Author Archives: Lanny
Just Thinking Through The Eye of a Mutt
I was raised Catholic but from my mother’s side, German, French and Danish in ethnicity. My father claimed primarily Scotch-Irish decent and, until his third child was born, was Presbyterian in faith. But not unlike the the first Scotch-Irish that came to North America in the seventeen hundreds, my father felt strongly for the oppressed … Continue reading
Memories And St. Patrick Wishes
Muddy_Boots had a great post today with flowers from the florist’s shop. I love the smell of a florist shop and specifically their cooler. Not the least over powering yet very distinctive, it is hard to match and for me it is one of those childhood smells that bring with it a cavalcade of memories. … Continue reading
I’m Back From…
…the local grocery store not the doctor. Her office called this morning to tell me that she was sick. Rescheduled for Thursday, thank you for your concern Dear Reader, I appreciate it and so would my mom if she were here. She would say, “Some one should be.” I suppose because obviously I’m not very … Continue reading
Saint Patrick’s Breastplate
I arise todayThrough a mighty strength, the invocation of the Trinity,Through the belief in the threeness,Through the confession of the onenessOf the Creator of Creation. I arise todayThrough the strength of Christ’s birth with his baptism,Through the strength of his crucifixion with his burial,Through the strength of his resurrection with his ascension,Through the strength of … Continue reading
Uhh, I Don’t Have A Title Today
I actually have too many titles the first of which would be, Why Is Blogger a Booger? A post about how I can’t load pictures for the last week unless I do them one at a time twice. Or how many weeps can a poor blogger woman weep? Then there is, Hurray, the Fence Is … Continue reading
Oh No
I hear the tractor near my garden! I gotta go supervise! See you soon, with pics today!!!!!
Hooray, It’s Pi Day!
Bet has one turkey pot pie in the oven, another went into the freezer and now she is making a strawberry rhubarb pie or pi. I am not showing any pictures as I do not care to share. Not today, I know you people, you’ll ask for a bite, then another and then one of … Continue reading
Bet Says
Bet says that when she hears the phrase, “shot to death,” she envisions a person being shot multiple times. As in, shot enough times to make really stinking good and sure that the person is dead. She also adds that this applies to the phrases, stabbed to death and there was a stabbing. But that … Continue reading
Okay, Here’s A Funny Thought
You’re excited aren’t you Dear Reader, you can’t wait to see the disclosure that is gonna follow that title. Well, I was too, I was chuckling the whole time on the way to the computer and putting up a nice clean “Create Post” screen.Loaded these pics just so you could have something to look at … Continue reading
Things I Must Admit, But Not Those Things!
I like mathy stuff. Dirt and I used to give each other two three digit numbers and multiply them in our heads. What was really fun was when we would explain the way we arrived at our answers. I stunk at math all the way through my first year of college (it played a huge … Continue reading
