IT'S CATS AND DOGS

 At Purina Farms

HAPPY 12.13.14

 This cake is on display in front of the Head's General Store in the Village of St. Alban.

PIES AND CAKE

This year instead of the pumpkin pie, Ralphie made something different this year, a double-layer pie.  He also made cute little fruit (blackberry and cherry) pies.

This cake is on display at Shrine of St. Rose Philippine Duchesne in St. Charles.

SWEET TO SWEET

According to the Hallmark pocket calendar, Saturday, October 18th is Sweetest Day.  So I thought this cake in front of a business named Sweetology on Clayton Road in Ladue, would be appropriate for today.

Here are a few expressions about sweet: Short and sweet (all politicians should remember this when giving speeches); sweet nothings (not sure what this means); if you are sweet on someone you must know how to sweet-talk him/her; you have to take the bitter with the sweet (who says life is fair); parting is such sweet sorrow (but tomorrow is another day) and finally, do you have a sweet tooth?

CAKE AT CENTENE PLAZA - CLAYTON, MISSOURI

HOCKEY AND CAKE - THE BEST OF BOTH WORLD

Well, you got to move on ... one hockey stick at a time!  You probably already knew that the St. Louis Cardinals did not make it to the World Series - it is now Kansas City Royals v. San Francisco Giants.  I offered to "go to bat" for the Cardinals but they turned me down.  They told me that I was not "fit" to be on their team - too short, too old and too chubby!  This is blatant discrimination - age, race and disability - just kidding!

It is sunny and comfortable today.  My husband went golfing this morning, one more round, before the snow covers the ground.  After golf, Ralphie usually cooks breakfast.  We start the weekend with a nice and relaxing morning.  This week, I decided to take care of most of the errands after work, even though I was tired but it pays off not having to run around with a long list of chores on the weekend.

This cake is on display in front of City Hall in downtown St. Louis.

TOTA IS OK IN STL

Hello everyone!  I thought I should post today to let you, my adoring fans and faithful readers, know that we are fine.  The trouble area that you might have heard (saw on national news) is about 30 miles from our town and it does not impact where we live or work.

I will refrain from making any comments here to avoid potential accusations of taking sides or worse, being drawn into unproductive heated arguments.

 Have a good week and be cool.

This cake is on display in front of the Missouri Botanical Garden.

IF THE CAKE WAS REAL ...

 eat it ...

Shoe and cake - what a perfect combination!

Where did the time go?  Half of 2014 was gone - we celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary this month - a nephew who was in his mother's womb when she was at our wedding will be getting married in August.  All the kids in our wedding party have one or two kids of their own.  We count our blessings every day that we made it this far!

Have a safe and enjoyable summer ... don't forget to eat cake!

BUTTERFLIES ON THE CAKE

This cake is on display at the Butterfly House and I believe it is one of the best decorated piece.  Of course, the theme is easy and butterfly is such a lovable, colorful species.  (I just realized that the word "species" is both singular and plural - I need to pay more attention and try to improve my limited vocabulary!)

Back in 2011, when I was "thrown off the bridge", instead of feeling sorry for myself, after spending time in the morning on job search, I volunteered for 4 hours in the afternoon, three days a week at the Butterfly House. 

I learned about the butterfly from the training and enjoyed explaining to visitors.  I enjoyed talking to people from out of town, especially tourists from other countries.  Most of the volunteers were nice to work with but there were a few that were "questionable"!

I highly recommend the Butterfly House if you are visiting St. Louis.  It is a fun place and most of the kids love the butterflies.  (There were a few that were terrified of the butterfly, especially when a butterfly landed on their body.  The more I tried to explain that the butterfly would not hurt them, the more the kids became frighten!)

It is getting warm today - we were planning to drive around in the T-bird but we decided to stay indoor.  I should clean up my office, organize the closets and it's time to gather items for donations.  Oh, all my earthly possessions - they could be more burden than blessings when you have more than you actually need.  What earthly possessions will you give away today?

CAKE AT MUSEUMS

We have had “almost perfect” sunny and comfortable weather the whole weekend.  We took the T-bird for a ride each day.  We went to a few estate sales.  One of the places in Ladue, where wealthy people live, I saw their outdoor pool and it was bigger than my entire house!

On Saturday, May 24^th, my husband spent the afternoon repairing the fence in our backyard.  The northwest section of the fence sustained damage during one of the storms earlier this year.  The strong wind knocked down a panel and broke a couple of the boards.   Today, Monday, May 26^th, Ralphie spent almost the whole morning finishing up the repair.  The fence looks like new, well, at least it looks better without the big 4x4 holding it up.

Because of the typical hot and extreme humid summer in St. Louis, we don’t spend much time outdoor so this weekend we try to take advantage of the comfortable weather before the hot temperature arrives.  Today we ate lunch and again dinner out in the patio.  I got a couple of mosquito bites and my husband had none!  He said because I was so sweet.  I disagreed – I believe the mosquitoes were looking for Chinese food! 

When the hot weather finally arrives, we plan to spent time visiting the museum, going to the movie or simply staying in the basement!