Happy Easter babies!

I'll make this quick because Shark-dog is eyeing the foil-wrapped chocolate eggs the Easter Squirrel Bunny left and I do NOT want a repeat of this Christmas' "sparkle-poop" incident... Enjoy the day with family, friends or meat (smooch Matt!) Love you all more than my luggage! Hugs, smoches and gropes!

I needed a giggle...

... after yesterday and from the comments, I think some of y'all did too! These did the trick... for me. How to stop a fight: this NEVER fails... big ole brains... I know! Travis.. kitties, you and peas. Finally, how much does this make me smile... you know what to do Love you all more than my luggage! Hugs, smooches and gropes!

I might be a little rusty..

I haven't played this in a while but felt compelled to for some odd reason... (Please interpret as: she needed a distraction from housework!) (Holy crap! It has been a long time...) Today's word is: RANK And this is what popped into my head before reading the definitions. (You mean besides the smell coming from the back of the basement closet? You know, the one you haven't gone through yet cause you're playing word games?) I'm gonna put you in the basement closet... (HA! No room, good luck!) Hold on... wait a minute. (You were about to tell them what you instantly thought of... focus woman!) I know! I know why I felt compelled to do this! (Oh good grief... here she goes...) Don't tell me to get on with it I've just had an epiphany! A EUREKA moment! The proverbial lightbulb -a lovely blinking Christmas one at that- just came on! A revelation! Hark-the-Herald-angels-can-you-hear-the-trumpets-a-light-shines-down-on-me-from-the-parting-clouds moment... get the picture? SEE!! Moi, on a nature walk, clouds part, angels, ray of light TADAH! (I'm sure they do. Now, get on with it already! Before "Dear Reader" clicks the "NEXT BLOG" button.) (Hey! There's no snow in that picture! That can't be ...) SHUT UP! It's because of Free Rice -see how I worked that in there!? (Matt-man is right.. you're like a crack pusher... of course Jeff was nicer about it.. we like Jeff, he's nice) Hey voice.. who's rambling now? (harumpffffffffff!) I know, you figure this is the confirmation that I'm certifiable, that I'm off my rocker, that I'm losing my mind... (They figured this out now? gee how perspicacious!) Great... just great! The "voices" from The Couch got past security and snuck in the luggage compartment.. I can hear them like squirrels frolicking in the Christmas tree... oh crap in a hat! (Turnbaby says that.. not Mister "watch-me-cook-gravy-in-my-kitchen-in-my-socks". Now get on with it...) Maybe, but the "harumpfffff" gave you away, don't think I didn't notice. You see, playing the Free Rice word game had me seeking out other variants of word games, and Mo's Manic Monday fits! Ok.. I'M ready now... (finally...) but you have to remember to go play and feed the world! (you really are indefatigable, pertinacious, tenacious and persistent aren't you!) I'll make PROSELYTES (converts...) out of you before long. Even the smartass in my head benefits from the Free Rice word game it seems. Where was I? (I'm not keeping track anymore - that "NEXT BLOG" button looks appealing and inviting.) Oh yes, RANK! As I was saying, this is the first thing that popped into my head when I read Mo's selection: Rank(noun): a row, line, or series of things or persons: orchestra players arranged in ranks. (That's it? sheesh!) Enjoy visiting other Manic Monday participants! Love you all more than my luggage! Hugs, smooches and gropes!

blue tea, squirrels, the X-mas tree and trouble

You might think by the title of this post that someone spiked my tea as I was trimming the tree with chestnuts roasting on an open fire and a squirrel ran in and tried to get them and it all got me in trouble... That would be an excellent supposition... but no. You see, apparently I’ve been tagged by Mimi Queen of memes, and in the spirit of positive foreign relations I decided to break down and do the deed… because apparently she’s been hearing this a lot lately and she’s in no mood to be trifled with (like THAT would stop MOI!). This meme comes from The Blue Tea person (hello, pleasure to meet you, I hear from Queen Mimi you are quite nice)… Mimi was tagged by Lee and according to Mimi we should all go and say hello to the brave chap… Hello Lee, how’s the moat? Rules: Devise a list of 5-10 courses you would take to fix your life. It's more fun to be in classes with friends, so include one class from the person who tagged you that you'd also like to take. Tag five. Here goes... my personal improvement plan. 1. Squirrel training – Master class: It’s always been my ambition to get a squirrel act together and cross over into Ohio to serenade Matt-man with a band of happy and clever squirrels in an effort to cure him of his unreasonable hatred of the bushy-tailed creatures. We’d pile in the Jeep and take a drive (I think I saw Travis and Songbird in there…) We might want to stay away from Neil Diamond songs though… seriously. So far, I’ve had success with Chipmunks, so I’m encouraged. 2. Hydroponics for beginners: I believe it might assist me in growing rice so I can keep feeding the world. Although… playing this game not only enhances one’s vocabulary, it too feeds the world (did you think I was going to put up a post without Free Rice in it? HA!) and I actually wouldn’t need to flood my basement to build a rice paddy. I might look cute in the hat though... don’t you think? Speaking of hats… 3. Knitting 101: being Canadian and already having had to scrape the car windshield off because of snow and ice, I’m letting “practical Anndi” choose this one… plus combined with my wicked Be-Dazzler skillz I could make some stunning outfits for the squirrels. Presentation is everything. Plus, it’ll come in handy for … 4. Holiday decorating – Christmas semester: As I patiently wait for Queen Mimi to authorize tree trimming, I thought I’d take a class. You can never know enough about de-squirreling the tree… maybe Matt-man would like to join me in this one. 5. Downhill skiing: As I’ve already stated, I’m Canadian. You’d think I could do this… but no. I used to, but I sprained my ankle a couple of times and it feels like I’ve lost the strength needed to avoid crash-landing up a tree staring at a squirrel's nuts. Maybe I'll stick to sledding... 6. Foreign Affairs 303: I’ll join Mimi the Queen in this one… you see, although I have some skills when it comes to entertaining peaceful foreign relations I still have a long way to go. I mean, I’m doing the meme so as not to cause a rift between Bloggingham Palace and Canada, but I still posted too many versions of this: Oh.. I forgot one more class: 7. 1001 ways to escape dungeons and moats… You asked for it Mimi... Bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha! I tag: Travis, Songbird, Bud, Matt-man and Julie… good luck! Love you all more than my luggage! Hugs, smooches and gropes!

Here's your sign... not quite Wordless Wednesday

My dear friend Bond aka Vinny Bond aka Vince aka The Couch aka Boss (to Bruno and Guido) aka Blog God (or he who asks so many questions and attempts to solve all problems in the known universe) wants to know where he can get a certain sign following this post. You know me.. you get what you ask for! - well... my interpretation of it anyway ;p! Here's your sign Vince, hand it to whomever you wish (don't y'all dare start a nasty tag with this!) Here's one for Matt-Man (I know he'd LOVE to put this one up on his property): This one is for Dan... next time sweetie, look for this: This one's for Travis... bro, you were right! Love you all more than my luggage! Hugs, smooches and gropes!

Matt, I was serious...

Bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha! Love you all more than my luggage! Hugs, smooches and gropes!

I know what to get Matt-man for Father's Day...

Yummy!! Squirrel Stew Here's a lovely little tune... Mississippi Squirrel Revival Uploaded by StonewallStudios Now...if you can make friends with the squirrel.. it can be useful! Love you all more than my luggage! Hugs, smooches and gropes!

Squirrels you say..

It seems my dear friend Matt-man has issues with frolicking squirrels. Matt-man, this is what they're doing as they frolic in the trees dear. "Hark! What's that I hear? Someone named Matt-man wants my nuts?" "To the rescue!" Foiled... (thank goodness for the defenders of Matt-Man) Revenge will be sweet... In honour of Matt-man and the lurking little creatures taunting him... You know.. they're not ALL bad... Love you all more than my luggage! Hugs, smooches and gropes!

Manic Monday - the BLOW edition..

After some fast and furious e-mailing that occured this weekend between some crazy people Meri, Travis, Julie -yes.. you too, Vinny (bad bad man LOL.. please don't ever change bwahahaha) and poor Dana our Queen who was subjected to our wild and crazy ways (I could think of worse things to be subjected to.. really...) I almost went the way of the obvious for this Monday's Manic assignment... I know.. you're expecting a dissertation on one of the most wonderful tools given to man... the leaf-blower! What? Not what you thought? Well... as I am always willing to throw a curve ball (ugh.. baseball talk.. I blame The Couch)... My use of the word BLOW... well a variant... So I saw this and it blew me away! Well... don't that beat all. Thank to all the sweet people who dropped by and shared their thoughts about my Friday Funk... I'll answer each and everyone as soon as I can but I must say I appreciate the concern, the support and especially that you took the time to really think about my little rant (except Matt-man.. who was too busy thinking of a big juicy lovely braised piece of beef....... how's that lent project thingy coming along?) OOOOOH!!! I have a double topic.. Things that might make Matt-man blow his lent project thingy... bwahahahahahahahahahaha! Duck of the Irish? I have officially 'De-funkified' as Matt-Man put it! Love you all more than my luggage! Hugs, smooches and gropes!