Symmetry Saturday

St. Michael's Episcopal Church

Oberlin Road aka older part of Raleigh still has lots of
overhead cables.  Where we live everything is underground.

Very large home I love the roof lines and the chimneys especially the all stone.
So much symmetry here one could get dizzy

Over the last year we watched the original house that was on this property be
demolished and this one as it was built.
It is HUGE. The driveway is as long as a street and it has a portico on the side.
 Has all copper gutters and on the overhang above wind front bay windows
Lots of all which way symmetry here.

Nature and Feline Friday in Nevada and Fill Ins

Thanks Comedy Plus for hosting

Thanks LLB Gang for hosting

Pup and I were snuggled up, with visions of sugarplums dancing through our heads this morning,

when Mom yelled, “SNOW!”

I must say, I was a bit skeptical until I looked out the window.

Wow, snow in the Nevada desert!

What a sight to behold!

❤️ Kat Your Feline Nephew

Photo by my Nephew Kat's Mom.  Snow on the beautiful Nevada mountains December 27, 2019.

Taken from their campsite.

Photo by my Nephew Kat's Mom.  Snow on the beautiful Nevada mountains December 27, 2019.

Taken from their campsite.

Dearest Kat and Pup

You two make my heart strings purr.

Just absolutely precious and permanently on the

VERY VERY NICE list with Santa.

Lovingly your Aunty HiC

My attempt at Friday

Thank you Lorriane and Ellen for these great questions.
 Lorianne of Four-Legged Furballs came up with second two.

1. My plans for the weekend include taking down the Christmas tree

2. You will never find any kind of U of NC paraphernalia  in my home.  WE are ABC fans; Anybody But Carolina

3. I hope I always have my cup 1/2 full.

4. I hope I never to take myself too seriously.

Thoroughly Poetic Thursday #1 2020

Today we join Two  SPOILED CATS 

Angel Sammy and Teddy for their poetic pictorial poem.

Here is today's inspiration and it brought back some wonderful members of
meeting these

Big M

In 1972 she was out of the playpen
the but the tree was in.
She had inquisitive hands.
It looked funny but at least it would not
fall on her head.
She was ready to go but her legs were slow.
She had wheels but was lacking skills.
Our hope was by spring she'd grow.
No worries though she traversed the living room
like a pro.
Oh that look of pure glee on her first Christmas
remains in my mind's eye to this very day.

Now a little side story to go with the wheels.
Within a six or eight months we moved out of our apartment into
our first home.  In front of the house was a wonderful flat, sidewalk that
went on for several blocks.  In good weather we were out and about on it
several times a day.  However, little Sissy was eager to try the sidewalk by the house.
It was downhill all the way.  She finally talked her Daddy into going down it with her.
He was in front as she peddled down. Oh was she squealing with delight.  Of course she wanted to do it again.  Her Daddy asked if she wanted to ride it or push it up the hill.
Those little legs were not making any head way up, so Daddy picked up the trike and she was walking beside him. Daddy noticed she was tired so he reached down to pick her up too.
She looked at her Daddy and said...

"Daddy this is steep hill and a heavy Marlu". 
Honest to goodness her exact words, she was about 2 1/2 at the time.
She was putting short sentences together before she was  18 months old.

Witty Wednesday 1/1/2020

Happy 2020!!!

Drabble by Kevin Fagan


This is so true.  While riding around this season we saw 
many folks left their pumpkins on their porches too
Thanksgiving was a week later this year
pumpkins were still in good shape when it was time to put up
Christmas decorations.


I'm thankful to say I have a birthday just around the corner
and just so your know......

Happy (edited) Tuesday Potty Tale

Hosted by Comedy Plus

Early December our guest toilet was making crazy swishing noises in the middle of the night.  Did we have a ghost upstairs?  We did not want SIS and BIL of Angel Madi awakened by this when the came for Christmas.

  I called Midtown Plumbing.  I told the lady it was flushing randomly all by itself.

Tim the plumber took off the tank top, flushed it several times.  Finally he said

your tank is leaking 😱😰. Not something you want to hear about second floor toilet.

What ???we haven't seen any water on the floor.

No not that kind of leak. 

Turns out the water in the tank was leaking into the bowl, of course using extra water. The swish was the tank auto refilling itself when it got below the minimum water line.

  Tim assured me it would work fine. We just needed to make sure to keep the tank level at the maximum line.
We live smack in the middle of the City. However, nothing says Red Neck Christmas better than asking your visitors to do routine potty maintenance.  I had a pitcher on the tank.  Favorite SIL of Angel Madi took on the task of filling the tank a couple of times a day.  

FULL DISCLOSURE!!!

You know I'm shameless.  Angel Madi and  I would do anything to enhance a story!!!
I had photos of our vintage 1983 model and sleek, trim and taller 2019 model and a seven second video of the soft close potty in action.
When I told my editor (aka Dad of Madi),
about the post, photos and video..he immediately switched from  editor to manners police.
He asked  "are you really gonna post photos of the toilet"?! Yes I replied... I got a soft humph from the manners police.  Alas dear readers, you must use your mind's eye instead of using photos.

Any complaints regarding this censorship, should be sent to 
'dadofangelmadiakamannerspolice.com'


HAPPY NEW YEAR'S EVE TO YOU ALL