Monday, October 6, 2014

Monday Memories - the nanny

A heated debate broke out at a family function recently. It revolved around child-rearing and the issue of what to do with children when their parents work full-time or travel extensively.

Some voted for pre-pre-pre-school a week or so after the infant's arrival on this plane.  Others thought both parents should be with the child 24/7 for at least 3 months, in order to properly bond and 'imprint' on the nipper.  Some even voted for military school once the neonate had reached the 6 months-old mark.  My sister and parents rallied for baby care conducted by trained nanny.

Indeed, my sister had been contentedly swaddled, corrected and tutored on life's mysteries and society's dictums by Tink, our family's beloved tin caretaker who was with us for 17 years, until she succumbed to the ravages of rust.  Unfortunately, I recall her second hand, as I was a toddler when she passed. At her request, she was smelted into a lovely tea set that still graces my parents' mantle.

The images herein are shots of Tink in her prime.  She attributed her glowing exterior to daily ingestion of a quart of WD-40.



["Tinker the remote-controlled robot was the work of inventor David Weston from Yorkshire <1966>. His metal friend could wash the car, take the baby for a stroll down the road, go on a shopping expedition and weed the garden. However, all of of these tasks had to be done within 200 metres of David’s garage, where he controlled Tinker through a control panel." source: MessyNessyChic]

*The phrase "Monday Memories" purloined from fae friend Bonnie Ramsburg of the Ohio realm

Saturday, September 13, 2014

Happy Fortune Cookie Day!

Sept 13th

"Its pretty clear that the Fortune Cookie did not originate in China. Rather, it was invented in California. There appears to be some uncertainty over who invented it. Some historical references suggest it was Makoto Hagiwara who invented the fortune cookie at the Japanese Tea Garden in San Francisco in 1914. Others believe that David Jung, founder of the Hong Kong Noodle Company, was the first to make fortune cookies in Los Angeles in the 1920s." [source: holidayinsights.com]




















Monday, August 11, 2014

My Summer Garden

My friends have long praised the health benefits of gardening, but frankly, I never got it. It just seemed like a whole lot of work and mess. In my case, lots of mess. But this summer, for no discernible reason, I got the urge to get back to nature -- being an urban faerie, you sometimes forget your roots, so to speak.

Peek inside:


And see some of the results of my gardening