While we're still on the subject.......

.....what the heck does the Queen carry in that purse?

Like today....she carried this cute number to her grandson's wedding.   She went straight from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey.  Then she went straight home.  She didn't drive, and if she needed a hankie she could have tucked one up her sleeve or on her bra.


But, this is something that Grandma J noticed before.......

Like here.........

......and here

and this adorable bag

Must be her favorite black patten leather

here we go again.

So, Grandma J decided to put an end to all the speculation.   Especially since no one gives a dang but her.   Here is some trivia she found about the contents of the Queen's purse.

**"Enquiring minds want to know: just what does Queen Elizabeth carry in that purse? As it turns out, there is more to the royal purse than its meager contents. It doubles as a signal device. When the Queen is carrying out her royal duties at some function, she uses her purse to communicate with her servants. When she shifts the bag from one arm to another, for instance, it means she’s ready to leave. When at a banquet, if the Queen sets her purse on the floor, it’s another bad sign. She finds the conversation boring and wants to escape. However, if the royal bag dangles happily from the crook of her left arm, she is happy and relaxed."

"One thing that can always be found inside the Queen's purse is an S-shaped metal meat hook that she can place on the edge of a piece of furniture and hang her purse on it."   Grandma J bought one once at the Dollar Tree.

"She always carries a metal make-up case given to her by Prince Philip as a wedding gift. She carries a collection of good luck charms, most of them gifts from her children, including dogs, horses, saddles, and horsewhips, reports the Daily Express, and photos of her children. She is never without her mints, chocolate drops for her corgi dogs, and a crossword or two snipped from the papers by her attendants."

**Majesty magazine reports that the Queen carries a comb, a handkerchief, a small gold compact and a tube of lipstick in her handbag. On Sundays, she carries paper money to place in the collection plate at church.

One more thing........

Who dressed Princess Ann?  

And when you dis Fergie, she gets even and dresses her girls funny.

XOXO Grandma J

We Interrupt This Blog....

......at this gawd awful hour of

this would be a.m.

To bring you a royal affair.

The wedding of William and Catherine

Everyone is excited and wide awake

as I was saying.....

Unless they retreat to another room.

Will you be watching The Wedding, live?  Are you gonna DVD it and sleep in like a slacker?   Or, have you had your fill of all this nonsense?  Grandma J wants  to know.


 XOXO Grandma J

Romeo, My Precious Romeo.......... where the heck are you?

Grandma J doesn't usually do PSA's for  crazy women.  No, because  she would consider  that a PMS  alert.
But in this case,  Romeo is more than missing....he's been stolen!! 

HAVE YOU SEEN ME?

And,  the reward is more than a box of Milk Bone treats, so Grandma J figured an all out Romeo Alert would be worthwhile.

Here is the article from the Orange County Register:   Woman offers a $100,000 reward.  

That's right, there is an all out alert from his mom, because she really thinks this is a kidnapping by some Mexican Drug Lords.

Note:  Grandma J isn't sure whether that is an official organization, so she capitalized it just in case.

Carol Rudat, (that's Romeo's mom's name) set up a website loaded with all the details concerning Romeo's disappearance, along with the different tiers of rewards offered.  

For instance, if you return Romeo you only get $2,500,  but if you can nail a politician and make sure they spend time in the slammer you get the grand prize of $100,000.  There are other levels of reward too.

Here  Romeo's mother makes a plea, and explains how to go about donating to her campaign war chest  collecting  the different rewards.

Grandma J,  for a brief second considered getting JJ's hair dyed, and putting a Santa suit on him, but seriously,  he would run away, then the cycle would start over again.

For your listening pleasure, here is a sample of  Romeo pleading for someone to take him singing.

Tuesday Trivia........on Wednesday

Yeah, as Rita would say, always a day late and a dollar short.   But Grandma J never really gave much credence to such silly talk.   Besides, sometimes we sleep in  get  sidetracked.  So, instead she will continue with her trivia x 2 to make up for her tardiness.

First things first.....Grandma J is humbled by all the well wishes for her migraine.   Seriously, it knocked the beegeezus out of her.   The funny thing is, she gained .6 lbs.    But the point is, thank you all for being there.

Grandma J went to see a "special" headache doctor in Austin because the vet recommended him.   He gave Grandma J some samples of a wonder drug, and a prescription to fill.   Grandma J went home, took the medicine and went to bed.  After three doses and plenty of ice cream sleep, she feels fine.   

The headache doctor did mention acupuncture as an alternative to drugs if the headaches come back frequently.   Since Grandma J is already overly medicated doesn't like to take drugs,   she looked up acupuncture in her home town.  She found one really close to JJ's day care, so she drove by and thought maybe she had the address wrong, so she double checked.  The address was right, and this is what she saw...........

OK......raise your hand if you think Grandma J should try acupuncture.   AND.....do you think it's cheaper during happy hour?

On the Bumpy Side of the Road

For the last two and  a half days, including the nights, Grandma J had a long lost friend visit.  You know how you can forget all about someone who has a profound effect on your life until they show up?  Then once they are back in your life for just a short time...like minutes you don't know how you ever forgot!

You know how time can cause you to have a brain fog, or selective memory syndrome? Grandma J doesn't know either. 

She thought she had left her friend back in California because she hadn't seen or heard from her since retiring......but she found her in Texas, on Easter Sunday.

Easter morning she arrived and the memories of avoiding sounds and light  came rushing back.  Grandma J almost forgot how  numerous encounters hugging the John were part of the full package.

Her friend's name is Migraines.....

Today it's off to the doctor for some relief, because Tylenol and  ice cream don't cut it.

My Easter in a Nutshell

I made it through Mass......
I'll check for eggs tomorrow. 

Monkeys Jumping On The Bed

Can end up with a visit to the ER.......

With a broken arm.   The  monkey  wants a purple and pink cast.
.

How Green Are You.......or your grass

It's Earth Day

That's right, Grandma J has another important Green factorial for you.   A factorial is a tutorial without any tutoring...or even a tutor.   It's just a fact that she wants to share with you.

Now Grandma J isn't the greenest person, but she knows who is.  And she is trying to learn more about being green everyday.....in her own way.


Right now things here in Central Texas are dry as can be...an official drought, a real tinder box if you will.   It's tough having a lush green lawn  this spring, and Grandma J surfed the Internet  to find the perfect way to get your lawn to look green in no time flat......

               Like this                     From this           

 

That's right, you can actually paint your lawn green.  No water to waste during a drought, no frost to worry about in Connecticut!


 You can watch a   demonstration of how to have the greenest lawn without calling Grandma J.

HAPPY EARTH DAY!

Boom, Boom, Boom, Baby

 E-Trade Baby bleeping loses it.

Wait til he sees the latest gas prices!

Wordless Wednesday

I'm Bragging Again

because I'm Proud as Peaches........

Once again I ask you to indulge me in some bragging.

Andrew flanked by his two sisters, Little One and Beauty

My ten year old, bald by choice grandson, Andrew reads Alex And The Amazing Lemonade Stand to all the preschoolers at his little sister's school.  This is quite a large group considering there are several classes, each named after a different animal.   This year Little One is an Owl, but there are Teddies, Butterflies, Froggies, Tigers, Penguins and Kangaroos!  

The teachers said the kids listened intently as Andrew read the story about a four year old little girl  with cancer, named Alex and her goal to raise a million dollars to find a cure selling lemonade.  She reached that goal before passing away at the age of eight.  Since then, her foundation, run by her parents has raised over 40 million dollars through Alex's Lemonade Stands across the country.

I love how Andrew brings awareness about love, caring and sacrifice to even the youngest children.

Romping Through the Bluebonnets.....

sixty miles from home

After spending  most of the day Saturday driving over Dams and bridges, looking for professed sightings of bluebonnets all over the place, Grandma J, JJ and Phillip Johnny Bob finally went  to a cantina home and guzzled beer had some ice cream with fudge topping.

On Sunday, it was off again.   I mean really, just because we haven't had rain in months, and just because wildflowers need to wet their whistles, doesn't mean Central Texas can't have some bluebonnets, does it?  

With dry winds blowing at up to 40 miles per hour, and terrible wild fires off to the west and southwest, Grandma J continued her quest. 

There were plenty of bluebonnets at Old Settlers Park in Round Rock TX.  As you can imagine, there were tons of peoplethere.   Lots of kids running around, several families taking pictures, and some of them had professional photographers with them. Two young ladies were in wedding dresses. JJ couldn't wait to join the par.tay!

This is a file photo stolen from the internet because Grandma J didn't  think it would be right to take a picture of a bride for free when she was paying someone else tons of money.

Much to JJ's dismay, Grandma J moved on, and found a patch of Bluebonnets on a slope away from the crowds.   She drove her car up the hill because  it was quite a ways from the narrow park road, which is probably why no one was there.  

The wind was fierce on the hill, and JJ didn't like Phillip Johnny Bob leaning on him.  It was all he could do to hold himself upright and still.  

No matter how Grandma J positioned JJ, he kept watching  all the activity down the road.

The distraction gave Grandma J a ton of profile shots of JJ.   Not knowing how these pictures would turn, she kept switching between her phone camera and her older than dirt digital camera.   It was too bright out to see much in the viewfinder, so it was hit and miss until they got home and loaded them on the laptop.

Note to Santa, please a really decent camera  would be nice....in this lifetime!

The advantage of  going to the hill with the sparse showing of Bluebonnets, was letting JJ run loose and not having to keep him leashed. 

He loved it.....he loves running through the wildflowers.  And Grandma J was glad, and the whole world was happy.

* My thoughts and prayers go out to everyone affected by the devastating tornados in the Southeast, and the victims of all the Texas wildfires. 

On The Hunt...

It's been a Spring with no showers.....

But this weekend we will troll the hills and valleys in search of Texas' state flower.

Fields of Bluebonnets.....

What are your plans?

I'm Losing Patience!

Face Recognition........

We go through this every single day, and you still don't know who I am.

 You are one slow learner.....seriously.

As Seen On TV.....the review

This is where Grandma J reviews, uses, cries and recommends some of her favorite products  advertised on TV.......or not

She sent away for some official As Seen On TV spokesperson gear.   So, now that she is officially attired, let's get started.

Lately, she has been fixated with a plethora of hair products......

Like The Bango!   Yes, it's called The Bango.....and it has all the tools needed to prevent you from spending tons of money getting your bangs cut professionally.   Your young children won't be humiliated or embarrassed when you accidentally get carried away cutting their bangs.....

leaving them with the ever not popular  OOPS cut.

If you think the Bango might be more than you can handle, then just get new bangs....

Grandma J thinks they just Velcro to your head, and we all know how much Grandma J loves Velcro....and duct tape.

 Do you cut your own bangs?    What do you think of The Bango?