Purple Tongue | DearDiary.Net

I am in an odd place in my head today...subdued, pensive.

(This could mean any number of ominous things. Should we take antibiotics now, or later?)

I'm not going to BITE anyone silly.

(Just checking....)

The good news is that while eating breakfast (cottage cheese, applesauce and a small spoon of peanut butter) I looked out the kitchen window and noticed that there was an apple on our apple tree. It's a loner. It's the size of a golf ball and is perched on the very tip of one branch. It's Hub Man's pet tree and I called him at work to tell him the news. His response was, "Shall we make pie or cobbler with it when it's ripe?" He's such a wise _ _ _.

The other good news is that I picked about 2 quarts of blackberries in the back yard this morning and we really WILL have cobbler. They are juicy, shiney, large, bulbous wonders that smell of wine when you stick your nose in the bowl. My mouth is watering just writing about it. We thwarted the birds with the netting. So there!

In other realms of existence, I am gathering up my courage to go over to an employment agency near here and see if they have a job for someone like me.
Should I take Ms. Manic along for the interview?

What I want is a job that pays, oh, say 30 dollars an hour, writing weblog reviews. I could knock out 4 good ones in a day. Take an hour lunch. Work on my novel in the late afternoons, and go home by walking into the next room. That's my dream job. What do you think?

(You are in need of medication.)

Oh, that's SO helpful!

I realize I haven't said much about the wedding. It went very smoothly. The trip up was long, but pleasant all in all, and the bride's family were welcoming. My son seemed so grown up. The bride was stunning and the party was fun. There was a live band that played everything from Frank Sinatra to Elton John. The vocalist was exceptionally good. The happy couple are now in Jamaica, where I hope they are not getting sunburned. I only cried once, and that was when the bride was walking down the aisle. She was weepy, and I decided to join her. I don't have pictures yet, as I took my mom's camera and left them with the film. So eventually we might have a picture or two to share.

Well, the blackberries are calling me from the kitchen counter. They can't wait to get into the oven and under some sweet biscuit topping. The Oracle predicts that I will have a purple tongue before nightfall. And the Oracle is always right!

Comments (8)

Salamander (Legacy)

Our blackberries are barely in flower at the moment. You have me thinking in terms of blackberry buckle though.

RealmOfRachel (Legacy)

Aww the wedding sounds lovely. Blinking- fruit grows on trees? I thought they hatched in the supermarket, well I'll be ;)

Love the notionof Shrek hands I'd love a pair. I'll have to post a picture of me looking suitably ridiculous with my fight mitts on.

Hugs
Rach xxx

InStitches (Legacy)

You have blackberries already. We won't have those until August. The cobbler sounds wonderful. My kind of comfort food.

I like the sound of the dream job myself. ( ) is wrong. You don't need meds, but a printing press in the basement might prove useful. :)

fairywishes (Legacy)

The wedding sounds as if it went well, congratulations to the happy couple.

I am sure there must be a perfect job out there waiting for you somewhere, not sure if you would be so lucky to get a job writing blog reviews though. I have always thought how I would love a job in internet surfing, being paid to randomly surf and review all day long, I would be in my element.

Oh and send some cobbler over my way, sounds yum ;-)

x

monstergue (Legacy)

RYC: Ok, for the lactose intolerant amongst us, what do you suggest? A stiff shot of Jameson's heated with some cloves and lemon? Oh, oh, no. That is what we do for a sore throat, now isn't it? Too bad, sounds good anyway!

Hugs,
Bobbi

ichandra (Legacy)

it would be nice to make money writing web reviews that would be cool i have written one web review ha ha in my journal i came across a comment someone wrote about me that was so gross and totally hilarious that i posted an entry on it ha ha it was so much fun even without earning money tell me what you think it is my most recent entry for a while ah
the oracle is back wonderful but right now i dont need him ive disposed of the body wink over the wire but you never know something else may come up hey man bring that f*cker on

ichandra (Legacy)

thanks for the review the oracle must have guided you have a good one

enchantedbutterfly (Legacy)

Ok, my mom already made the comment I was going to make! LOL Here in Oregon we don’t have blackberries until August. The vines are coming alive though and in a few short months I will be getting cut up and stabbed as I try and pick mounds of berries for pie and maybe even enough for some jelly.

Your dream job sounds great. How I wish I could work from home. I would save a fortune in daycare! Maybe someday, if I wish long enough the perfect stay at home job will fall into my lap. Perhaps I need to be looking to marry a rich doctor....hmmmmm, that idea is starting to grow on me....I think I will have to think on that some more! (perhaps I am the one who needs some medication!) LOL

Catch u later,

Butterfly