Chetspeak on Sunday
Oops. Racing around the parking lot in tight little circles, ears flat back from the breeze? That might have been me. I got a grip, walked in a dead-straight line at Bernie’s side, head up, tail up, beyond reproach, whatever that meant exactly. We were close enough to see our bumper sticker from Max’s Memphis Ribs, our favorite restaurant in the whole Valley – hadn’t been there in way too long – and the bullet hole in our license plate, can’t go into that now, when the door of the red car opened and the woman stepped out.
“Bernie Little?” she said.
Women of a certain type have an effect on Bernie. This was that type of woman, easy to see just from the way Bernie’s mouth fell slightly open. Curvy shape: check. Big blue eyes: check. Face tilted up in his direction: check. Poor Bernie: that was all it took.
-from The Dog Who Knew Too Much.
Welcome Maddie (a dead ringer for Pearl) and Ranger.
Tags: Chetspeak, Pearl, The Dog Who Knew Too Much
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8:48 am on August 18th, 2013
Gooood morning, everyone! Hope ya’ll are tip top on this Chetspeak,Egg Day (Dima will be happy).
Have a sulltry Sunday (heh.heh. in August)
9:18 am on August 18th, 2013
Good morning HOH and everyone.
Mama has left us. Deserted us. Abandoned us.
Poor little Corgis. sniff sniff.
Oh well, maybe we can go look sad enough to con a treat out of Gramps.
9:24 am on August 18th, 2013
Hi Chet!
Good morning all.
9:37 am on August 18th, 2013
Super Sunday Chetspeak!
Morning all. Thanks for the pillow last night, Tenzing. You are an amazing sleep inducer.
Maddie, who does look like Pearl, has a great looking Ranger buddy.
Still in my pjs.
9:46 am on August 18th, 2013
Melanie: Still in pjs? What is your point? Staff(gg) lives in ’em. Mom spends as much time in her caftans as possible. Confor over fashion!
HRH B: Mornin”
T&G’s Mama: Break a leg AND all time sales records.
OH (esp, Dima): Enjoy egg day
Everyone else: Let’s do it…Super,sultry FUN Sunday.
9:48 am on August 18th, 2013
COMFORT…gah. (confor?)
10:07 am on August 18th, 2013
HOH, snicker . . confor is a type of foam used in ejection seats and in space.
10:25 am on August 18th, 2013
Happy Egg Day!!!
This morning, all I got was my kibble with a dee-licious raw egg on top. When will she realize I need to make up for all those lost meals? I am still famished!
Last evening the ‘rents went out to eat. When they returned home, I ran up to their car and did a dance and then gave them what-for. They then gave me a 2nd supper. Life is Gooood.
10:32 am on August 18th, 2013
Did anyone see that Big Full(ish…not quite) Moon last night?
I know Melanie probably did and some others too.
Melanie: We could have joined you on the Blog at 2 am (and should have). Just know there was more than one Zombie in the crowd last night.
Hounds: Heh, Heh. We Knew what you Meant. Looking forward to our Sultry Sunday.
Royal Mum: A Sales Bonanza coming up! Hope Wose & Grizz are able to stop by to say Hey and Sample the Wares.
B: Is Charlie still there with you and if so what are youse up to today?
Dima! Sounds like you are Feeling Tip Top! Hurray!
Good MOrning Everyone and Happy Chetspeak/Egg Day
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10:35 am on August 18th, 2013
Good morning all, and Happy Sunday. Relaxing day here and the weather is beautiful.
Plan after 2nd cup of coffee is to head to the store for some Bisquick mix, then by the farm stand where they sell sweet corn and the best ever homemade pies. She told Barb she would make her a rhubarb custard pie today. Then Barb is going to make chicken pot pies with the biscuits on top. That is probably her signature recipe (if she has one), so she is going to make 3 and share.
Glad Dima is better this morning. You go, dude! BTW, how are the little pullets? Another month or two and they will start popping out little presents for you, and not just on Egg Day Sunday!
10:40 am on August 18th, 2013
Hey, Everyone!
Melanie: (whispering) only a techie geek like you would have that knowledge of confor on the tip of their tongue. snicker.
Tenz: That was a lovely thought expressed to Melanie last night (last post)
B&M: Chicken pot pies sound delish!
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10:44 am on August 18th, 2013
What’s up with that period at the end of our posts?
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10:47 am on August 18th, 2013
B&M: Mmm, we are sensing a theme. Egg day, pullet surprises and now Barb is planning chicken pot pies and mom has planned chicken veggie soup w/ noodles.
Calling all chickies…..
10:49 am on August 18th, 2013
Masquers, BSD has it too !
11:01 am on August 18th, 2013
The Old Fart just shared this w/ me from his Facebookie; To be old and wise, you must first be young and stupid.
11:09 am on August 18th, 2013
Bear: So far Charlie and I are being very lazy–drinking coffee (Charlie of course has water) and reading the NYTimes online.
Good to hear from Dima.
11:57 am on August 18th, 2013
Time to refresh!
12:10 pm on August 18th, 2013
I licked a drop of B’s coffee that dropped on the table once. It didn’t have any effect on me, but my floppy ears stood at attention like Tenzing’s ears for a week. Never again.
12:33 pm on August 18th, 2013
Charlie is cracking me up. (That was French Roast coffee!)
12:48 pm on August 18th, 2013
French Roast is our favorite. Barb likes the bold, full body types of coffee, or is that full blooddied?
Yes, HOH, we have a chicken theme going today. Getting ready to put the stewing hen in the pot, so it can cook for 2 or 3 hours.
Got our rhubarb custard pie. Barb asked the farm lady if their sweet corn is GMO and she said yes. So we have been consuming it without even knowing it. I guess unless you go certified organic, even farm stands are going to have GMO corn.
BTW, Maddie is a cutie, and we love Chetspeak! Goes without sayin’.
1:14 pm on August 18th, 2013
B & Charlie: Hey! Sounds like My Kinda Day!
Charlie: Sounds like our boy Chet gets into the Brew from time to time too. lol.
Hounds: Daddy Dawg sounds very Wise.
Barb&Magpie: Youse sure do have some Scrumptious Suppers!
And…Rhubarb Custard Pie for dessert…Oh, My!
BTW: Pretty Scary Stuff about the GMOs. One would think Farm Stands would be safe, but No.
Gus&BooBear: Hoping to Hear Good News from you today.
1:27 pm on August 18th, 2013
Water is my drink, but B likes Cahors, wine with interesting lables and coffee. It is this last liquid that has me worrit. I’ve been watching her ears just in case. So far, nothing, but I’m standing guard.
1:38 pm on August 18th, 2013
Charlie: Caffeine has never affected me so no need to worry.
1:40 pm on August 18th, 2013
Observation: people who like good red wines also like full bodied coffees.
1:44 pm on August 18th, 2013
And tea drinkers?
1:45 pm on August 18th, 2013
B&M: We do so it must be true.
1:51 pm on August 18th, 2013
B: If you say so, but I’m ready to keep your ears under paw at the slightest twitch. Would you mind reading about Iggy and his chronicles out loud to me? Iggy—I love that little guy.
2:06 pm on August 18th, 2013
Iggy is quite a character. Mom’s daddy used “iggy” for ignoramous and idjit for,,,well, you get it.
2:14 pm on August 18th, 2013
OK, this is a BIG generalization, but I think tea drinkers are more laid back, introspective, quiet type people. Coffee drinkers are more outgoing, charged up (maybe from all that caffine), boistrous and outspoken. More likely to chat up people they don’t know at a social gathering. A tea drinker is more likely to sit back and observe the party goers. Tea drinkers being more aloof prefer cats over dogs. OK, how many people did I just piss off with that observation?
2:14 pm on August 18th, 2013
HOH: Espresso in the am then herbal tea during the day.
We all love Iggy!
2:15 pm on August 18th, 2013
B&M: What are you saying? That I’m schizophrenic?
2:22 pm on August 18th, 2013
B&M: You didn’t offend me in the slightest, but my left ear seems a little miffed. Oh, no, wait, it was just folded back—it happens from time to time.
2:23 pm on August 18th, 2013
Jeeze B&M, You may have pissed off the whole world…but we still love ya.
2:30 pm on August 18th, 2013
Masquers, tee hee.
2:30 pm on August 18th, 2013
Charlie: Okay, I have my Kindle on so let’s read the Iggy Chronicles.
Let’s see Barb: I like red wine (white gives me a headache). I love full-bodied coffee. I also like tea on a cold winter night. I think I’m laid-back and I prefer to observe people. I would never “chat up” people at a party. I’m not at all boisterous and only outspoken when I have something to say. I like both dogs and cats and have had both in my life.
2:39 pm on August 18th, 2013
Oooo-Melanie!….snort!….I just sent you something important and under the deadline via SDD…chuffle!….Let me know if you need someone to take another shot at it…grunt!
2:55 pm on August 18th, 2013
Barb has been known to chat up people while waiting in line for take out, or while pumping gas. She probably would have made a good bartender because she has “the gift of gab”, as her mom used to say. Just don’t put her in front of a group of people, she shuts up tighter than a clam!
When she goes to Anchorage, don’t expect her to stand up in front of the group and tell you all about herself!
2:58 pm on August 18th, 2013
Barb, how’z ’bout you and mom find a corner and share stories in AK?
3:01 pm on August 18th, 2013
Mom goofed last time she was in So Call. Talked to an old guy on a bus bench, must have thought she was still in TN. He thought she was trying to pick him up (gack!) Much more laid back here and in IA with her dad’s peeps and IL with her mom’s peeps.
3:23 pm on August 18th, 2013
B&M: My Lady says doesn’t mind public speakings although she says she’d rather speak in front of 100 people she doesn’t know that 5 people she does know. I have the feeling there will be no awkward silences when all youse come north to Alaksa, but if there are, we’ll find a strong wi-fi signal and get on this here blog to communicate with one another.
3:53 pm on August 18th, 2013
HOH, Too funny that the old geezer thought you were hitting on him! Where in Illinois are your mom’s peeps?
I know Charlie, we won’t be used to eye to eye contact with each other!
Time to take the chicken out of the pot and start chopping veggies. BBL
4:36 pm on August 18th, 2013
Note to the Alaska bound: not only do I have good internet at my Anchorage house, my neighbor gets free internet service through his job. So if the house traffic gets over-used, he will let us log onto his signal. He has given me the user name and password information. So we are all set to communicate to the Chet blog!
4:37 pm on August 18th, 2013
Alaska!….Just don’t forget about all us in the lower 48 when youse are all together…sniff!…I remember that happening when Rebecca went to the east coast and me and Staff were all alone out here on the blog waiting and waiting to hear Anything from youse guys…grunt!…It was quite maddening….grump!
4:43 pm on August 18th, 2013
It is hard to post through all the giggling. When we got together on the east coast, I think the only lull in the conversation was when we paused for breath.
Rio: Maybe you can fit your Friend in your carry on bag and make the trip north to Alaska.
Speaking of north to Alaska I wonder if Bluekat’s folks are enjoying thier trip.
4:44 pm on August 18th, 2013
Rio, Is your friend considering coming north? Also, what happened with your house hunting. We thought your friend’s mother was interested in selling, then last you mentioned that she told a realtor that her house could not be shown. Did she decide to stay put?
4:48 pm on August 18th, 2013
Barb!…You got me!…snort!…I’m so confused now I don’t know what the hell those two are up to these days…sniff!….I know none of my houses are up for sale. I may or may not know that we are traveling to another state to look at some properties come Sept….grunt!….They are discussing the difficulty in taking me and Beau along…heh!spit!
4:50 pm on August 18th, 2013
BluKat!…Those guys should be home soon – at least if they didn’t fall over-board off the ship that is…wheeze!
4:51 pm on August 18th, 2013
CHobbit!…Check your SDD when you get a free moment in time…grunt!
5:03 pm on August 18th, 2013
What was the best thing about today? Belly rubs first thing in the morning. What was the worst thing about today? Not enough belly rubs.
Where is my very, most special, best friend, Wose? My Four-Legged says she will blur me over to check on Wose. I will bring her some Swedish fish.
5:14 pm on August 18th, 2013
B&M:Moline/Rock Island, but went to So Cal in late 40’s, early 50’s.
5:16 pm on August 18th, 2013
We just heard that all Swedish fish are red. Did not know that.
Rio, perhaps your friend and her maw are going to Iowa to look at property so they can be closer to her bro.
5:24 pm on August 18th, 2013
There are different colors of Swedish fish, but the red ones are the best according to my Two-legged. She doesn’t share with me so I wouldn’t know.
5:25 pm on August 18th, 2013
Barb!…What?…snort!…My friends bro is here in this state…sniff!…My friends sis and niece are in Iowa. I have fond memories of llama poop between my toes…heh!heh!
5:30 pm on August 18th, 2013
Had my Lunch and a Nap.
Now I’m Ready to Rock & Roll.
What’s up Amigos?
5:38 pm on August 18th, 2013
Rose!…snort!….Rose!…snort!….Rose! Where are you?…grunt!…I can’t wait till Rose sees my friends project for the Auction…heh!…It has a color that Rose likes a lot…chuffle!
5:42 pm on August 18th, 2013
Could be that Rose & Grizz are at Golinka’s Really Big Shew.
5:44 pm on August 18th, 2013
Maskers!…Do you know this for a fact?…grunt!…Or are you just speculating?…sniff!
5:52 pm on August 18th, 2013
Barb:Chicken veg/noodle soup & biscuits…ambrosia! Hope pot pies are2 as good.
5:54 pm on August 18th, 2013
Barb!…Is your potted pie recipe in Dishlickers?…sniff!snuffle!…Someone here wants to know…grunt!
5:55 pm on August 18th, 2013
Riö: Golinka mentioned yesterday she hoped they might drop by…something about sampling the fried green pickles.
5:58 pm on August 18th, 2013
Maskers!…I remember Golinka mentioning that, but I do not remember Rose actually saying they were going to go to the Really Big Shew…snort!…Hopefully, they do go and buy me lots and lots of kool stuff from Golinka….heh!heh!…Here is wishing!…burp!
6:00 pm on August 18th, 2013
Season 5…second episode of Breaking Bad coming up soon!
Did anyone happen to watch the premiere of the show that came on after it…Low Winter Sun? Looks to be a good show. Gayle, the deceased chemist and fan of Walter White, from BB plays an I.A. agent.
6:02 pm on August 18th, 2013
Auction!…Have I told you guys how excited my friend is to get something in the Auction this year? Even if it was by the skin of her teeth….heh!…She has not had anything in the Auction since the very first Auction – at least nothing I can remember anyways…sniff!…She always gets stuff in the boutiques, but rarely the big-timey Auction…chuffle!…I wonder if I should test the old auction central equipment….hmmm….Naw, I’m sure it is up to snuff…heh!
6:05 pm on August 18th, 2013
Show!…Maskers, we just finished watching Low Winter Sun and it is worthy of our praise…heh!heh!…Gayle the deceased chemist is very good as the Interal Affairs agent….snort!…I feel his role will be a BIG one in the episodes to come. Breaking Bad made this guys career…chuffle!
6:12 pm on August 18th, 2013
Rio: Best keep your distance from the Bid-O-Matic 3000 for a bit. It overheated. I hit it with a hammer to see if it would helped. It did not. I did hit a button that said “Caution” on it. The Bid-O-Matic 3000 sputtered, smoked, and then let out a lot of steam. If it’s anything like you, this just means it had one to many Slim Jims.
6:16 pm on August 18th, 2013
Rebecca!…snort!…I hope Teddy is fireproof!…sneeze!
6:26 pm on August 18th, 2013
Six Pints of Peaches. So far. It didn’t see to lower the amount of peaches that we have. I think they are multipying.
Riö: checked and sent you a reply.
After I finished I sat down and had five naps within 20 minutes.
What’s up wih that?
Each time I thought I had been asleep for an hour.
Have three more items to do tonight. One is mine. Sigh.
6:27 pm on August 18th, 2013
I din’t think the shew. Starts today. They were setting up today.
6:29 pm on August 18th, 2013
The last episode BB was so unbelievable we watched it a second time and were glad we did. There are so many little things in a scene that can be easily missed.
All 3 of the main characters did a phenomenal job. I have a new appreciation for all of them.
6:33 pm on August 18th, 2013
MASKERS!…How did you watch the show already, TWICE?…grunt!…How is this possible? And how can you have any more appreciation for any of those actors? They are all amazing beyond compare…heh!
6:35 pm on August 18th, 2013
Melanie: As Someone here mentioned once before…And the (Beet) Peach Goes On.
Micro-Mini Naps! Have you ever Dreamed you were Awake?
8:12 pm on August 18th, 2013
Oooo-Melanie!….Check your SDD if you are still awake and not a Zombie…snorkel!
8:13 pm on August 18th, 2013
Alone!…Where is everybody tonight?…burp!…We had chicken fajitas for supper. Beau and I got our fair share and beyond…urp!
8:26 pm on August 18th, 2013
Greetings from the wide world of shews.
So, today was the first set-up day. We learned, quite by accident last year, that those who do not set up on Sunday have h e double toothpicks to pay on Monday, which is the second set-up day. There were literally fistfights over loading dock space last year on Monday while we were able to peacefully go about our business in our already unloaded booth.
And now our booth is set up with only one minor accident (my head will be fine, the falling light pole only pole-axed me for a little while)one small disagreement (I won, in case that needs to be stated), and one major reconfiguration(necessitated by the wrong floor plan laid out by the producer, now also fixed.
Last year, our hotel was waaaaaaayyyyyy out in the boondocks. We had to drive past cow pastures and down a long, winding road with hills and curves and no streetlights. Not fun at 11 pm after working the show all day. So this year, we went for a hotel in the opposite direction. Still out quite a way from the show, but on actual roads, with stores and gas stations and humans. Hotel is lovely, desk clerk upgraded us just because we were nice to her after the previous customer was a jerk. And there is a restaurant attached that makes a marvelous Chicken Francais (see, we are in on the theme of the day without even knowing it)and homemade biscotti. Oh my.
And tomorrow, we will go back to the show and put our all the things that have come from my stint at the work table.
The show actually opens on Tuesday, and we thank you for all the good wishes for spectacular sales. That would truly be a good thing.
Dima – we are SO happy to hear of your remarkable bounce-back
Barb and Maggie – love full bodied coffee, love tea with cream, have cats and dogs, would rather die than have to go to a party with strangers, but totally capable of speaking in front of a large audience. Guess that makes us an enigma, huh?
Melanie – glad everything in the hills is peachy…tee hee
And now, off to iron show clothes. There just is not a way to pack things so they don’t get wrinkled.
8:27 pm on August 18th, 2013
You are not completely alone…heh, heh. someone has been lurking.
8:44 pm on August 18th, 2013
Golinka!…snort!…Good luck at the Really Big Show!…snort!…Sounds like you have everything under control and can relax tonight…chuffle!
Rebecca!…Check your SDD after you finish all your chores and dawg knows what else…heh!
8:45 pm on August 18th, 2013
Time to Call it a Day.
TV Will actually Be Entertaining for a change, so that’s what is next on the agenda after Din-Din.
Will catch up tomorrow. Glad you’re okay, Golinka, after the run-in with the pole.
See All Youse on the Flip-Side – Bear
8:49 pm on August 18th, 2013
Rio: My Lady checked but has not responded. All I have to say is wow! My lady is going to stay in town tonight because she has to be at the airport at 430 tomorrow morning. Yeep!
8:50 pm on August 18th, 2013
What a time! All photos primped and sized (including my own) and sent to the correct people. Don’t forget to get your photos and descriptions in to SnowBella by the 20th.
It sounds like most people (unlike me) have already done so . .
BSD . . The Peach goes on???
T&G . . Peachy???
That’s it. Those peaches are going to have to get done sooner rather than later.
Hey Awesome Dawson . . I’m actually going to mail your envelope tomorrow.
Riö and SnowBella, I checked my SDD.
Time to head upstairs.
9:40 pm on August 18th, 2013
Going to the Apple store with the Old Fart tomorrow to see if we can get this durned ipaw to send fotos. His won’t access APP store (oh, darned) Now mom is sending us all nighty night.
9:54 pm on August 18th, 2013
Charlie!…Who will feed all youse guys?…sniff!…Is the biggest Giant home this week?…wheeze!…I always worry about all of you getting enough to eat and enough of everything every day…snort!…I know the Giants take well care of all of you. They must have someone who does this when they are gone!gone!gone!….wheeze!
10:23 pm on August 18th, 2013
Nighty noodles, we are ready to pass out for the night.
10:25 pm on August 18th, 2013
Gah!…Stover, I hope you are watching the newest season of Luther…snort!…The first episode was scary as heck. Or at least it scared my friend. I had my head under the couch cushion during the last 5 minutes or so….wuffle!
11:05 pm on August 18th, 2013
Happy late Sunday! Mom has had a very full weekend. Saturday, she devoted to just taking time with Gus. Which meant lots of reading with Gus in her lap. She has been able to get food in him with the syringe. He’s not very steady on his feet but that has to be from not eating for days. Today, she had lots of cleaning to do. For some reason, it seems that this house always has to be dusted and vacuumed. Mom worked all day on that. Gus would follow her around and cry until she stopped to hug him for a few minutes.
We’re not real sure if he’s going to improve or not. I keep telling Mom and Dad that it will take time. He’ going to be under the quilt for a while longer.
Rebecca, any of the items we sent to you for the auction that you want to move to the boutique, please feel free to do so. It sounds like you are getting alot to pick from. We’re going to have fun shopping!
11:13 pm on August 18th, 2013
Puss N’ Boots!… Good to hear from youse!…snuffle!…Everyone should know that Rebecca will have the final decision of what gets into this Labor Day Auction…snort!…Now, if your Item does not get in this time just know that it will be saved for a special place in the next Auction or the upcoming Holiday Boutique….chuffle!…ALL of the Items are very important, but there is a space restriction we ran into during the first Auction and have been careful not to push that too far in our other Auctions….grunt!…So nothing will ever be left-out on purpose, it will just be saved for later…sniff!…And thank you all for everything that has been donated. The outpouring of all your generosity has been incredible!!!…WoOOOOooooOOO!!
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