One Policeman Has Heard Everything!

This story is not about my interaction with a policeman,

although I have had a couple.

It is about my friend Jan McCarson's.

She is a cute little lady who, because of her

stature, is always on the front row of our 
"small group" (aka Sunday School) photos!

Like I, Jan has been a grandmother for a good many

years and has hair shaded similar to mine.
Here's my sweet friend:

Several years ago Jan felt led to be a volunteer with the
Arlington Pregnancy Center,
now called the Metroplex Women's Clinic.
There were certain classes to be taken 
 to be qualified, ending with a written exam.
Now, people of our age group have not taken tests
in many a year, so she was a bit nervous.


Driving to the center that morning to take the test,
 Jan had to pass through...dum da dum dum..
P a n t e g o!
Ohhh nooo. And...she was going a leetle bit fast.
Sure enough, a policeman pulled her over.
After checking her license, he asked her,
"Are you in a hurry to get somewhere this morning?"
Jan answered,
"Yes.  I am going to take a pregnancy test at 9 o'clock."


I don't know what else was said, but
he took her picture!!!
Can't you hear him back at the station,
"You guys are NEVER going to believe the excuse
this lady gave me today!"



DON'T SPEED IN PANTEGO!
The heartless bum still gave her a ticket!
No mercy for anyone!

An Uproarious Lunch With Rory

One of our lunches on our recent trip was at 
The Landing in Marblehead, Massachusetts.

I mentioned it in passing in my last blog,

but it was such a hoot that I want to tell you more.



I was on a mission--to have a lobster roll!
What better place...these were the stacks of traps
as seen from our table.

Even though it was a bit chilly, one must dine

al fresco in Marblehead!

So Britton and Rob went back to the car to

get their jackets.

We didn't really notice that our server, Rory,

asked us a lot of questions about them

while they were gone.

When they got back, he began calling them

by name and throwing out a fact or two about them.

Shirley (Nanny) ordered a Bloody Mary, and

Rory served it to her with about a 2' straw.

See, it extends over Madeline's head!

Maddie undertakes having a sip!

I (Mimi), on the other hand, ordered a root beer,

and when I attempted to suck the water out of

the accompanying glass of ice,

I found my straw to be woefully short.

It didn't even reach the bottom of the glass!

By this time, Rory was asking Madeline about 

New York and her show, and

he was calling me "Mrs. Stovall."

What we didn't realize was that he pumped the guys

 for information about us, too, when they came back in

with their jackets!

Here is my beautiful lobster roll:

The fries were out of this world--soaked and battered--

like nothing I had ever tasted!

And here was my ketchup:

Portioned by Rory, of course.

When we were all finished, Rory asked if anyone

was interested in dessert.

We all chorused that we were too full, etc. 

So he asked me if I would be interested in

knowing what I passed up.

I was kicking myself because I just knew he

would have given me some free key lime pie or 

free something else wonderful!

He then handed me the menu folder which was...

completely empty!

If you're ever in Marblehead, go to

The Landing and ask for Rory!

He did pose for the picture for free!

The Travelin' Grannies Locate Miss Nelson

Just to get you up to snuff, our Madeline Metzger

is with a touring company out of New York

performing the children's show,

They have been in New York, Virginia, 

New Jersey, Maryland, D.C., Pennsylvania, etc.

They play in beautiful venues to as many as

2,000 children.

(I thought it would be elementary school cafetoriums!)
(Oh me of little faith!)

Madeline is Miss Nelson and her alter ego,

Miss Viola Swamp.

When I saw that the troup was going to be near 

Boston, my traveling urges overcame me!

Shirley, the OPG (that's other proud grandmother) 
and I began making our plans.

We actually let Susan and Rob tag along

(and buy a lot of our meals!!!)

Now we had a special reason for choosing

 the Boston area to see the show.

Britton and Beth Wilson and Linda Evans are there!

Britton is my Edward Jones rep, 

Beth his beautiful wife, 

 and Linda his beautiful assistant.

He was also Rob's roommate at Baylor and is just a 

very dear friend to all of us.

  And, he is a terrific travel planner.

Linda and I are BFF's, mostly via Facebook 

 and phone, and she actually insisted on seeing

 Miss Nelson if the show came to the Boston area.

How's that for a true friend?

{{Remember: Click on the pics, oh ye of fading eyesight!}}

The performance was at Mechanic's Hall in 

Worcester, Massachusetts.

(Pronounced 'Wuster' we were told.)

Wow, were we amazed at the venue.

It was historic and huge and handsome!

 

The stage.

The fan club!  That's Linda in the center!

I know you'll be so surprised that we thought the

show was WONDERFUL!
An outstanding children's show for sure!

It is clever, witty, and very entertaining.

There were about 1200 children there who seemed

to enjoy it as much as we did!

Here is Madeline as Miss Nelson, the sweet,

and as Miss Swamp, the sour!

And with her Nanny and Mimi afterward!

So Britton had fabulous plans for our days in Boston.

Most involved dining!

We had brunch at Acquitane in the South End.

That's me, Britton, Beth, Susan, Rob, Shirley

This is my Croque Madame which was magnifique.

We saw the famous Acorn Street.

We visited the unique and fabulous

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.

This is the courtyard of the museum, which is housed

in what was Ms. Gardner's private mansion.

The hanging nasturtiums only bloom for a short

time each year, and we were there!

The museum was the sight of one of the largest

art heists in history.

The empty frame in this picture marks the

spot where one of the stolen paintings hung.

This is a must see in Boston!

We visited this beautiful spot:

then had dinner at The Wayside Inn.

We ate...again...at The Landing in Marblehead.

Britton and Linda had taken me here

on a previous trip,  and I

requested to return for a lobster roll!!!

 Shirley had one, too!

Sadly, we were minus Beth and Linda now.

Working is such an inconvenience!

We stayed at the Colonnade Hotel, which was

right across the street from the GIGANTIC

Prudential Center.

Going to the top of the Prudential building was

on my list of things to do.

Here we are way up on the Skywalk floor!

Good job, Rob!!!

We stayed for the sunset.

Here's Fenway Park from on high!

And the moon:

And the gorgeous sunset over the Charles River.

 I finally got to go inside Faneuil Hall!

It has always been closed to the public when I've

been here before.

We girls were pooped when we returned to the hotel!

And here we are back at the airport.

Happy Rockin' Grannies.

Bye, bye Boston. 

Thank you Britton, Beth, and Linda!

I'll be back cause I didn't get to take the

amphibious duck tour!

I have such high class taste!