Croakin' Comfort

While I appreciate all the virtues of midwestern suburbs, it can be challenging to find signs of Life in the ways I am accustomed to them here in northern Ca. So, it was a big relief when I returned and heard the coyotes singing in the middle of the night and woke up to the sound of a frog in my bathroom croakin' its morning croak...

Can We Get an Amen?!

"There is no spectacle on earth more appealing than that of a beautiful woman in the act of cooking dinner for someone she loves."
Thomas Wolfe
From a cookbook called: Memories Good Enough To Eat
circa 1970

Passover Pantomime!

One of today's favorite activities was to guess Passover's plagues by pantomime. A good jew would already know said plagues but this bad jew could only name a couple off the top.

My second favorite activity was while waiting for a prescription to be filled at CVS my mom and I got horizontal in their store model electric recliners. Coulda had ourselves a little nappy, for sure.

Potty Mouth!

By default I have become the official "caller" at the senior bingo game on thursday afternoons.
Despite how easy the job may appear, it can actually be challenging given the bingo players and the seriousness with which they take the game. I sometimes feel a little intimidated and try hard not to make mistakes when I call. However, I can get bored and lose my focus on occasion. When that happens and I do make mistakes they are on it in a heartbeat. My consistent response is to say: shit! It makes them giggle (phew) and I tell them I can't help myself as my mother cusses like a sailor. This last Thursday one woman suggested an alternative to the 'S' word which was meadow muffin!!!  Cracked me right up. So, I have been practicing using it but it sure doesn't pack the same punch as the 'S' word!

Imagine This!!!

Wearing thong underwear over a pair of depends...

Hard To Be A Human Day

Unbeknownst to me there was a quail in my inner yard hanging out all by itself. I accidently scared him and as he tried to fly away through the wire fence he caught a body part and fell to the ground. Half a second later a small hawk flew over, watched the quail for maybe 15 seconds and then promptly swooped down and grabbed it with her talons and flew off. Perhaps the quail had known the hawk was around and was hiding in my yard...
Regardless, it sucks knowing I was part of its death.

Tis the Season!

To keep your car doors locked as there are many a person lurking in the shadows waiting for an unsuspecting human who may leave their windows down just enough or who don't bother to lock the car on a quick errand and shazam...that poor person gets zucchini'd!!! Don't say I didn't warn ya :)

Rainbow Alert!

One of the gals at the senior center today was telling us about having seen an amazing rainbow yesterday evening. She got all lit up describing it, the light it cast, how beauty-full it was. Then she went on to describe the one and only moonbow she'd ever seen. From that conversation we all decided that along with sirens which alert us to all variety of natural disasters that we would equally love to have "beauty alarms" that alert us to all variety of natural beauty like rainbows and moonbows :)))