Booming Banter

You’d never guess it’s National Dog Day. While others are tenderly caring for their pooch and posting photos all over social media I’ve been abandoned by herself from nine till five.

Oh yeh she claims to be very busy getting heating and cooling and gardening and heaven knows what arranged at « the project » while I suffocate here with paint fumes in this horrendous heat.

95 Fahrenheit! You could fry eggs on the pavement. We’d probably not have been able to get our steps in even if she had been here. Don’t tell her that though!

Each day she whispers in my ear that I’m her one and only. The love of her life. My foot!

I’m telling you now that this place better have a room marked Scooby Shack or I’m out of here.

Blessing # 800 – Teeth

I’m going underground. Each day more tea-room treasures are brought home. I fear I might be displaced to make room for them. Worse still if I break any I may be returned to Texas!

If it’s not enough that herself is out digging for gold her friends have started to supply her too.

This weekend Auntie Lori brought a beautiful mirror and cute little electric candle from her Moms. They will be perfect in her place and Ma has the very exact spot lined up for them.

Another pal Carole gave Ma a fine bone china cake stand today. It is gorgeous and will be perfect to present the tearooms « Cake of the Day »

Our car has an automatic pilot that now goes directly to Goodwill and it’s rare that Ma leaves empty handed.

Today she picked up something that sums up the whole adventure.

She sure has the eye and yes I do believe in angels! After all I’m one myself!

Blessing # 799 – Faith.

I got to go out a lot today as the workers at our house were painting inside. My trip to the dog park just now was a little disappointing as there was only Ma to play with. I guess Monday afternoon is not peak time for puppy parties.

Our dog park is set in an orchard and with the hot weather all the apples are falling. You need to be careful as they can hit the ground or even your cranium with a solid plop.

Ma played tennis with me but that’s not nearly as much fun as chasing the girls. It’s especially challenging when the ball looks just like the apples.

After a few sets I decided to come back home. The place smelt like a brewery with all those fruits rotting away.

The house doesn’t smell much better I’ll just succumb to the stink and snooze.

Blessing # 798 – Shut Eye

Well I can’t complain too much today. Herself walked me in the cool of the morning and again just now.

We have been painting! Our lovely handyman is doing the external woodwork and Ma is experimenting with transformation of frames of some of her rescued treasures for the tea-room.

Dad is not convinced it is a good idea. He think she should leave the old and well alone. Of course you know when something gets into her head you can’t stop her. The one on the right is the original and the one in the middle is her masterpiece!

She woke up with a fit of the giggles this morning. She told me that for some reason, thinking of all the work going on she remembered the first time she heard of a certain persons occupation before taking to politics.

He was a painter. When Ma heard this she was just a kid and thought he painted walls and windows. Of course he was or wanted to be an artist. Heaven knows why she thinks this is funny but she does. Hysterical? NO!

It would make you scream for help. Who the heck has heard of Hitler!

Blessing # 797 – Brushed

Auntie Denise is back from her travels so Ma skipped Zumba and we went for a good walk and catch up.

Perfect morning with bright blue sky and wispy clouds. Still no rain so the earth is like a rock.

You can’t have everything can you?

Like I mean you can’t expect to have your bro at home if he’s left for college.

Well maybe you can if he happens to only be an hour away and needs to pick up some reference books that just arrived.

They’d have been here before he left if he hadn’t ordered them at the last minute.

Still, they did get here before classes start on Tuesday and did allow us to enjoy a three thousand calorie snack together!

Blessing # 796 – Feeding the Mind

It was terribly quiet around the house today but overall enjoyable. No fighting not a single scream!

Ma and I got up really late and met Auntie Lori to feed the ducks.

I get involved so none of them takes a run at her. She is so good to me and has my treats ready each morning when I ring her door bell.

On our outing I found a few perfect little acorns that Ma says she’s going to plant at the project. From little acorns mighty oak trees grow. Ever hopeful my Ma!

When we got home she took off and returned with a real stash of stuff. Old table clothes and more pictures! She won’t need to paint the walls at all.

She also reports to finding a teapot without a lid that is going to be a flower vase. Well what else? She left it at the project to stake its claim.

I’m going up soon to check our the place to make sure she is taking wise decisions but that teapot sure looks good on that shelf.

Blessing # 795 – Oldies that are Goodies

This morning when I got up all that pile of junk had disappeared from our kitchen.

I was rushed out for my constitutional and saw it in our cars. Next thing you know Ma and Aaron take off in convoy.

Seems my big bro is moving on and has taken up a new residence with three other young men in a place called Newark.

Ma showed me some photos. The place they are living looks swell. All they need is a four pawed pal like me!

The town looks sweet too. There is even a downtown garden for me to fertilize. It is strange to be home alone. I’m glad though that he has taken this big step. Just hope he remembers me.
Blessing # 794 – Gone Fishing

Ma has walked me so much she made a hole in her flip flop. Talk about down at heal.

The result is she got blisters with her new ones today and was in agony so our evening walk was short and sweet.

There have been endless calls and discussions about the project. I’m sick of it already. Red or black? Who cares if you’re color blind!

Worse still two strange men arrived here and started messing around with things in our own house. They are painting, replacing ripped screens, redoing grouting and various other touch ups that haven’t been handled for years. Making us look great getting in my way I say!

There is no mercy not a minute to get a snooze.

I gave herself the evil eye at lunchtime so she gave me a piece of peach. Never had peach before.

Sure makes the mouth water.

Blessing # 793 – New Tastes and New Looks

I’m hanging in there. Only just!

It’s a terribly stressful time for me.

There were suitcases out and big boxes and they got filled with a lot of things from our house and now they are sitting in our kitchen.

I’m scared about what’s coming next. My bro has asked me about a hundred times if I’ll miss him!

Are they planning to pack me off somewhere? My food bowls are still in the same place and I don’t need those knives and forks they packed so maybe it’s all just one big understanding.

Only good thing about today was a trip out with the bro to the dog park. Exercise sure takes your mind of the old worries

Blessing # 792 – Running in Circles

Running late today! My secretary and her husband just returned having left me alone since early afternoon. Man I was bursting for a pee. Feeling very huffy!

The excuse I was given was they were visiting the new establishment with their friends. Truth is they were out eating. I could smell it as soon as they walked through the door.

Don’t they know I have a nasal organ ten thousand times more powerful than theirs. They had Italian. Oregano and basil and garlic not to parmesan and that woman was drinking beer!

Dad is so kind and generous he gave me a whole leftover rib to compensate. Not a chip not a single piece of pasta from that woman though.

Too busy now watching the Democratic Convention to even speak to me.

I’m going to elect a new Mama.

Blessing # 791 – Vote