Mama, I put this in myself for Sat Cat art! Hope you don’t mind. Saw you neededhelp. Okay, we did this Twosome because…well…because. Okay, because mama was so busy she just said to herself she said, “Self, lets’ just put this video out there and make everyone happy for the weekend.” And so that’s why it’s a...
Read MoreFriday Finagling
***** 1. _Meeting my honey__is the luckiest thing that ever happened to me. 2.Ethiopian berbere (a hot sauce for an Ethiopian stew)___ is the most unusual item in my refrigerator 3. My ___patience is _sometimes___lacking__but not often thank heaven. 4. I have more than enough ___of just about everything!....
Read MoreMerci Pour VOUS
It may look as if I am snoozing, but I am actually ruminating, whatever that is, on Friday Fill-ins! Such fun…. ***** But we love Thursday Thanks, too. Et oui, we are always thankful for you, dear readers, who put up tra la along with mama on her rants and raves! Merci on this Thankful Thursday. And we look forward to your Friday Fill-ins, which we...
Read MoreTuesday Treats
Bonjour. Fun things below…I watched them ALL and had to snooze afterwards! From laughing… ***** For really good laughs! Mama came upon this video by chance when she was watching David Atenborough talking about a bird of paradise who kept literally interrupting him! And here are Mr Atenborough’s fun moments. This man is amazing. There are...
Read MoreMundane Monday
Bonjour, and mundane in this case simply means ordinary, dull, run-of-the-mill Monday. Workers in the house (it’s 17 years old after all…things get a little peaked)…grocery shopping, pulling weeds, pretty mundane stuff. But this is not: “A visionary left at this moment is better suited than routed establishment Democrats to catalyze an...
Read MoreSunday Smiles and Selfies
Mama is so tickled and touched over this. SIX YEARS OLD! There is hope for our country, non? Here is an old selfie that I happen to like myself and so suggested mama use it. Er…I had a bit of catitude in this, non? Well, we do what we can, we kitties to keep the world turning. Have a good, safe, and tasty Memorial Day weekend. Mama is looking...
Read MoreUplifting Saturday
Mama found this older Lunapic and thought it looked as if the wind was ‘uplifting’ me in color! When I’m near rainbows, this actually happens, haha. (Thank you, Lunapic, but we forgot what the effect was called….) ***** Well, our spring took on another mood today with a grey mist over the hills and cooler, sweater weather....
Read MoreFriday Fillers
Politics, fttttttt! Why are democrats represented by donkeys? Mama just asked that question this morning and found out! So interesting… We love both animals so much. Wish their reps loved one another. ***** 1. I would be willing to pay more for __getting rid of the corruption in our government in any way possiblle. We are paying way too much to it...
Read MoreTHANKS
Alors! That was one looooonnnggg trip, mama. I’m pooped! 😻😻😻😻😻 Bonjour, dear readers. If you are wishing mama would leave out the FYIs in my blog, please just do not click on them. No offense, ever! Just a very big thank you for even considering it. Mama simply feels that information about this outrageous government’s behavior must be known,...
Read MoreWordless and Speechless!
Are you kidding me? This guy IS CERTIFIABLE! FYI…yes another one. AND...
Read MoreTuesday Tidying Up
The news you might read below in the FYI insert is pretty startling… ***** On a lighter note, these are the roses mama cut yesterday when we returned. A our Rampicante squash are taking off! These are mature ones from last time, but our new babies are getting there! ***** Bonjour or buongiorno—mama and papa are back and reeling (whatever...
Read MoreSaturday Sentences
Well, once again, we forgot what app this was and loved it and filed away the image but forgot the source. Lunapic, for sure! **** And just fyi, mama and I love this site! SO interesting to anyone fascinated by words and language. Have fun with it. Origins of words and slang and more…such a good site for the brain. Mama thinks it is free and today...
Read MoreFriday Fun
Well, I am thinking about these fill-ins, mama, but you had better do them today, I’m snoozing…for a change, haha. ***** 1. I think the word or phrase ______’like’__ is overused, like especially by teen-agers! 2. I am embarrassed to admit that I __need to listen more. 3. I wish I could convince __everyone to __vote out the madman....
Read MoreTender Mercis
This was supposed to be in here several days ago, mama! But I forgive you. Packing can be disorienting… ***** We are so excited and thankful that two friends will be here today, one from our little village and he brother from Honolulu who has never been to ROME!! And mama and papa are leaving in two days…oh, well. Our friend from Honolulu is in...
Read MoreWednesday Wake-up
OMC, he’s at it again… Silence is often golden, but right now, it can be dangerous. Mama has to do this. You never have to read these substacks from Ms Richardson, but we all must vote to save our country from this madman. ***** And a little video to counteract this disturbing news. Along with a lovely rose bush of Sweet Love, with a perfume...
Read MoreRoots on Monday
Storms make trees take deeper roots. Let us all stand our ground and deepen our roots for liberty and the elimination of a crooked leader and all his cronies and VOTE him out. Even one tiny infraction like these of a president at any other time would have had him out at once! Strange and disturbing world that allows these crimes to now be committed daily....
Read MoreMama’s Day
Mama has always said that being a mother, with the myriad jobs it takes to be one, is one of the most difficult and sometimes exhausting jobs on earth. Hallelujah to mothers everywhere.❤️ ***** And a plea for everyone to look at what one man is doing to destroy our nation. VOTE when the time comes. Which is soon… Mama says that she had to put this...
Read MoreSaturday Sadness
Ellen’s Penny from heaven and lovely memorial art by Ingrid, Benji and Dalton’s mama. A long battle, now over but a very sad mama and papa.…
Read MoreFriday Fess-up
(I pretty much have a good day EVERYDAY…so sweet up here!) ****** 1. I know I am having a good day when __wake up and DO NOT READ THE NEWS, FOR ONCE! 2. I __cook when I am __hungry and inspired and when I want to do something that makes me very, very happy. 3. The present government in the USA___ makes me feel helpless. 4. I have a lot of confidence...
Read MoreMercy Buckup
Love my golden cloud… ***** I’m sure I have mentioned this before, but it’s such fun that I’ll tell the story again. Papa loves playing around with words and when the grandkids were little, he taught them “thank you” in fractured French. See title of blog, haha! So now it’s in the family language that families seem...
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