Thursday 29 May 2008

boutonnieres and big chaps

Cass is affecting different accents these days.

Today he's Fast Draw McBoy, pretending to wear a side-arm, boots and a (what must be a) ten-gallon hat, riding the range, catching those mangy cows that try to out-run his branding iron.

And he does all this with a stomp of his boots and a hearty yell of:


CAR-NATION!

I said, unwisely,'hon, I think you're thinking of 'Tarnation' and was roundly scoffed at: Why on earth would cowboys be talking about tar??

mmph. Right.





get along, little dogie!!

9 comments:

Anonymous said...

Didn't you know that cowboys just love them some flowers? Carnations, mums, tulips, roses...

Sarah said...

Now, THAT is cute!

As is the lovely header photo of the fruits of your loins.

Woman in a Window said...

Such rich moments...I love your kids like I know them or something. KIDS universal, meaty and rich!

Anonymous said...

Well, his logic is perfect. Tar? Not in the wild west -- none of the roads were paved.

Anonymous said...

At least it wasn't d@mnation!

Lone Grey Squirrel said...

Cow-niptions! I was thinking of Carnation milk.....a real cowboy's drink!

Stomper Girl said...

Come to the that, why would cowboys be talkin' about cars. Should be cow-nation by my reck'ning.

...better be on your way.

OvaGirl said...

That is too cute!!!

Unknown said...

LOL, that's so cute!

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