Booming Banter

You know that Miilk Bone is a frequently eaten enabler in our establishment.

We get one for being good when Ma and Pa go out and when we go to bed at night.

So last evening when Ma pulled a piece from its box last to give the niece on her way to the land of nod she started to giggle.

Look she said Nala has a Funny Bone.

Now I must say it looked like a treat to me a tad bent perhaps but Ma said it had a funny twist like an elbow.

So of course when we got the niece tucked in we had to find the origin of funny bone.

Well for once it’s not Shakespeare.

Just a quaint little play on words humorous HUMERUS!

Blessing#2153-Homophones

Ma was saying last night that she wished her Dad was still around so he could enjoy a Barr’s whiskey.

His preferred tipple was Bells and he always had to have it in a “fine” glass.

Of course his namesake Barr’s wasn’t around then but it is a very mellow blend that Ma discovered at the bargain basement price of $30 for 1.75 litres.

My Dad loves it and has one “medicinal” serving each evening.

We have now accumulated, over the course of the past year I hasten to say, several empty bottles that Ma is keeping for Christmas.

She plans to use them for nonalcoholic beverages at the tearoom and maybe the odd punch for our parties at home.

If that doesn’t work we’ll have flowers in them instead!

Grandpa could no doubt have helped her empty a few more.

Alas he’s only able to cheer us on with Bells from above but we still celebrate good thoughts of him!

Blessing#2152-Toasts

You know about me and bikes.

They make me mad.

Ma knows this well but what did she subject me to yesterday morning for two hours? The Olympic cycling road race and peloton.

Now part of the interest was that Ireland was holding second place in the leading group but that was not all.

The race took place in the area where our family lived when Ma was based in Paris. The county of Les Yvelines.

Specifically they lived in a village called Noisy Le Roi and Ma kept oohing and ahhing and look look looking to Dad about all the places the race was passing through that they knew.

She was so emotional that she had to text auntie Laura who lived there too to get her to watch the course.

They agreed that they could almost smell the bread and cheese and all the flowers at the Saturday street markets!

Blessing#2151-Old Familiar Ways

Precious Peeps I’m a day late in wishing you a wonderful weekend but I was severely traumatized yesterday.

It stormed for hours on Thursday night over Friday morning. We got two and a half inches of rain!

That’s not the problem though. The lightening nearly did me in.

There is only so much a small Pitty can take.

When it did pass it left consequences.

The internet and phone and cable TV all went down and it took a few hours to fix them. Fortunately the electric stayed on!

You know though that I’m always positive and philosophical about Pitty Problems so there was good news.

The internet came back up first and so Granny being desperate for Olympic medal news went surfing.

She found that not only can we access BBC World on the internet stream we can also get SKY News!

She had to leave for work before she could explore further but heaven does help us even when lightning strikes there are fringe benefits.

Blessing#2150-UK Direct

Ma did a lot of gym classes before COVID but when the gyms closed during the pandemic she decided that she loved walking me more than doing Zumba and the like.

She has been faithful to the trots but the positive impact of our long walks was diminished by opening a tearoom and sampling way too many of her own products.

She’s got very chunky and all her clothes, even the super stretchy ones are too tight so each new month she weighs herself.

First thing is she nearly faints that she’s managed to pile on more pounds. Frankly I don’t know why this comes as a surprise.

She then commits to turning over a new leaf and doing something about it.

So it was yesterday, being the start of August, she put the paws on the pointer.

Since we have only five months left in the year she has again drawn a line in the sand and is ready to start the salads.

This may last until this evening or she may give the willpower a kick in the butt and get on a roll.

I will keep you posted on progress but if we start now we should be back to pre Covid composition by Christmas. Just in time for feasting!!!

Blessing#2149-First of the Month

Ma came home yesterday and I could smell dog and it wasn’t me or the niece or any of my close associates.

We each have our own perfume and this wasn’t one of them.

I gave Ma the once over and the interrogative eye and she confessed.

Seems as she was leaving our subdivision yesterday morning she encountered a big girl running loose close to the main road.

Ma called to the dog to come over and it happily got into her car.

Ma inspected its tag and found a number to call.

The owner said she had no means to come pick it up as her car had broken down so Ma delivered it safely home.

The rascal lived in the adjoining neighborhood and must have run through the back yards to get to our area.

Ma thought she could get away with someone else’s dog hugging up to her and riding in MY car and leaving hair all over her and MY BACK SEAT but NO WAY.

If I ever catch scent of that hound I’ll give it a good dressing down.

Blessing#2148-Rescue Dogs

Precious Peeps Pits Perfect here to happy you over the hump.

Today a tale from the ranch.

We have new residents.

An extremely large avian was spotted on our roof.

It clearly has moved in because Granny was able to get lots of pics as it posed proudly.

That’s not all though. As it spread its wing its mate arrived and took roost on our chimney.

Now just image if they happen to get cosy.

Oh the fried eggs would be phenomenal.

Blessing#2147-Bird Song

The great thing about having diversity in the household is that you can cheer for many teams.

The niece and me were born in USA so that’s obvious but if the USA is not in line for a medal we can cheer for the bro born in China or Dad born in India.

Ma gives us additional options. See she is British being from the North of Ireland but when Ireland is in the medals we forget all about the border.

So it was that yesterday we were beyond happy to see Ireland win bronze in ladies breaststroke. First swimming medal since 1996.

Way to go Mona. Be sure to take a trip to the louvre and get your pic taken with your name sake. We reckon you’re a lot prettier!

Blessing#2146-Multinationals

The bro took Dad out yesterday afternoon for their soda and snack shopping while Ma went visiting a friend.

I was left home alone in charge of everything including the niece. Oh man the responsibility!!!

Ma came back first and we went for our siesta.

We “arose” to a fine surprise.

The boys brought home flowers!

Now it’s not a birthday or anniversary or valentines or Mother’s Day so Ma nearly fainted and asked why?

Well Dad ever the romantic explains, not that he was inspired to do so by her beauty nor by her dedication to the family but wait for it “Kroger had them on offer”

He’s a sucker for a deal is Dad but now we will have Ma in a good mood for a few days.

Blessing#2145-Specials!

So are you glued to the TV watching the games? We are.

It’s very inspiring.

I think I should get in shape because when the games come to L.A. in 2028 I’ll be President.

I’m sure I’ll be expected to demonstrate my athleticism.

I think I’m best suited to track and field events.

Maybe the high jump or hurdles.

Anyway, while we watch I decided to get going with a few stretches and a little light exercise.

There will never in the history of the USA be a President as Fit for Purpose!

Priceless!

Blessing#2144-Shape of Things to Come