Friday, December 9, 2011

Pizza anyone?

Today we volunteered at our granddaughters school. They have pizza on fridays. Ivan decided to wear the hat and I opted out. I think it looks pretty good on him and he seemed to enjoy it immensely. A couple of the teachers were in the military with him and they thought he looked hilarious and took pictures with their cellphones.

I did the same thing, which is why I am not in the picture. We served pepperoni and cheese pizzas today to a bunch of kids. I think we will be back after the holidays to help out again.

Friday, December 2, 2011

When I am old.

Warning

When I am an old woman I shall wear purple
With a red hat which doesn't go, and dosn't suit me.
and I shall spend my pension on brandy and summer gloves
and satin sandals, and say we've no money for butter.
I shall sit down on the pavement when I'm tired
and gobble up samples in shops and press alarm bells
And run my stick along the public railings
And make up for the sobriety of my youth.
I shall go out in my slippers in the rain
And pick flowers in other people's gardens
And learn to spit.

You can wear terrible shirts and grown more fat
And eat three pounds of susages at a go
Or only bread and pickle for a week
And hoard pens and pencils and beermats and things in boxes.

But now we must have clothes that keep us dry
And pay our rent and not swear in the street
And set a good example for the children.
We must have friends to dinner and read the papers.

But maybe I ought to practice a little now?
So people who know me are not too shocked and suprised
When suddenly I am old, and start to wear purple.

Jenny Joseph


The boots are a Christmas present to ME! From ME!