September again.

I used a photo taken by Jane Burton. Jane Burton dedicated her life to rescuing and photographing animals. You may view her collection of wonderful photographs here:

www.warrenphotographic.co.uk

You know the deal. Ya hafta say Rabbit Rabbit on the first day of the month. Then you'll have better luck.

Remember too, that it's the time of year when you have to think about fashion. Don't wear white shoes now. You can't wear black patent-leather shoes after Labor Day either. Match your accessories. Don't be caught with animals that don't complement each other.

I know that you believe I carefully follow all fashion rules. Right?.

Rabbit rabbit! Good luck in September.

So it's not your birthday...

Well, then,

A Very Merry Unbirthday to YOU!! and YOU! and YOU too!

Hey, guess what??? It's not my birthday either! Wow. Talk about a coincidence. Pretty amazing, huh? We could all sulk and cry about it together. If you're looking for a little sympathy, you've come to the right place. We can whine and mope as a crowd. We could be bitter.

WAIT!!! We're all old enough. We're glad we're not having a birthday, right? You guys. Birthdays are crap. Not that I want to stop having them of course. But still.

Have a happy unofficial-end-of-the-summer weekend, y'all. *Party 'til you're purple. Like that.

*(I don't really recommend that. Use sunblock.)

Happy Birthday DDD

3D will be 49 on August 29th. Dang! That girl is old. I'm way too cute to have a kid that age.

Here she is when she graduated from college. Now her own twins are checking out colleges and trying to decide where to go. I hope she teaches them to iron their graduation gown. Like I didn't.

Where did the time go? Seems like yesterday that she learned to walk and talk. She never did learn to stop talking. That girl.

Happy Birthday DDD!!! And many more....

It's not my daughter's birthday anymore

My daughter Actonbell says I have to "take down" the post below because it's not her birthday now. That girl. So pushy. Not so much. Generally.

I've been doing a lot of stuff, but I don't feel like writing it out, so I'll just post some funny pictures instead.


This game is probably called Chicken. I've heard about people playing Chicken, but didn't realize that it involved actual chickens. Who knew?

I've got nothing against cops...but then it's always fun to laugh at them. You know it's true.


Is this funny? I think it is. She has a secret admirer. Was that the idea?



This is my husband Niks. He's inside the State Capitol Building in Salem, Oregon. It's a Sunday. The Capitol Building is not open on Sundays. But I found a door that wasn't locked. Of course, I had to try a lot of doors before I found one out-of-the-way door that was unlocked, but it was unlocked. I did not break into the building. Notice the look of terror on his face? He was sooooo afraid that we would be arrested! That Niks. Now that's chicken.

Happy Birthday to my middle child

Happy Birthday to Actonbell! The girl does love a beer, so lift a glass to her today. That Acton.

Holy moly!

Jeez! It's August already!


Amazing.

I've got a headache

One day, long, long ago.......

there lived a woman who did not whine, nag or bitch.

But it was a long time ago.......


and it was just that one day.

Summertime

Well, it's just about the dead middle of summer. Personally I like spring and fall and winter better than summer, but I do like summer anyway.

So many festivals! My friend Leah just called me and asked me if I want to go to the McClure Bean Soup Festival. That Leah.




Of course I said yes. It's not until September. I have time to buy some Beano©. Besides September is a very nice month here.

Notice that it's not just a soup festival. It's a BEAN soup festival. I'm amazed and intrigued.

Meanwhile I've been to Roots Farmers' Market (Here you say Ruts Market.) with somebody (whoever you are you are very important to me....) and to the Saturday Market with daughter Actonbell, and to the Green Dragon Market with walking buddy Irene. I'm having more fun than a human being should be allowed to have.



I'm eating all too well.

What the heck are YOU up to?

Carbon copy

Our today's forecast is "a near carbon copy" of yesterday.

Half of you aren't even old enough to have ever used carbon paper, so do you even know what a carbon copy is???? You whipper-snappers.

But I've sure used carbon paper and made many a carbon copy in my day.



You know, I don't think that I'm old enough to how the origin of "whipper-snapper." Maybe Old Hoss will know. *Bueller? Anybody?

Now I have to wonder if anyone who reads this is too young to remember Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Several are too old to know about it. Just sayin'.

Happy Birthday America

Happy Birthday to us all. As much as I complain, there's no place like home.