m.o.M - mother of Michael

The Pitchard House

This has always been my favorite building in my little town. First it stood, then it was braced up to stand and now it's being wrapped up for moving to another location. What will eventually stand in it's place is unknown to me, but it will probably be cinderblock and glass with a "We've moved" sign in the window. In other words: Progress.

 

A Peppermint Twist

Well, gonna do a dance and it goes like this
The name of the dance is the peppermint twist
In a night like this - a peppermint twist

Round and round, up and down
Round and round, up and down
Around and around, and a up and down and a
One, two, three kick, one, two, three go

Well, meet me baby on a Boni'bay Street
The dance where the peppermint twist is me
We wanna learn to do this - the peppermint twist

It's allright, all night
It's allright (allright, allright, allright)
It's okay all day
It's okay (okay, okay, okay)
You wanna learn to do this - the peppermint twist

Wanted: One Granny

Mic and Mo Go Bowling

The things we do for our kids in the summertime - like wearing shoes that have seen more feet than steps.

When we got to the bowling alley, I explained to the teenager in charge that I had never done this before and needed some guidance on ball weight, bumpers and lane assignments. "I'm just a mom trying to get through the summer." I said.

"It's okay," the pimply-faced teenager sighed. "We get that a lot this time of year."

Ahhh...Father's Day

A day of rest, relaxation and the opportunity to torture the kids!

 

So Close and Yet, So Far

It's Sunday. I'm alone. I'm happily knitting away on my Spring Shawl Surprise (which is now known as Mother Earth). The sun is shining. The birds are singing. It's a beautiful day.

Finally, I reach the end of clue 11. One more clue to go and Mother Earth will be finished. Go me! Go me!

Wait! What's this? How could this be? Don't tell me...and say it ain't so. I never downloaded clue 12 and the files have been removed from the site.

Birds croak and fall from the branches beneath a gloomy, leaden sky, ARRRRGH!

Now I wait for a response to my plea to Lul, the fabulously wonderful designer of Mother Earth. Hopefully she can send the last clue to me and once again the sun will shine and the birds will sing!

Knock-off or Original?...Only a True Expert Can Tell!

 

Without the evidence, we'll never really know!

Life's a Beach

A trip to Playlinda Beach was the perfect kick-off to summer!

I Survived Kindergarten!

 

Well we got no choice
All the girls and boys
Makin all that noise

'Cause they found new toys
Well we can't salute ya
Can't find a flag
If that don't suit ya
That's a drag

School's out for summer
School's out forever
School's been blown to pieces

No more pencils
No more books
No more teacher's dirty looks

Well we got no class
And we got no principles
And we got no innocence
We can't even think of a word that rhymes

School's out for summer
School's out forever
School's been blown to pieces

No more pencils
No more books
No more teacher's dirty looks

Out for summer
Out till fall
We might not go back at all

School's out forever
School's out for summer
School's out with fever
School's out completely

Special Thanks to Alice Cooper: "School's Out Forever"

   

After the Lovin'

I no longer think of my pond as just a pond. It has become the hot spot for wildlife copulation. If it's not the frogs, it's the snakes and now the fish have joined in the fun.

 

First they zip around with the poor female being either sandwiched against the side of the pond or between the two randy males. This goes on for the greater portion of the day. Once they stop splashing about, they retreat to the bottom of the pond.

I can't say that I blame them because the top of the pond looks as if it's had soap poured into it.

Well, I hope they're smiling!