The saying goes: a bad day fishin’ is better than a good day workin’ – and yesterday was such a day. We took three of the boys fishing at a nearby lake. Great fun. Some pics are posted on fb, but I thought I would share some here as well, since not everyone is (gasp!) on fb. Click on the thumbnails for larger views.

The boy in blue stays with the grands during daytimes, when his dad is working. Izzy got the biggest catch, when he caught his ear while casting. Didn’t even break the skin and was properly ministered to by Gramps and me. He proceeded to catch the first fish – HIS first ever and was inordinately proud of himself. The other two boys also caught several, most of which went back into the lake. They each took home a fish, however, helping to feed the family.

We caught a bit of grief later from the two youngest girls, who were not at home when we picked up the boys, because they had not gotten to go. Gramps, properly abashed, will be setting aside time to take them in the coming week.

Such a beautiful day – we only left (after 4 hours or so) because it was getting too crowded to be slinging lines with hooks around. There were a lot of people splashing and swimming, and others boating or playing on other watercraft. Time to skeeeeedaddle.

“Mama, I only want red shoes. Someday when my feet are fixed will you buy some, please?”

Her mother nodded her head. “I promise, Nancy. You will have your red shoes, my daughter.”
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The weekend challenge from Trifecta is retelling our favorite story in 33 words only. I read Red Shoes for Nancy by Marguerite Hamilton over and over when I was about 12 years old. The tale of a little girl who only wanted a pair of red shoes resonated with me. I would dearly love to have a copy of the book, but cannot afford the ones I have found for sale. Instead I will remember it in my heart.


I sort through the dross
Of other people’s living
Wishing I were there
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Friday Haiku


Nan rocked to and fro, murmuring. “There’s a stranger out there. He’s here to turn me all inside out.”

“Come, Miss Nan, won’t you wear this pretty blue robe today?” Nan shook her head to the proffered robe.

“No, it won’t do. It just won’t do. He’s taken all my color away. It’s all grey. Where is my color?”

The harried doctor stood at the desk making notes on the clipboard. “How is she today, Nurse?”

“She’s pretty confused, Doctor. You’ll want to adjust her meds. It breaks my heart.”

“Well, let’s go see her then. We’ll make her comfortable.”
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Lance’s 100 Word Song this week is Grey Street. This is my offering for LeeRoy.

My Blog Can Beat Up Your Blog

HubbyMoose and I took a mid-week jaunt to the big city up northwards and I did manage to take a couple of pics. But only a few.

We thought the shadows on the mountains were lovely. The blue skies and the mountains are lovely anyway, but that bit of shadow made it nicer.

The Lupine are in full bloom, and I think I saw some wild roses, too.

This last is just for fun . . . SNL anyone?