntie Marsha to comfort me and to reward my “nice niece nurse” in my time of injury and suffering.

Last night because Ma was feeling extra specially sweet and generous after a successful day at the prison with her Kairos peeps she cracked and opened them for us as they are exclusively individually wrapped.

I savored the aroma of the peanut butter paw like a gourmet.

Jaws abandoned both bones briefly to admire the gift but ………..

once unveiled she swallow hers in one glorious gulp. It was an iced bone! You’ll need to trust me on that!

They are magnificent creations better than any human food even pizza!

Blessing#1470-Splendid Snacks

Ma loves to buy clothes in thrift stores and garage sales.

She bought this blouse first.

Some months later she bought the pants.

This summer she found the shoes at her friend Gayles yard sale. They are the most comfy shoes ever. Gayle said it was because she’d broken them in!!

Now tell me that this “ensemble” was not meant to be.

So matchy matchy it looks like designer couture.

But wait that’s not it all.

When, last evening, she pulled out the pooper bag, purchased as frugal minded people do at The Dollar Store, it just cracked me up!!!

See she has an eye for color can match things even without her glasses on by just sniffing out a bargain!!!!!!!

Blessing#1469-Gifts

We’re just back from our trot.

It was more like a gallop because it’s absolutely freezing and Ma went out with her shorts on!!!

92F on Wednesday afternoon and 40F this morning.

A big north wind came in yesterday. Clean blew one of Ma’s pillar pots into the yard. Surprisingly not a single branch broke!

I love it because it makes me feel frisky or as frisky as you can feel with this stupid collar on!

Ma loves it because it’s an excuse for a long soak in a hot bath.

As for the beast she’s just soaking up the sun and doing a bit of deer spotting.

Blessing#1468-Ups and Downs

This gigantic thunderstorm rolled though about an hour ago and woke us up.

Ma looked at the clock on the bedside table without putting her specks on and got up. Can’t see right at all!!!

I stayed in the bedroom which is my way of telling her it’s too early but she shooed me out.

Of course as always I was right.

You’ve got to just shake your head at her sometimes.

It was only 5:48

Oh well an early breakkie and a little snooze by her side as she partakes in the black stuff and does her social media stuff while the thunder roars and the beast that is my niece sleeps!

Blessing#1466-Bonus Hour

I’ve been a perfect Princess over the past twenty four hours. Almost as good as Charlotte!

I felt I fitted right in alongside all those dressed in black and with my collar I could have been a mascot for those guards dressed in red!

My Granny is still coming to terms with the passing of the Queen.

She totally lost it yesterday when first Emma and then Sandy and Muick made appearances at the farewell.

The Elizabethan era is over. Just look at those puppy’s faces.

We like them pray “light perpetual” shines upon the greatest monarch the world has every know. Weren’t we blessed to have been her subjects.

Now we turn the page.

Blessing#1465-Caroleans

We didn’t sleep much as we were worried we’d miss the Queen’s Funeral.

As it turned out we were up at 4:30.

We saw it all along with billions of other people.

Spectacular

Here there was a huge thunderstorm so I was unable to keep the two minutes silence.

Thankfully in London the sun came out.

What touched Ma most and probably many other people were the familiar hymns that were sung.

Made the National Service seem so like a family one. We bowed our heads.

Blessing#1464-Love Divine