tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3525954039279807738.post2447147839121898174..comments2023-08-01T10:02:17.855-04:00Comments on Grumbles and Grins by Karen Bessey Pease: Chocolate Covered BomosKaren Bessey Peasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06338816663941656625noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3525954039279807738.post-39340257335455050702010-01-16T10:20:49.525-05:002010-01-16T10:20:49.525-05:00Yeah, I guess I knew that, deep down. I remember ...Yeah, I guess I knew that, deep down. I remember reading in the papers and hearing on TV about the huge problem your government had a few years ago... that big influx of moose poo smuggling that was going on, and how you had to nip it in the butt. Or bud? Hehehe.<br /><br />Glad everything is under control, now. (And isn't it quite late, Down Under? What are Ali g's doing up and about?)Karen Bessey Peasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06338816663941656625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3525954039279807738.post-44851775497551020402010-01-16T10:13:01.655-05:002010-01-16T10:13:01.655-05:00I checked out your poo-birds..didn't do it for...I checked out your poo-birds..didn't do it for me I'm afraid..they just look like turds with eyes ..icky<br />And..moose poo smuggling is taken very seriously in Oz..if they caught you there'd be no bail I can assure you girly.ali ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14812715274894076637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3525954039279807738.post-53833179400390662472010-01-15T20:38:05.812-05:002010-01-15T20:38:05.812-05:00But CP, I would absolutely HAVE to shake your hand...But CP, I would absolutely HAVE to shake your hand. Absolutely. How else can I tell the measure of a man but by the warmth of his handshake? Or by how directly he meets my eyes and the expression I see in them? Those first few seconds of connection set the stage for a lifetime.<br /><br />If we ever do meet, I promise I will have left all of my 93 year old grandmother's craft items at home where they belong, and will arrive on your shores freshly scrubbed and contraband-free. <br /><br />I just like to tease Ali g, that's all. There's no way in the world I'd send him anything on that list that Aussie Customs provided for my reading pleasure. As much as I like the idea of a two week, all expense paid vacation in the land of Oz, my pappy raised me right. He didn't have to do much, either. He simply said, 'As long as you never do anything that requires I come bail you out of jail, you'll be okay.'<br /><br />Good words to live by, hmmm?Karen Bessey Peasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06338816663941656625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3525954039279807738.post-13382741240001362752010-01-15T19:13:14.802-05:002010-01-15T19:13:14.802-05:00Hmmmm.
If ever we should meet, please don't b...Hmmmm.<br /><br />If ever we should meet, please don't be offended when I won't shake hands.<br /><br />Actually, if you ever come come to Australia, you might need to use an alias. If you try sending moose pooh here, Customs would probably put your name on a list, and you could end up in quarantine for a couple of weeks.Crookedpawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01327168181148930169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3525954039279807738.post-62712757424817712292010-01-15T18:42:59.324-05:002010-01-15T18:42:59.324-05:00Ali g, I had to dig a little bit until I could fin...Ali g, I had to dig a little bit until I could find you an example of a re-purposed moose-poo. They're so popular it's almost impossible to keep a supply in the house!<br /><br />I've posted the photo I took up this above in the blog. These are western Maine Poo-birds from the shores of Mooselookmeguntic Lake by Rangeley. Tell me they aren't adorable!Karen Bessey Peasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06338816663941656625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3525954039279807738.post-81863238657769155482010-01-15T07:51:29.276-05:002010-01-15T07:51:29.276-05:00If you sent some I'd have to go states evidenc...If you sent some I'd have to go states evidence and tip them off.<br />Moose poo I would say if not on their list specifically would most certainly be generally...<br />And what pray tell does one do with shellacked & glued moose droppings or should I not ask?ali ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14812715274894076637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3525954039279807738.post-32941028059583272472010-01-15T07:22:06.334-05:002010-01-15T07:22:06.334-05:00You know, shellacked, and with tiny beads and glit...You know, shellacked, and with tiny beads and glitter glued on them, they really can be quite... not so doo doo looking.<br /><br />:o)<br /><br />Trust me, Ali g. They're a gold mine. The folks from 'away' buy them like hot cakes! I wouldn't offer to send such a treasure to just anyone, you know.<br /><br />So... do you think the Customs pups would go on point (or whatever they do) if I mailed you some of those?Karen Bessey Peasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06338816663941656625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3525954039279807738.post-78637911418975785342010-01-15T00:07:35.669-05:002010-01-15T00:07:35.669-05:00well you certainly know how to make a boys day don...well you certainly know how to make a boys day don't you. A picture of moose doo doo....thanks for that..I think...looks like a load of crap anyway.ali ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14812715274894076637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3525954039279807738.post-5633558034960251522010-01-14T19:42:15.250-05:002010-01-14T19:42:15.250-05:00Hehehe. Ali g, I want to come down there some day...Hehehe. Ali g, I want to come down there some day, but if you keep getting me into trouble, I'll be stopped from ever stepping off the plane. <br /><br />First you ask me to send you raw potatoes (which were confiscated and destroyed, poor things!) and next, raw alpaca fur! You've no idea the number of things I really DID want to send you, but which were on that grouchy-sounding list Aussie Customs provided! (I have it tacked to the wall here next to my 'American Gothic Kitty' card, just to keep me in my proper place...<br /><br />Besides... you now know how that earplug got covered with chocolate. Not sure I'm up to the challenge of coating a whole jar full of them.<br /><br />Nope. I'm going to have to come up with something creative but not quite so... distasteful for inspection by the boys and their puppies. <br /><br />My grandmother makes some really cute earrings and necklaces out of moose poops. Would Lady Chatterly go for some Maine jewelry, do you think? <br /><br />(Hey, check back in a minute... I think I took a photo of a pile I wanted to pick up and save for Mammy. I'll post it up above and you can tell me if that's something that might be considered stylish Down Under!)Karen Bessey Peasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06338816663941656625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3525954039279807738.post-47063194079741838652010-01-14T19:20:19.768-05:002010-01-14T19:20:19.768-05:00How about sending me a jar of chocolate covered ea...How about sending me a jar of chocolate covered earplugs?<br />That'd surely get the Oz Customs boys and their sniffer puppy dogs confused.ali ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14812715274894076637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3525954039279807738.post-90780255014783934882010-01-14T16:50:17.077-05:002010-01-14T16:50:17.077-05:00Wade!!! I've just the outing for you! On Sat...Wade!!! I've just the outing for you! On Saturday night there is a community dinner and informational session on BIG WIND (the development slated for Highland) and guess what we're serving??? Yup!! Baked beans!!!! Heh.<br /><br />(I am so clever, I really am...)<br /><br />(Ah, that is what you were referring to, isn't it? Hehe. If not....bomo!)Karen Bessey Peasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06338816663941656625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3525954039279807738.post-11909231687960684522010-01-14T15:43:39.105-05:002010-01-14T15:43:39.105-05:00I'll do some thinking and get back to you.. I ...I'll do some thinking and get back to you.. I don't know if I have eaten anything like that.. but I have cleared a room or 2 in my day that I have tried to keep a straight face, without much luck. Needless to say it was easy to figure out the culprit. Never was good at keepin a straight face, I like to laugh to much ....Does a body goodwadenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3525954039279807738.post-85569027810999689492010-01-14T15:28:32.962-05:002010-01-14T15:28:32.962-05:00Hi Wallace.
:o)
I've told you how much I lov...Hi Wallace.<br /><br />:o)<br /><br />I've told you how much I loved your mother, haven't I? She was an incredible woman, and brought sunshine with her wherever she went. She was a great influence on me when I was growing up. I guess I rather like knowing that my bomo reminded you of her. Thank you for saying so.<br /><br />And of course, thank you for saying you are enjoying Grumble Bluff. I'd love to know your thoughts when you've finished (most particularly... did you cry? I've caught hell from several crusty old men who told me the story brought them to tears.) <br /><br />I also hope the story brought you a chuckle or two. That's what life is like, right? A mixture of the two.<br /><br />Hope you got those boils and carbuncles all taken care of, my friend!<br /><br />:o)<br /><br />Karen<br /><br />P.S. Have you ever read the poem, Bessey's Boil? It's hilarious. My brother Tom read it (with a VERY believable Scots accent) at my grandmother's 80th birthday party. A side-splitter! (I'm sure yours is not nearly as ugly as Bessey's!)Karen Bessey Peasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06338816663941656625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3525954039279807738.post-62687253229622201412010-01-14T14:26:14.440-05:002010-01-14T14:26:14.440-05:00Too funny Karen Sounds like somthing my mother wou...Too funny Karen Sounds like somthing my mother would do . Shes was always doing stuff like that and having a good laugh about it.Of corse I myself NEVER Would do anything like that . And if i did I never would tell.I did learn that working at the yard .lol Been reading your book (Wade you better shell out the dough your missing sounthing specal.) thunbs up Karen!!I ll give you a full review when im done ok. Had a Dr.s appt. today thought I would finsh reading it but wouldnt you know I got there and he took me right in , now how many times does that happen!? Well going to read and maybe take a nap .wallynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3525954039279807738.post-40237721626576895952010-01-14T11:55:21.503-05:002010-01-14T11:55:21.503-05:00Hey Wade! I thought you might like that. Hehe. ...Hey Wade! I thought you might like that. Hehe. Sorry about the coughing fit, though. (I'll take that as a compliment, if I may...)<br /><br />So, tell me. What have you done that is comparable to eating used ear plugs in front of strangers? Come on... you're with a friend. I won't tell anybody!Karenhttp://www.karenbesseypease.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3525954039279807738.post-54908758805182139462010-01-14T09:59:07.643-05:002010-01-14T09:59:07.643-05:00Saw your comment on FB and had to come running to ...Saw your comment on FB and had to come running to the GAG.. I knew something was gonna tickle me... You didnt let me down, laughed so hard I got into a coughing fit.. at least one of them was a good bonus for you, the second one was a bonus for the rest of us...thanks for the chuckle. Much needed on such a fridged daywadenoreply@blogger.com