tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post7960418969818845553..comments2023-05-24T09:41:52.181-04:00Comments on Running In the Yard Next Door: Stuff My Dad Said. . .Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-77385842921538033552015-07-07T12:23:04.460-04:002015-07-07T12:23:04.460-04:00I'm sorry, 'Rufus' just makes me think...I'm sorry, 'Rufus' just makes me think of the old Loudon Wainwright III song (which is actually a good deal cuter than its title might suggest)<br /><br />And 'Matilda' - do you waltz?<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by. . . ;)Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-24891646599151405882015-07-06T22:04:48.851-04:002015-07-06T22:04:48.851-04:00I can't think of many catch phrases from my da...I can't think of many catch phrases from my dad but many from his father. I do recall him calling me matilda and calling my brother rufus, neither of which is our name. he did enjoy giving interesting names. we had a large slobbering st bernard named twiggy after the skinny model. we also had a fluffy persian cat named toughy.limehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17259558876349307173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-81135412909861980262015-06-22T12:22:45.693-04:002015-06-22T12:22:45.693-04:00"A rose between my toes". . ."
Sou...<i>"A rose between my toes". . ."</i><br /><br />Sounds painful, actually. . .<br /><br />And, does this mean that your paternal grandmother was Whistler's Mother?<br /><br /><i>(*ba-doomp!*)</i>Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-14165164049731979112015-06-22T12:19:58.664-04:002015-06-22T12:19:58.664-04:00Thanks!Thanks!Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-48880543508950994042015-06-22T12:19:41.480-04:002015-06-22T12:19:41.480-04:00Thanks; they are.Thanks; they are.Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-78691356684887351972015-06-21T12:36:21.868-04:002015-06-21T12:36:21.868-04:00My Dad used to love to whistle along to popular tu...My Dad used to love to whistle along to popular tunes on the radio, and he was a damn good whistler. I like to think I am, also, and I picked up the pleasure of whistling from him. He sang little snippets of song that were strictly his. The one I remember most fondly is "I've got a rose between my toes from running barefoot through the hothouse after you, dear".Suldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-47314663379177050812015-06-21T11:42:43.549-04:002015-06-21T11:42:43.549-04:00Good stuff.
Happy Father's Day!Good stuff.<br />Happy Father's Day!(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-66173306945421778532015-06-21T10:00:16.832-04:002015-06-21T10:00:16.832-04:00Nice memories.Nice memories.joehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-27398562217021315692015-06-21T08:23:42.896-04:002015-06-21T08:23:42.896-04:00'The Joker' ain't too bad a guess, act...'The Joker' ain't too bad a guess, actually. . . Honestly, though, I'm not sure exactly what it was supposed to sound like, 'cuz Dad was just that tone-deaf. I kinda wish that we'd recorded him singing it, actually. . .Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-14112754199961526842015-06-21T07:37:44.247-04:002015-06-21T07:37:44.247-04:00I have no idea what tune goes with your Dad's ...I have no idea what tune goes with your Dad's song, but I imagine it to be Steve Miller's, 'The Joker,' just from the first line!<br /><br />Thanks for the shout out and I hope you have a wonderful Fathers Day!Bijouxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05788630004051883635noreply@blogger.com