Boom..Boom...Pow...

On Sunday night Mummy put me, Sissy, & Diddy into the car and brought us to a place called the Fairgrounds in our town.  Gathered behind a large fence, on the grass were hundreds of adults and kiddies of all ages sitting on picnic blankets all looking up at the sky with some sort of anticipation.  Was there going to be an alien invasion and they all were going to the mother ship?  (I've seen enough X-Files and Torchwood to know what's going on).  A man came out onto a platform and spoke really LOUDLY  "Is everyone ready?" the crowd lit up into a unanimous cheer, kids danced up and down in excitement "10....9..." the man said and the crowd joined in "8...7...6...5...4...3...2...1...."

Pop! Bang! Boom!

Holy cricket!! What was that? I backed up behind Diddy as a deafening sound filled the sky 

above us, joined by screaming children.  I paced nervously. 

Then, all at once a huge explosion of color took over the night sky and seemed to melt into it 

as the colored lights fluttered down towards us.    It was the most amazing thing I had ever seen!!!

"What do ya think Maggs?" Mummy asked rubbing behind my ears.  I looked up at her my 

eyes full of excitement ("Not at all bad!!!").

Bang! Bang! Bang!

I jumped again.

The sky lit up once more with white shimmering lights that twinkled and glimmered magically. 

I was mesmerized. 

On and on the loud sounds kept coming followed by pretty colors and lights.  Some flew whistling into the air, others exploded into hula-hoops of color and others flew around the
sky like colored lightning bugs.  Then, they came to a halt. 

I looked for Sissy, wanting to share my excitement.  I found her hiding under Mummy's 

skirt(she doesn't like loud sounds). Scardy dog!  

Is that it? -  I wondered...

In an instant, without warning, the sky was on fire once more with thunderous sounds and 

magnanimous colorful lights and shapes.  I couldn't take my eyes away, I didn't want it to 

end... but as all things do, it came to a stop and everyone headed out, each with a ear to ear 

grin, even the adults had the glow of child like excitement.  

As we walked away, I looked back up at the sky once more, hoping for one last little set of 

prismacolor lights to set off, they didn't. But I am delighted to have them in my 

memory now forever. 

Wishing you all a luminous evening!

XO - Maggie-Mo.

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Music:  Sticks and Stones by Jonsi

Breakin' the law...

Heres the thing of it.  Mummsie had to run some errands today and took me and Sissy for a ride with her.  After stopping to get coffee at her favorite bakery (she always tells us it is her all time second favorite cup of cafe in the world), we went to her studio for a moment.  Mummy ran into to take care of a few things and while she was in there I thought to myself, "Maggs, this looks like a lovely part of town to explore" so I pushed Sissy out of the way and wriggled my way out of the partially closed car window (I had to really put some work into it, but I am not one to give up once I've made up my mind).  Sissy was watching me out of the window "Your going to be in so much trouble" she said with the roll of her eyes.  She is always such a goodie-two-shoes, I want to live life to the fullest, (besides Mummy would agree - she has a gypsy spirit just like me), and I would be back before Mumms even came back out.  Looking both ways before crossing the street I started out down the road.  I sniffed around a bit and when I got about two buildings down a  black car stopped and a man with a black uniform got out.  Speaking to me nicely he opened his back door for me to get in, perhaps he would give me a proper tour of this lovely town.  I was sure he would bring me back quick enough for me Mummy to not even realize I had gone.  So without hesitation in I jumped; it was nice and cool on his leather seats so I got comfy.  Down the street we went a bit and pulled into a driveway right next to Mummy's studio, not a second later Mummsie exited the building and the man asked if he knew who I might belong too, she practically dropped boxes she was carrying, "Oh my Goodness" she said eyes bugging out of her head.  "I'm so sorry, I don't even know how she got out of the car" (I'm smart like that!!) "Maggie" she cried "what have you done?!"  The man explained that he had seen me walking down the center of the road and then sniffing about with no parent to watch over me.  Me Mummy apologized again, "Maggie! The Police?!?!?" she looked at me in a serious tone.  THE POLICE?!?!?!  I didn't know he was a police man!! If only I would have read the words on the car I would know that it was a cop car I was getting into, he was just sooooo nice!!!

To Mummy's relief, the police man said something and laughed, which made her laugh, I was WAY to afraid to hear what they were saying, my mind was racing, thinking that I was going to the clink!!!! Then Mummy came over and petted my head and just shook her pretty head at me.  Then, I heard her say to the Cop "I know this is a bit twisted, but can I take a picture, no one will believe this" the cop laughed with his reply "Absolutely, I'll take one too, my wife will get a kick out of this."  HOW HUMILIATING, they were having a laugh at my expense!

As it turns out, I was not going to jail.  The nice Police man let me out of his car and into Mummy's care once more.  Once we got home, Mummy gave me a treat (Sissy too) and explained that I could not run off on my own any more, she loved me too much and would be heart broken if she couldn't find me and keep me safe.

I am exhausted now from this dramatic morning, so I am going to lay down on my little bed and take a long nap... I wish you all sweet dreams and grand adventures (with the exception of the kind that involve the copers!!)

XO ~ Outlaw Maggie-Mo.

Music: Bad to the Bone by George Thoroughgood

Lazy Summer Daydream

Today was just a lovely day, Sissy, Mummy, and I went for a nice ride and for a swimmy.  Besides a peculiar white rock that I just didn't trust (Rocks can be tricksy you know), we had a dreamy sunny summer day.

I sure hope you all had as wonderful day as we did. 

XO ~ Maggie-Mo. 

La Petite Fleur de la Mummy

Me mummy loves flowers so much, that she has them everywhere.  Outdoors, indoors, even in window bloxes.  She says flowers add the perfect amount of beauty to any space without too much else.  Diddy even brings her bunches of flowers almost every week from the market because he loves her so much.

Shooting Stars

This morning she planted shooting stars in our yard, I don't know how she caught them, but now they are sitting pretty and pink in one of the gardens.

Today, I thought I'd help her in the garden.  I helped dig some holes (even a few outside of the garden just in case she needed more) As we tended to her roses, peonies, marigolds, lavender, poppies, Iris' and something that looks like dune grass (which, just incase you were wondering does not at all taste good) Mummy said that I was as beautiful as any of her lovely flowers and started calling me  "ma petite fleur".

As she was watering the yard I spied something that I thought would be really perfect to add, so as a surprise I decided to dig it up and collect it for her.  I dragged across the yard and nudged her in the leg "come look" I said.  She smiled at me like she does but when she saw my prize her smile turned into a worried look with her nose and eyes all scrunched together. "Oh no" she ran over to the neighbors yard and saw where I had dug the newly

Mrs. Beusoleil's flowers

planted flowers out.  She ran around the corner and when she came back, she patted my head "We are so lucky that the neighbors are not home."   Quickly we trotted over to their yard and re-planted them, recovering them with mulch.
Before we left she pointed at them and said "NO!!!" I thought I was doing something nice. Ho-hum!!
I hung my head and followed her back.  "Oh" she said looking at my sad face, "Your so sweet Maggsie, but, they are not ours." and gave me a forgiving kissy on the nose.

I guess I shouldn't have taken the neighbors flowers, but they really would have looked so much nicer in Mummsie's yard!  Sorry Mrs. Beausoleil!! I sure hope she doesn't read this blog!

I think I'll take a nice roll in the muck, I still smell like lilacs from my last bath...

  

Me getting mucky

XO - Maggie le Fleur

Music: Chocolate Sauce  by Rachel Portman