Booming Banter

Oscar night is always fun. Well it’s fun for some!

Ma was thrilled that she had a surprise bonus.

Of course I kept the niece quiet but that wasn’t it.

She was given a half bottle of good cabernet to sip while she watched.

It made her feel like she was on the red carpet and she said it was like a present direct from Phyllis who loved to share a RED RED WINE!

Blessing#2335-Sips and Souvenirs

Well did you see the astronomical epic that hasn’t occurred in 400 years?

Well as directed by the experts we looked heavenwards just after the sun set but we couldn’t see the moon let alone the aligned planets as there was so much cloud cover.

HOWEVER, Casey Jones comes in useful at times. He gave a great toot around 12:30 that woke us up.

We could see a glimmer of light through the blinds so we pulled them up and sure enough there before our eyes was the once in a lifetime event.

Now our bedroom faces west rather than southwest so wise men among you may say what we saw was not what we think we saw.

We’re sticking to our story though and feel confident that when you look close enough the universe rewards you.

Blessing#2334-Star Gazing

This is a joint statement on behalf of myself and the niece.

We are having to take very good care of our humans as they have suffered a terrible loss.

Auntie Phyllis our dear friend from Ireland passed away on Friday morning.

She was like an Auntie to the Bro and never once forgot his birthday and Christmas.

Mum and Dad got to know Phyllis or PC as they called her when they lived in Switzerland. They were very close and when PC moved back to Belfast where she was born they always stayed in touch.

Phyllis spent many vacations with our family in the USA, China, Switzerland and France.

She was so funny and generous and loving but intensely private too.

You will be glad to know she was also a dog lover and we are certain that in heaven today she is with her Mum and Dad and of course her darling puppy kids Angus, Zach and Dougie who crossed the rainbow bridge before her.

We will always remember her and know she will always be with us in spirit.

Blessing#2333-Good Old Times

Precious Peeps it’s Pits Perfect here to project you into a wonderful weekend.

You won’t believe it but the temperature has swung to a crazy balmy 55F.

Now remember dear reader that this time last week it was a full fifty degrees lower!!

Can you wrap your head around this.

Of course we are delighted as it means no ice so longer trots.

However with such a swing comes a storm.

There was thunder on Wednesday that led to a whole round of Facebook post. So loud was the boom that people thought there’d been a bomb.

Even the Grumpy Gizz who is never afraid of the heavenly hollers, was scared so go figure how I reacted. Everything was shaking.

More rumblings forecast today in the meantime must march.

Blessing#2332-Double Nickles

Sometimes just when you’re not expecting it you get a lovely surprise.

So it was yesterday when Auntie Denise gave us a shamrock plant.

It is just about to bloom so we will have flowers on it for Saint Patrick’s Day.

Ma put it OBVIOUSLY into a green potholder and gave it prime position on the kitchen window.

This way each time anyone in the household who does the dishes will have a reminder of how lucky they are that they just had breakfast, lunch or dinner.

Blessing#2331-Trefoil

Precious Peeps it’s PITS here to heave you over the humpty.

I’ve been having the busiest time these past days cruising and cooking and generally being a cute canine.

I just love sharing my success stories with you as I know you’re not even a tad jelly.

I don’t need to stick my nose into what you did last week I know that since you love me you’re a good guy.

If you have to ask people to justify their existence it means you have insecurity about your own merit.

Be like me enjoy each moment.

Eat the candy, ride in The Rolls if you get the chance and boycott any ideas of colonization of Mars.

I’ll not be on that space ship and I know you’d miss me madly.

Blessing#2330-Earthy Peeps.

We had such a fun time yesterday cruising around.

When you have a lot of little things to do and you can get them all done in one go it’s swell.

It’s especially sweet if your canine companies get to ride along.

First we went to the town hall then the bank then got Dad his whiskey then got the things we forgot at the grocery store when we did the shopping.

We made it in a perfect circle without doubling back on our tracks. This is extremely important for Ma who cannot stand going backwards!!

Ma snagged a few bargains and we frightened the life out of poor unassuming ladies who shop on Monday.

All the snow is gone and we’re feeling balmy.

So glad the week started well and we had one of the most delicious comfort food dinners requested by the Bro.

Grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup.

Blessing#2329-Magic Monday

Sun and sleep are good for the soul.

Inspirational even!

We’d had leftover mashed potatoes in the fridge since Wednesday so Ma decided they had to be used or tossed.

Ding ding ding!

What do Irish people do with a resource such as this?

They transform it into potato farls.

I tell you they came together so fast and once fried they were so yummy.

We served them with pork cooked with grapes and cream.

Not light but very tasty.

Now I can’t wait till we make mash again!

Blessing#2328-Love Licking

Wait for it! We are about to thaw. It is, as promised, going above zero this afternoon.

I am anticipating Ma will make the most of it just in case we have an Arctic rebound.

She missed about forty thousand steps this past week so that makes her anxious.

Yesterday we met my pal Remington for a long loop and he was in fine form.

Of course the niece was all over him like a bad rash.

She thinks he’s “in love” with her whatever IN LOVE means.

Maybe I’ve listened to one too many Diana dramas.

We need to change channels or I’ll be tuning into a King.

Blessing#2327-Frogs and Kisses.

Well yesterday I just couldn’t believe it. The wind wasn’t blowing at gale force and the temperature had risen to -10C so Ma took us to the park.

I kept looking her in the eye to be sure she’d keep on going and I pulled the leash out real far to drag her in the right direction.

Sure enough she kept on going.

It’s amazing to think that we weathered this storm without winter wear!

I was honestly starting to think we were in Narnia and would have to wait for the return of Aslan before we’d get a decent walk again.

Just goes to show that if you hope hard enough for something dreams can come true.

Today should be a full circuit of the big loop so gotta dash.

Blessing#2326-Answered Prayers