Unconscious Mutterings #269

1. Stuffed :: Jumbo Shrimp
2. Gills :: fish of some sort I guess
3. Distance :: …in a galaxy far, far away…..
4. Panties :: big girl
5. Checkered :: flag
6. Fill in :: the circles with a #2 pencil and don’t go outside the lines!!
7. Taunting :: school bullies
8. Diner :: Zip’s in Dayville, CT
9. Pizza :: Sweet Baboo’s best dish
10. Best friend :: above mentioned Sweet Baboo

Unconscious Mutterings #267

1. Paranormal :: unexplained
2. Alarm :: adrenaline surge
3. Operative :: word
4. Changing :: diapers
5. Framed :: by the coppers
6. Beer :: none for me thanks
7. Referral :: doctor
8. Unmasked :: secret identity
9. Movie star :: Cary Grant
10. Handbook :: do’s and don’ts

Unconscious Mutterings #266

1. Homicide :: Detective — just love Horatio Caine, for reasons I can’t quite figure out. If you get a charge out of his one liners and sunglasses, check out the YouTube below.
2. Divisive :: a word to look up in the dictionary
3. Flash :: dance (oh dear, my 80’s are showing)
4. Steaming :: hot coffee — which I don’t drink that way, I wait until it cools but I like the aroma when it’s steaming hot
5. Crunch :: seashell driveway — not a lot of them in my corner of New England, but I’ve seen them elsewhere
6. Look out! :: the sky is falling!! I must go and tell the king!
7. Anticipating :: hmmm, still waiting for a response to come to mind…….
8. Slim :: OMG I wish!
9. Navel :: orange? belly button? lint? Village People? No wait, that’s naval…..
10. Help :: I need somebody, help not just anybody, help I need somebody, HELP!! (now my 60’s are showing, I can remember seeing them on Ed Sullivan)

And now for your viewing pleasure, here’s Horatio with his sunglasses, one liners, and exits. from www.youtube.com posted with vodpod

Unconscious Mutterings #265

1. Chemical :: Analysis
2. Poker :: Face
3. Federal :: Offense
4. Mattress :: Giant
5. Who am I? :: Me!
6. Investigation :: look into
7. In good hands :: Allstate
8. 8:30 :: ish
9. Creditors :: Have none
10. Resource :: Renewable

Sunday Scribblings #100 — Time Machine Revisited

Lovely weather we’re having…..

Cold, damp, windy, UGH!! On the other hand, you don’t have to shovel it!!

clipped from www.intellicast.com

Ten on Tuesday– 10 Things I’d Buy if I had a Million $$$

 

1. An exercise trainer to come to my house and make me exercise!!
2. A new Dyson vacuum — or someone to vacuum for me!!
3. A wii — and who doesn’t want one of those?
4. A Hummer — like Horatio’s. Maybe I could pay him to drive me places in it, too.
5. Make that 2 Hummers. I’d buy one for my sister too, but she’d have to get her own driver.
6. A chef to cook healthy meals for me so that I wouldn’t have to think about it.
7. An electric knife — just always wanted one.
8. Kenny Chesney season tickets — if there is such a thing.
9. Six months in Scotland/Ireland/England
10. A Tivo and cable

I’m not sure what that adds up to, but it would certainly go a long way toward making me happy!!

Ten on Tuesday — come try, it’s fun!!

A Heavy Snow

It’s 11am on the East Coast. The snow falling, if any, is not noticeable — it stopped pretty much about 1/2 an hour ago, leaving about 4-6 inches in it’s wake. (The weather disaster mongers were wrong once again.) The branches of the pine trees that I can see as I sit at my computer are starting to move about — not good, as this snowfall was extremely wet. Wet, heavy snow can mean power outages. And I just heard a branch from one of the pine trees come down. The sky is brightening and starting to clear.

This is my favorite time of a snowfall — clean, pristine snow, frosty air, the silence is a balm to my ears. It is a small slice of serenity before the world intrudes once more.

Just a thought……

I had this thought the other day. Sissy and I have these long conversations about life and memories and woulda coulda shoulda. Being first time Grammies, we also have a lot to say to each other about the wonder and joy of a grandchild. My daughter tells me often what a fabulous thing it is to see me and Sweet Baboo playing with and caring for GrandDolly. I tell her often what a great mother she is. I know it is the same with my sister and her daughter. Sissy and I both are over the moon with the way that our “girls” have become such great mothers, particularly because we weren’t sure what we were doing when we raised them. We didn’t have a particularly good role model for mothering and nurturing. However, we had a fantastic Nanny who showed us how unconditional love works and how special the bond between Grandmother and Grandchild can be. Our girls turned out to be much better than we were at mothering, in spite of how we surely screwed them up. Lucky for us, Nanny’s lessons of love are still with us and showing us the best way to be a Grandmother.

A Break in the Action

I threw this apron together Christmas Day. I’ve wanted one for a long time and decided to give myself one. From a start of ironing the pattern to the end of hemming the finished apron, I had a break of about 1 1/2 hours from knitting. I love projects that can be done in just a few hours. I have a little bit of fabric left so I may make a small one for GrandDolly. She had a ball wearing this one, folded down to her size of course.

If you are interested in making this very simple apron, this is the pattern that I used — an Easy Stitch ‘n Save by McCall’s, pattern #M5505.