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Archive for May, 2010

A few days ago Michael forwarded quite a heart-wrenching collection of editorial cartoons and other selections regarding Memorial Day, most of which were exhortations not to forget why we have this holiday in America. But I couldn’t make it fit this blog format so let me know if you’d like me to email it to [...]

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(Pssssssssssssssssst – do not forget to scroll over the pictures.) Season is going to visit Michael very soon and I am sure she will be packing merrily. It is a sad fact that girls, once we get happy and full of joy, can forget the most simple things. So here is my list for Season [...]

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Rob asked me about this, and I do write good ones, so for what it’s worth here is what I think. First, know the ins and outs and whys and wherefores of the English language. Know where the period goes, so you don’t write run-on or fragmented sentences; know what pronoun agreement is, and how [...]

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Dev shook his head and tapped Poppy’s nose. “I said ‘no,’ little girl. Nearly half a gallon of rum is plenty for eight girls for one evening.” “I think you’ll find it is not, and you must be confused again.” “You are confused if you think you can talk to me like that, young lady.” [...]

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Sir Devlin O’Neill, I have been much maligned on this blite, Sir.  You described me as caustic, spiteful, bossy, and self-righteous.  If you knew me better, you would understand that it was my unhappiness in my father’s house that brought me to such unseemly behavior. I am not, Sir, and never was, a shrew.  If [...]

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I very seldom mention current events until they become historical events, but something happened yesterday, or perhaps the day before, that rates a comment. I had rather lost track of Cameron over the past few years, except for the odd occasions when I couldn’t look after my little girl and asked him to babysit. She [...]

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Once upon a time there were two girls called Poppy and Season. Poppy, who was a very good girl and terribly well behaved, wrote a series of thoughts based on the twenty-six letters of the alphabet. Season, who is (normally) a delightful girl, suggested to Poppy’s beloved that he ought to spank her twenty-six times [...]

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There has been a great deal of recent comment regarding wooden spoons and hairbrushes so here are a few hundred more words on the subject. As I mentioned in my long implement ramble, ‘Spanking Implements That DON’T Eat’ (see page listing) a hairbrush is a special case of a wooden paddle, and can be very [...]

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~Chocolate on ice cream and squirmy desires Bright sparkly champers and warm crackling fires Colorful packages tied up with strings These are a few of my favorite things Cream colored panties and new lacy boy shorts Cuddles and kisses and bratty girl cohorts Tops that can’t raise their arms for a good swing These are a [...]

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