Bah Springtime . . .

Back to WW II England

Ridiculous.  We can still go sliding. The sun peeps out occasionally; it's 39 degrees in the sun; it's windy and disgustingly cold just trying to gas the car! Where is the nice hot climate change? I want it now! Damn, Obama can't even get the weather right. He's just so easy to despise along with the entire US Congress and all the idiots we have in Hartford who are planning to tax home heating oil so we backwards folks can change to the new and better green fuel natural gas. I'm just so pissy today I could spit nails.

So on to safer topics! Had a great visit Sunday with kid brother and his wife. I picked up some eclairs and creme puffs from the Roadside Diner and we had a little desert fest. The cook at the Roadside out did himself with the creme puffs. So impressed was I. Monday our maple syrup producing Cousine stopped by with 2013 syrup for me to parcel out. She will not take any money for her labour intensive gift. Wish I could repay her in some way. All she said was, " Take care of the trees, Irène." What a truly kind and generous soul. Had some fun with Kiddo Tuesday evening and visited younger sister yesterday.  She's sounding and looking stronger and younger each visit! Soon she'll have a trustworthy vehicle and I hope she'll be able to come to Moosup. Then we can go out to the Diner and drive to Oakland Beach besides just hanging out in this good old town!

Spent this morning with T at Old Tymes eating Caribbean Pancakes. I really have to stop these meetings or meet where the food is horrible! The pancakes are dressed with bananas, pecans, coconut. I add butter and real maple syrup. That counted for lunch and breakfast. Later I helped Ps&D's Pop bleed the brakes on the El Camino. I don't think they are too trustworthy yet because he couldn't get to the back driver's side line where he had to be too careful or he could have broken something. We did the others but he may have to wait until it warms up to try to loosen things up or it may need professional help. It is pretty old and testy at times.

Quote:  That state of life is most happy where superfluities are not required, and necessaries are not wanting.    ___Plutarch