Booming Banter

I do my very best to give the niece some life lessons.

Sometimes she listens and sometimes not.

Take yesterday morning as an example. On the way to the park we met a local yokel aka a fur ball. This piece of fluff is friendly and of course you know who was all over him and his parents.

I told her “chill out” but oh no she had to go after fluffy like he was the last dog on earth. So poor Ma got all wrapped up with his Dad and feared the dude might fall.

Ma anticipated an immediate law suit but fortunately I was able to take the situation in hand and keep Jaws under control while the two untangled.

I keep telling her that she is not nearly grateful enough for a Granny like the one she’s been blessed with. She really does need to step up to the mark and contribute to this household just like me!!!

Blessing#2345-The Twist

Precious Peeps it’s your Perfect Pitty here to help you over the humpty.

Shouldn’t be too difficult for you as it’s gorgeous here. Granny says it’s like a good Irish summer day.

As expected the sunshine means two good trots a day and somehow since I don’t go to bed till it’s dark I feel I’m packing more into my schedule.

Good old Gran is now one week on the vegan venture.

Last night she had homemade hummus with cucumber salad.

Man that stuff stinks of garlic but since she ate it with tortilla chips that she always shares I’ll encourage her to have some more.

I am pleased to inform you that Dad cooked burgers for him and Grandpa. That is the best smell you can wish for.

Give us another few days like these and we meat eaters will be outside grilling!

Blessing#2344-Patio Pooch

It was a beautiful Monday to start the week.

Clear blue skies and a very distinct warming trend.

In just a few days the little tips of the daffodils have started to come through the ground.

For sure we have turned the corner on winter and even if we get more snow we know it won’t stick.

The longer day ended with a spectacular sunset that I took time to admire as you can see.

All in all a great spring forward!

Blessing#2343-Admiring the View

Sometimes of a Sunday if PBS has nothing good you gotta surf YouTube TV.

So it was yesterday when Ma hit on this program about Dads hometown Mumbai.

It was really good and Ma and Pa said they felt like they were revisiting old hot spots from visits years ago.

So as it is with YouTube when you finish watching one program they offer you up some more of a similar gendre.

That’s why we spent the whole evening watching one program after another about India.

It clean wore me and the niece out but Ma and Pa remained remarkably alert in spite of the spring forward!!!

Blessing#2342-Virtual Vacation

I’m sure all you gals had a wonderful International Women’s Day.

I know Ma did. She got some seriously good steals at her favorite rummage sale including a straw hat that actually fits her big head.

She thought ahead too to next years cold weather and got a pair of UGGs for taking me out for my morning pee and some good brand new gloves too.

Who knows maybe we’ll still need them this season.

Add to this a sweater cape combo, a fancy top, some yarn to crochet for her nerves, two table runners for the tearoom and a sweat shirt for the bro. Most importantly a WELCOME SUMMER sign for the yard!

Blessing#2341-Bargain Bonanza

Are you ready to spring forward? I know I am.

It’s great when it gets dark later because Ma is more likely to take us for a decent trot of an evening.

There’s light to pick up the poops without recourse to a torch.

All we need now is to have a little more consistency in the temperature.

It’s like swings and roundabouts here. We’re done with the attic blasts.

Ma only walks past six if it’s “pleasant”. She says she’s too tired to go far late in the day unless spurred on by sunshine. It’s like her energizer bunny.

Let’s just be thankful we weathered the winter and don’t forget to do your clocks tonight and enjoy staying up later too!

Blessing#2340-Long evenings

Precious Peeps it’s me you Perfect Pitty here to project you into the weekend.

Granny has been busy cleaning out her Facebook feed. She says there is no way to know what your friends are doing if all you ever see are advertisements.

So methodically she has been going through “unfollowing” sites she never remembers “following” in the first place.

Maybe they’ve been around since COVID lockdown when there was nothing much else to do.

Regardless she has been busy.

The feed is almost as clean as her intestines.

Now that she is feeling veganly virtuous about that she says she’s excited to go shopping at her favorite rummage sale of the year that starts today.

I’ve told her it is OK for her to buy a few teacups and party paraphernalia provided she brings me back a squeaky and one for the Grumpy Gizzard too so I can shred them both this Saturday.

Blessing#2339-Clear Up

Here is a discovery for you. Porridge oats made with soy milk taste better than those made with whole cows milk.

I can attest to this as Ma gives me some of her brekkie each morning and it is yummy. Somehow sweeter but needs a little longer cooking to get thick.

Also you will be please to hear that scones made with whole wheat flour, soy yogurt, produced may add by Dad, and walnuts and raisins are also A+.

They are high in protein so will be my Ma’s go to staple for lunch when smothered with peanut butter.

The soy yogurt let me add that Dad lovingly made last week has been used also as the base for smoothies and salad dressing and it performs very well.

LAs a yogurt per se it is a little brittle the curd separates from the whey but dad is perfecting the art and no doubt the next batch will be brilliant.

I am really into this as Ma is letting me taste everything.

Not sure I’ll be as enthusiastic six weeks from now but heh ho there is always the tidbits from the boys plates.

Blessing#2338-Trials

Precious Peeps who else could you wish for than me your very own Pretty Pitty to help you over the humpty.

We hope our beloved Dolly Parton is reading this as we know she is facing a mountain of grief.

Her darling husband of forty years has crossed the rainbow bridge.

Carl was so cute in the few pictures we saw of him and according to Dolly loved her for who she was when he met her in a laundromat at the age of eighteen.

He shunned the limelight and went on doing his thing.

While she wrote so many great songs and sold millions of records he laid asphalt.

A perfect example of The Priesthood of all Believers.

Blessing#2337-True Love

Ma has been stewing on this for sometime.

Y’all know she loves to have crazy challenges.

The latest is for Lent.

She is going vegan.

No eggs or meat or fish or milk.

She is making one concession for pizza on Saturday. That’s the only day she doesn’t do the cooking and Dad does a big pizza.

So since vegan cheese sucks we’ll be having real cheese pizza. No meat or sausage just cheese which will be a challenge in itself for me and the niece.

Yesterday Dad and her went to stock up on all her requirements for these endeavors.

The pantry is coming down with beans of all sorts and the fridge is laden with soy milk.

Since the males are not taking part in this adventure I’m happy to report that Ma will still be making them meat.

If not I may have had to move to Auntie Marsha’s to hang out with Libby Grace for the duration.

I still may need to if Ma’s methane production becomes intolerable.

I am not quite sure how the eco balance equations work but she tells me she will still emit less green house gas than a ruminant!

I will give you updates on her state of mind in due course.

Blessing#2336-Windy Forecast