NON-Pancake Sunday!

(Tea Bag Holders - set of 4 tea by StudioDhouse)

 

            I'm having some morning tea on what's suppose to be 'Pancake Sunday'... Ahhhhhhh! :-)

 (by StudioDhouse)

       I'm sharing tea instead of pancakes for two reasons. One, my body is trying to assure me that's it's not really Sunday yet!..."It's Saturday still!...SATURDAY, I tell you, Wug!!!!" Ha! Ha!...It's saying that because I didn't go to bed until late last night...I couldn't get to, or stay, asleep for some unknown...(Hormonal!!!!! ^_^)...reason!
      And guess what the other reason is that I'm having tea instead of pancakes?...I don't 'have' any pancakes...or pancake mix...in the house!! ^_^ It's like 'old mother Hubbard's' cupboard in here!! LOL...Grocery shopping is on the list of things that...'maybe we'll do it today!'...especially since if we don't do it today we'll be eating eggs and pasta...exclusively! LOL (That's pretty much all we have a lot of in the cupboard right now!!...except for my private stash that stills holds some salt water taffy. Shhhhhh!...*looking left and right*...If hubby knew that I still had taffy!....Oh!...the bargaining he would be doing right now!! ^_^ ... But we can't live on pasta, eggs, water and salt water taffy anyway...can we?! O_O)
      In other news, on this fine pancake-less Sunday...Uhhhh...there isn't any other news!! Ha! Ha! My body is on siesta, and my brain is on hiatus from any serious thought!...except for thinking deeply with a faithful heart at my spiritual meetings!...(at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses) :-) I mean, some things deserve a lending of the brain to!...even if for increments of time! :-)
      Otherwise the brain is just taking it easy, while my fingers are in full crochet work mode! :-) That's how I am at this stage of my life....F.Y.I., 'this stage of my life' being another way of saying: "I'm OLD now!" LOL...WHATEVER!!! ^_^
      There are some great Etsy finds I can share with you today though! So I will!!...and I'll share a few more backyard flowers too! :-) ...

 (Multi Color Cord Wrapped Oval Shape Bead by TheJewelryWorkroom)

(Decorative Silvertone alloy metal Charm Pendant by TheJewelryWorkroom)

 (Vintage 14k Engagement Ring by RMSjewels) 

 (Vintage Multi Color Butterfly Echo Silk Scarf by vintagelady7)

 (Large Trendy Modern River Stones Wall Clock by Sognoametista)

(Vintage Vandor Mint Green Clock by RetroAesthetic)

 

      And here are the flowers! :-) I think hubby calls them 'hollyhocks'. O_O I'm probably spelling 'hollyhocks' wrong anyway!...soooo...as you were!! LOL Look at the pretty 'flowers'!! :-) ...

      So there you are! Another day with nothing to talk about...where I found something to talk about!! LOL Don't you just love lazy weekends and Sundays?!!! ^_^ Have a good rest of it, Everybody...with or without pancakes!! ♥

It's a good thing people know me

It's a good thing people know me,
and they know that I just "talk".
Cuz the things that I've been saying
might make people 'take a walk'!

It hasn't been because I'm angry
or I'm trying to make a point.
It's just the silly observations
of a brain that's 'out of joint'!

It's a good thing people know me,
cuz sometimes my mind's a ceive.
I don't remember what I found out,
and I can look insensitive.

So, for people who don't know me,
let me tell you from the start,
my mouth might shoot out kookie business,
but never worry about my heart.

My intention is toward funny,
or to simply tell the truth.
I would never hurt a fly...
Unless he's chocolate...I'm aloof!

Bird Wars...On Pancake Sunday?!!

(Crow Snowball fight Rubber Stamp by Rubberhedgehog)

      Apparently the birds in my backyard got a memo from somewhere that said that more bad weather was on the way...or something!...because this morning there's some kind of battle going on for the remaining suet in the feeder...Some kind of bird war!...Boy, are they noisy this morning!! O_O
      I'm in here trying to enjoy my breakfast...without the pancakes...(long story) and outside my window 'Chubby', 'Pouchy', 'Ze-cap' the woodpecker, and 'nim'...^_^... are battling for what seems to be something like a 'this-may-be-my-last-meal' territory space!! LOL Oh, if only I could replay...in writing...the voice-over conversation, that hubby and I just did, both of us representing one of the bird players. ^_^
       The conversation ended with 'Chubby' telling the pushy woodpecker, 'Ze-cap', that he better back off or he'd "put a cap-ful of bird food in his tail"!! LOL...What can I say...my backyard bird crew don't play!! LOL Well...they don't play in 'this' kinda weather anyway!! This is the kind of weather where you have to protect your stash...AT ALL COSTS!!...I understand! Grrrr! I have some 'fiddle faddle' in my stash right now that I have to keep my eye on!! LOL
      Anyway!!!!...needless to say, hubby and I are not going anywhere this morning! And our meeting is not until 3 this afternoon now that we're starting a new year! :-) ... The temperature outside is 7!!!!....seven!!!!...SE....VEN!!! O_O That makes two days of ridiculously low temperatures here in our area! And...yes!...I know it's been colder in the mid-west...I'm sorry. :-( I have much sympathy for you!
      These are the kind of temperatures that make men start talking about things like 'meggins'!! LOL Even my husband was talking about them this morning! Ha! Ha!...At first I was confused. He said: "I think I may have to get me some meggins." O_O I said: "What?!....Who is Meghan?"
      He said: "No! Not Meghan!...Meggins...you know, men's leggins!!"...Ohhhhhhhh! ^_^ ...{Between you and I, I thought maybe I was gonna have to take some attitude training from the birds in the backyard, and figure out how to 'put a foot in a Meghan!' LOL...Sorry......the bird violence is getting to me!! ^_^}
       I think it's time to go back to bed! LOL...after I eat my breakfast I mean...

      No...it's not pancakes...*sigh*...I lost the pancake battle with hubby this morning. :-( I guess I didn't have enough attitude!...or I didn't speak up fast enough (considering my 'Yes, I'll have some!'...'No! I don't want none!'...reputation of late with the pancake situation. ^_^)

      Whatever!!...I'm good with bacon, breaded chicken pieces, grits, and eggs!! :-) ...
 

         Besides....they taste like pancakes! :-)) ... Happy 'Pancake Sunday', Everybody! :-) Keep warm...and well-fed. :-))

Waffle Snob?!

I love the way the pancake runs
right off the side and down my plate!
But on a waffle it just sits
like sticky blocks in a crate!

I love the way a pancake looks,
like it's soft to the touch.
But that thing with lumpy grooves?...
I mean a waffle, not so much!

I like the way a pancake
almost melts in your mouth!
But a trip across my tastebud with a waffle?
...heading south!

Buttering a waffle
 is like corn on the cob.
The ears are perked up,
but it's a messy, slow moving job!

One day I'm sure I'll like 'em,
if they ever stay warm enough.
But for now, let's just say,
Waffles get my nose rebuff!     

Color...And Froot Loops...On Pancake Sunday?!!!

 (8 x 10 Text Lyrics Art Print Poster by EinBierBitte)

    Beautiful Beatles words (from a song called 'Dear Prudence') for a beautiful Pancake Sunday morning...but without pancakes!...and maybe even without morning! ^_^  (Depending on where you live, and what time you're reading this post, it could be any time of day right now!! ^_^)

       The song itself is not one of my favorites...Whatever!!...but I love the lyrics!! :-) ...I just want you to know before I blather on any further though, that whatever time of day it is where you live, this art print is on SALE! The deal is that you can buy 2 of them, and get 3! :-)

     On to breakfast!! :-) ... And I'm afraid it's another 'Pancake Sunday' where I'm not the least bit interested in eating pancakes!

 (Froot Loops CerealRecycled Kitchen Clock by Sugarshoxcrafts)

       And no...I'm not interested in eating cereal either...Not even 'Froot Loops' cereal (although I do like all of the pretty colors! ^_^) I'm sitting here chowing down on an English muffin, a scrambled egg, and a sausage! :-)

       I was more interested in 'eating up some time'! Ha! Ha!...Yes, I'm gonna get back to my pancakes eventually. But right now I'm leaving the pancakes up to my 'Honey'! :-) And he's enjoying his pancakes tremendously this morning! ^_^

      I didn't have anything to talk about today, except how tired I am, and how 'wonky' my brain is these days, and....'yadda yadda yadda'! So 'Froot Loops' talk seemed somehow appropriate! LOL 

     So off I go!....leaving all the colorfulness to YOU!! ^_^      

 

(Set of Four One-Of-A-Kind Artistic Wine Cups by BlueSkyPotteryCO)

Have a good day, Everybody! :-)

Sunday Mornings

Sunday mornings are for quiet,
and for music in your ears.
Not for fretting over business,
or for struggle, or for tears.

Sunday mornings are for worship,
or for time to just relax.
Not for schedules that need keeping,
or for dealing with the 'Quacks'!

Sunday mornings are for slowness,
sipping on a cup of 'Joe';
Getting ready for the new week,
when you have to 'Go! Go! Go!'

Sunday mornings are for birds,
crows and woodpeckers alike.
Or for pancakes on the griddle,
or for snowy morning hikes.

Sunday mornings are for color,
and for spousal 'chitter chat',
and for doing a bit of reading,
or writing poems that end like.....that!

Pancake Sunday...With A 'Fishy' Twist!

     Ahhhhhh!...Sunday!...Quiet time to sit myself next to the window, watch my hummingbirds, and have a hot cup of green tea. :-) ... But wait! This isn't 'Green Tea' Sunday! It's 'pancake' Sunday! :-) So let's have some pancakes, shall we!!...
 

      I'm showing you my pancakes without the syrup poured all over them already, because some things shared with you on the blog this early in the morning would just be cruel and unusual punishment to your eyes!! LOL
       And when you 'sea' the 'food' I'm having with my pancakes this morning you just might think that it's cruel and unusual punishment to my stomach!! ^_^ It's....
 

 

     ...eggs and fish sticks!!! :-)
     
      I know!.....weird. Well, weird for some people! ^_^ Hubby and I don't eat meals according to the norm most of the time anyway!...so fish sticks and eggs, with pancakes, is not so unusual for me!...The fish sticks are all 'me' though. Hubby is allergic to some fish products, fish sticks included, so when he was bringing me breakfast in bed....YES HE DID!! ^_^...the fishy sticks were held at arm's length....sorta like '10-foot-pole' distance!! LOL
      

     Ummmmmmmm!.....fish sticks, eggs, AND pancakes!! :-) Are you drooling.....or horrified?! ^_^ Whatever!!!!!...You enjoy your breakfast...oatmeal, grits, Pop Tart, toast, omelet, donuts and coffee, bagel, yogurt, waffles...sausage McMuffin...boring! ^_^...and I'll enjoy mine!! (Just kidding!...I'm good with all of those things too. Just not this morning! ^_^)
      Have a happy Sunday, Everybody! :-)

Awake!

It feels good to be awake!
Eyes wide open. Brain cells too!
Now my mind and eyes need focus.
Let's go find something to do!

Pancake Sunday!...'Colorful and Different' Style!

 (8x10 Print by bumblejack)

      Guess what?...Unlike last Sunday, when I decided not to actually have pancakes on Pancake Sunday (deciding to have catfish and grits instead!), this Sunday....it's PANCAKES, people!!!! ^_^

      I'm not having a ton of pancakes though. My stomach is still in a state of YUM from last night's dinner! :-) A dear friend of ours made us a homemade lasagne and collard greens!!! YUM!!! It was so good that we're looking forward to dinner leftovers, at the same time as we're getting ready for Sunday pancake breakfast! ^_^

      I'll show you my pancakes in a minute. First I wanna show you the colorful, wonderful, and different things I found in my Sunday morning Etsy search! :-) ... 

Such pretty planters!...

 (Bubble Ceramic Planter by bkbceramics)

Such different wine glasses!...

 (Pair of Hand-painted Animal Print Wine glasses by ourhousecraft)

...and wine bottle holder!...

 

  (Wine-O-Saur Wooden Dinosaur Wine Rack by TheBackPackShoppe)

Such a different necklace!...Great for cat lovers! :-) ...

(Custom Cat Necklace by FlowerLandShop)

 

Such a wonderful backpack!...

 (Lumberjack Waxed Canvas Backpack by WoolyBison)

...and a colorful backpack also, from the same shop!...

 (Nouveau Ikat Waxed Canvas Satchel by WoolyBison)

And last, but not least, BISCUITS!! :-)

(The Pioneer Woman Blog)

       I know....I know! They're not pancakes. :-) But after watching Trisha Yearwood and Ree Drummond's cooking shows yesterday morning....both of whom were making biscuits!...I just had to share! ^_^

     'These' are my pancakes!!...

     Butter on top, 'Aunt Jemima' syrup on the side, and drool coming down my chin! ^_^ I'm gonna sit quiet with my hubby this morning and enjoy!!! I hope you enjoy your breakfast too...whatever you have...or don't have! LOL

Sitting Quiet

I love just sitting quiet,
letting silence be my friend.
I'm not afraid to be alone,
and hear my breathing out and in.

With no T.V. on, or music,
just some thinking done, with me,
In a world where quiet reading
is now called "activity".

There's no reason to be scared,
or to need all kinds of noise,
to create some kind of chaos,
or to look for games and toys;

Just a quiet low lit room,
where I ponder my life course,
where I think of plans ahead,
but no thoughts I have to force.

Just me, still, and sitting quiet.
Nothing altering my mood.
No smoke wafting at my sinus,
no one mad or being rude.

Can you turn off all the gadgets?
Can you hear your own self sigh?
If you cannot take the quiet,
You should stop and wonder why!

Pancake Sunday...Without Pancakes?! O_O

 (Vintage 1950's PYREX Retro Syrup or Creamer Carafe by sugarlanevintage)

      Yes, I know. My 'Pancake Sunday' header photo should be of a plate of pancakes, or something that looks like pancakes, right?! But, considering the fact that I'm barely awake, and that my stomach doesn't even wanna look at a 'bloaty' pancake right now, it's got to be a carafe of coffee!...It's gotta be!!! ^_^

     Maybe I'll have a couple of pancakes for dinner...just so the 'Pancake Sunday' theme will stay intact! LOL But for this morning, I'm leaning more toward something more...Ummmm...fishy! :-] ...

 (All Cotton Cutie Catfish Bath Buddy by NaturecraftsofTX) 

     ^_^ Etsy sellers make my heart smile!...Look at that cute catfish bath buddy!!! :-)

     As I was saying, I'm leaning toward a breakfast more fishy, and less bloaty. So I decided on catfish and grits...you know, something like this!...

 (Cat-Fish Open Edition Giclee Print KITTEN CAT ART by MoosePantsStudio)

      Okay!!...not exactly like that! ^_^ Although I know somebody out there thinks that catfish look just like that!! LOL

      I'm talking about catfish that looks more like this, when it's in it's natural habitat...

 (Catfish Decal by mpotsch)

 (8 x 10 Catfish Print by SophyTuttle)

       ...And more like this, when it's in 'MY' natural habitat!! LOL...

     YUM!!! :-)
 

     So, sorry. No pancakes today. And hubby was ready to make me some too!! "Thanks, Honey!" No, I'm gonna eat my catfish and grits, and sip on my green tea this morning...For lunch or dinner I'll probably sneak those pancakes in...along with a heaping piece of cheesecake with cherries on top!! :-) Oh!...did I forget to mention that hubby made cheesecake yesterday?!...I'm sorry...sorta. ^_^
      And no, I'm not gonna show you! Some things are better not shown, because it would just be cruel and unusual punishment!! ^_^ But, just for you, I'll lick my lips a little extra after I eat it!! LOL...Sorry again. :-)) 
      Have a happy Sunday, Y'all!! Spend it in good and loving communication with your family. Our 'Watchtower' magazine had really good reminders about that today. I look forward to talking and listening to my friends discuss it at the meeting today. :-) It reminded me of a poem I wrote a while ago about teenagers too. I'll leave it below...Have a happy!!! :-)

 Dreaded Teenager

She was our little daughter,
with a playful, happy grin;
Now this teenager replaced her-
and our nerves are all on end!

She Was confident and sure;
Now, her self-esteem seems lowered;
She would entertain herself;
But now, no matter what, she's  bored.

She loved raising up her hand,
giving comments from the heart;
Now, she's  hesitant and shy;
Being bold's a long lost art.

She used to love her sandals;
Now, its all about 'the boot',
She Would wear clothes to keep warm;
Now, she'd  rather be cold-and 'cute'!

What happened to the little girl
who just couldn't wait to please;
Who would run and jump and play,
with a giddy kind of ease?

She's  now a dreaded teenager!
These years have come too fast;
and my only consolation
is that soon this too shall pass!