December 2014

KN, p. 131 “It looks a lot like Christmas!”

 

 

Sheila and I share Christmas duties. She bakes while I set up the tree and get the lights ready. I had to replace a few strands on the tree after Hammett accidentally knocked it over and got tangled in it, so Sheila is baking even more cookies than ever. That’s okay, because there is no such thing as too many cookies in the Kerrian house. (My diet is suspended during the holidays…isn’t yours?)

 

The vet said that Hammett is fine, but kept him overnight. I think that Sheila slipped the Doc a $20. just to make sure he would.

 

The tree looks a little worse for wear, though.

 

The cards are done and mailed. This time I made a separate trip to the Post Office so that they would not get lost in the car like last year.

 

“Handel’s Messiah” is playing in the background and “The Nutcracker” is up next. We love the big sounds of Christmas.

 

We started a snowman collection to add to the Angels and Santas, so things are looking pretty festive in most of the house.

 

No snow to shovel this year, but I almost wish there was. We really enjoyed the white Christmas last year and took lots of pictures to share with the Texas branch of the family. If someone else did the shoveling, I wouldn’t mind if it snowed from Thanksgiving right through New Year’s.

 

No homicide cases to investigate, and that’s a great thing for once.

 

Merry Christmas to everyone, and have a peaceful New Year!

 

 

 

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KN, p. 130 “Is that an alligator on the golf course?”

 

It’s been raining a lot, and it’s cold outside now, so golf has been taken off the schedule until the spring. What do wanna-be golfers do when the weather sidelines them?

 

We watch movies of golfers making a hole-in-one and winning a million dollars, we watch the Golf Channel for instruction, we dream of sunny states and countries where a guy/gal could golf year round, we watch funny videos of golf flubs, and trade whopper stories with our golfing buddies.

 

And then there are the golf tournaments televised on sports channels. If ya can’t be there, ya might as well watch. And drool because of the perfect putts and perfect swings and the top notch equipment. And laugh out loud at some of the odd critters that crawl onto the golf course while thousands of people are standing within just a few feet.

 

Among other LOL moments that stop a golfer from taking a putt, you might see:

 

  • A red-tailed hawk pecking at a ground mike
  • Alligators strolling on the fairways and/or being chased by caddies
  • Turtles doing back flips into a pond in front of the green
  • A bird flying away with a golf ball in its beak
  • An iguana pushing a golf ball around on the green
  • Yellow jackets making grown men drop flat on the ground
  • A turtle in the way of the shot, then when picked up, goes to the bathroom

 

Click on the link below to watch this PGA Tour video of the Top 10 Animal Encounters recorded on the tours through the years. No blood, no bodies, just great fun.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43vii7vT44I#t=62

 

My encounter with the snake in the grass seems tame by comparison.  😉

 

May your fairways be clear and your greens critter free!

 

 

*Snake photo taken by Patti Phillips, while standing safely inside the golf cart.  Lolol

 

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