Booming Banter

Ma did it again. She took off on our special snuggle day.

This time she went to The Marion Women’s Club for an Ohio Open Doors Event.

The history group, of which she is a member, were putting on the show about the life and times of Shauck and Ida Barlow.

It was a celebration of their 137 wedding anniversary. Needless to say they were present only in spirit.

The couple donated their beautifully home to the women’s federation of Marion County when they passed in the 1940s.

Over the years the Women’s Club have faithfully maintained and furnished the home. This is a considerable task and achievement given its age and size calling for much fund raising.

Yesterday the home was open to the public and there was a special exhibition of wedding dresses from the past century including my Moms and my Granny’s.

They were hung side by side and Ma said it was really quite touching to see them on display together.

Who’d ever have thought these dresses of County Down gals would both be in a mansion in Ohio!!!

Good times and cake and lemonade were had by all. Except me of course.

Maybe next time they can do a feature on Pets from the past and I’ll make an appearance too. As a presenter!!!

Blessing#2187-Philanthropy

Ma did it again. She took off on our special snuggle day.

This time she went to The Marion Women’s Club for an Ohio Open Doors Event.

The history group, of which she is a member, were putting on the show about the life and times of Shauck and Ida Barlow.

It was a celebration of their 137 wedding anniversary. Needless to say they were present only in spirit.

The couple donated their beautifully home to the women’s federation of Marion County when they passed in the 1940s.

Over the years the Women’s Club have faithfully maintained and furnished the home. This is a considerable task and achievement given its age and size calling for much fund raising.

Yesterday the home was open to the public and there was a special exhibition of wedding dresses from the past century including my Moms and my Granny’s.

They were hung side by side and Ma said it was really quite touching to see them on display together.

Who’d ever have thought these dresses of County Down gals would both be in a mansion in Ohio!!!

Good times and cake and lemonade were had by all. Except me of course.

Maybe next time they can do a feature on Pets from the past and I’ll make an appearance too. As a presenter!!!

Blessing#2187-Philanthropy

Do you ever feel neglected? Like you are in someone’s shadow.

That’s me! Shrunk in significance!!

This stinking Pitty just wrecks everything.

The bedroom door to the master chamber may be locked henceforth when not in use.

This is catastrophic as it’s my lookout point for bicycles.

She has destroyed my life as well as Ma’s shoes and underwear!!!

Blessing#2186-Justice

The only thing that I can say about my birthday is that it was average.

Yes I went for a walk to the park

Yes I got good treats

BUT

I did not get a new squeaky because Ma said Jaws would eat it

Plus there was a storm! Ma said it was a birthday blessing just for me as we haven’t had rain for yonks. The lawn looks like straw.

So we didn’t get a good afternoon walk as promised but the naughty niece was petrified so I got a giggle out of that.

I’m hoping that when I move to the White House there will be cake and candles and presents from all over the world.

What I’d appreciate most is if someone in New Zealand is willing to provide a visa for a Pitty passport!!! She is banned in Britain or I’d ship her to Auntie Carol!!!

Blessing#2185-Small Mercies

Precious Peeps Pits Perfect here to wing you into the weekend.

I fear it will be a woeful one for me because you know who has his birthday today.

He is now officially middle aged 42 in hooman years but he was born old.

Always had that stinking Grey hair and grumped around like an old Grandpa.

I hope he gets a nice new squeaky from Granny so I can shred it swiftly.

I hate him and I hate that my Dad cuddles him and that everyone that I love will be sending messages to him and not me.

Please consider this Pitty’s plight and plot to have him exterminated before he does another turn around the sun.

Blessing#2184-Bashing

So we had a first yesterday. Facebook blocked the niece’s post. I know she writes rubbish but come on she’s a Pitty!

We were obliged to edit and relaunch.

Now one might speculate that this is because the original made reference to a certain politician.

It might also be that we used a photo of “The Police” album that we referenced.

Regardless here is what we were told.

What we wonder was misleading?

Do you think there are real people taking these decisions or is it once again the great AI!

We are not the sort of subjects to ever be offensive but this has caused us some serious speculation as to why and how these decisions are made.

Blessing#2183-Platforms

Precious Peeps Pits Perfect here to wish you a happy hump day!

This will make you think as it’s extremely powerful yet practical philosophy.See Granny happened on this interview with a well known figure.

Perhaps the great AI had heard her speak unkindly about him so had to prove her wrong.

Anyway, this guy explained that he had been addicted to crack for years. One day just by chance he came upon a book called Synchronicity by the great Carl Jung.

He said he was attracted to the book because his favorite album at the time was of the same title. Granny said it was her fav too at one time so they had something in common. Now according to Jung synchronicity is when things happen that we put down to coincidence but that are really little encounters with God.

You might think that it’s just by chance that you call Auntie Carol just as she sends you a text but it’s not.

So Jung goes on to say that if you believe and put your faith in God these happenings will become more evident. So it was that this person transformed his life. He put his faith in God and synchronicity started and he kicked the crack.

Now, that’s great and we are happy for him but here is there is a funny thing about this story. The very morning that we read it which incidentally was Sunday past, when Granny took us out for our trot we both pooped at exactly the same time in our front yard.

That is my usual practice but the Grey Gizzard usually has to walk half a mile at least before his job is done. Granny said it was God reinforcing the point about synchronicity and clearly, as she’d always believed, God loves a good giggle.

Blessing#2182-Timing

So Labor Day was eventful!

The Bro went for his exercise and woke Ma and me so we got up.

As always I went out for my first pee and as I cocked my leg I heard it.

A Purr!

The stray kitty that has been sighted at various homes in our neighborhood found us.

We were pursued into the garage.

I could have killed it but I was merciful after all it was a holiday!

The Bro was dispatched to get it out of the garage and Ma and me settled in to make brekkie.

It came around the back and got into our patio.

Next it took to the screen porch.

By now I was having second thoughts about being gracious.

The Bro was all soft about the poor baby and gave it water and kibble and Ma gave it some wet dog food.

It tucked into everything and I was certain it was home to roost but it cleared off quickly when Ma went to get JAWs.

Probably smelt the potent perfume of the perilous Pitty.

Smart thing that kitty. Anyone with any sense needs to avoid the naughty niece at all costs.

Anyway there is a happy ending POUNCE has hoomans who were desperately seeking him and came and retrieved him before midday.

Blessing#2181-Feline Fellowship

I had a quiet Sunday afternoon. Peace was with me!!!

Things started out fairly normally.

Ma took us for the morning trot then went to church with Dad leaving me and JAWS with the Bro.

He was working a short shift and cooking a big breakfast to fuel him through till dinner.

He’s always generous with the tidbits.

However when the Bro left he neglected to inform Ma that his daughter had been busy.

Ma immediately changes on return from her “good” clothes to her “doggy walking duds” but she could find only one flip flop.

She searched high and low and even ventured into the Bro’s chamber where JAWS was snoring under his bed like the dragon she is.

No flip flop.

Finally fearing the worse she checked the trash and sure enough there it was or should I say what remained of it.

She almost cried! It was her most sturdy summer shoe of all time.

I gave her that knowing look and she and me we agreed that the perpetrator of this indignity could remain where she was in purgatory till we’d had our Sunday nap.

It was bliss for me! Oh and lest I forget she also shredded the match to the Hilfiger she’d eaten some days earlier.

Blessing#2180-Aspire!

The Bro’s new job as a salesman entails a lot of time spent outdoors.

He walks on average 10 miles a day door to door selling “direct” energy!! He’s also taken up biking each morning to build stamina!!!

Thanks to this exposure he has acquired a substantial tan.

You can catch a glimpse even when he’s going to the office with his fancy shirt and suit on.

When he takes his T-Shirt off it looks like he’s wearing a white one!

What you don’t see here are the mosquito bites he has on his legs. They are frightening.

He now applies the human equivalent of frontline every morning so he smells a bit strange.

I still like him though but I don’t lick him quite as much as I use to. I leave that up to his daughter she’d lick anything DDT included!!

Blessing#2179-Pitty Poison Potential