Mom is doing a lot of work on her house. It’s almost 25 years old and you have to keep your property up, you know? Anyway, the construction guys were up in the attic and found a nest of squirrels who had eaten through some wiring. *&$%@!!! We HATE squirrels around here. I don’t care how cute those suckers are, they are still furry rodents from HELL. They are terminators on a neverending mission to destroy everything in their path.
But I digress.
Guess what else they found in the attic? Mrs. Beasley!
I have such fond memories of her and Family Affair. Loved that show… Buffy! Jody! Cissy! Uncle Bill! Mr. French!
Wonder what Mrs. B. is going for on Ebay?
*Smirk*
Bet she’d go for a crapload!
My mother has moved so many times I doubt even the family albums have survived!
Anybody who doesn’t know who Mrs. Beasley is, raise your hand.
Happy Belated Anniversary, btw.
Hey Lisa, squirrels love the insulation on electric wire. They make nests out of it. And they love to nest on the top of poletop transformers. I’ve seen lots of fried squirrels lying at the bottom of power poles.
The problem is they blow the fuse, and people are out of power till the cutout is refused.
I could go on with squirrel guards, but I think you get my point…
When did you email me? Humph.
Of course I love you. And adore you.
Been just a WEE bit distracted with the small town politics.
I shall be your biggest fan for the rest of my life.
Oh. Lisa! You’ve really joggled my memory! You would be so fun to talk movies with! I watched the special DVD on Steve McQueen and my God, the number of actors he’s worked with! The late Brian Keith was in a Western with him. Amazing!
oh yes, I could just feel that love for Mrs. Beasley oozing out of the computer. lol
Am I the only kid who hated that show? I felt bad for the dad, but otherwise found the other characters loathsome. I hope you make a killing on that doll, baby.
Squirrels are wily little creeps, for sure. Maybe the construction guys could hide some of that insulation away from the house for the squirrels? Or your mom could buy a couple of owls?
I’m guessing she’ll pull in enough to pay for the squirrel exterminator?
Ah, Ebay. It’s a beautiful thing!
Serra – Ya think?! Link updated by the by.
Andy – Awww that sucks! I hope she still has some of it!
Allison – Did you click on the links? Especially the one for “Family Affair.” It will explain all about Mrs. Beasley, (a very popular ugly-as-all-get-out doll connected to the show.)
And thanks!
Wade – I appreciate the squirrel update. I still hate them though
Tish – Thanks Sweetie, love ya oodles
Michael – One of these days we’ll talk movies – fer sure!
Denny – Do I hear a NOTE of sarcasm perhaps? Or was that a chorus? Hehe.
Trubs – Thanks my friend, mwah! Let’s hang out when I get back k? Miss you!
And squirrels are EVIL!!! Mom told me she saw one on the fence the other day and turned the hose on it. LOL, got to love my Mom!
Julie – LMAO! I don’t think it’s legal to kill squirrels in the burbs is it? Probably not. Shame
Two Drink Girl – Indeed!
A Mrs. Beasley in pretty good condition would probably fetch a nice price off of some nostalgic Baby Boomer somewhere.
Whatever happened to Cissy? She was one of my first wanker fantasies…
Squirrels, big trouble. I never successfully trapped one when they started infesting the eaves of my barn up north. They will burn your house down. Didn’t Carrie Bradshaw call them “rats with cuter outfits?”
Wow… I was in loooove with Uncle Bill when I was a kid. It was his voice that did it. (I was odd as a youngster… adored Yul Bryner, too). Sigh…
Squirrells are just tree rats.
How funny… I didn’t know squirrels made noise until one barked at me. At least, that is what it sounded like to me at the time. Hope you’re having fun!
Buy a puma. That’ll take care of the squirrel infestation in no time.
It’ll also take care of the people infestation, but you gotta pay the price for a rodent-free environment.
That — squirrels — could maybe be why Tish doesn’t visit: She has had one of the furry rodents eat her b**g cable, more than once.
Zen Wizard – I think you are right about the baby boomers.
And TMI by the by
Bud – Sounds like you have had your own nightmare with those fiends!
LOL @ the Carrie Bradshaw reference, hadn’t heard that one!
Cootera – I remember having a bit of a thing for Uncle Bill too. It was definitely the voice methinks
Fuzz – Well said!
Oob – Do they bark or squeak? LOL.
Thanks my friend!
Dirk – Interesting suggestion! I’ll keep it in mind
Too funny!
Old Horsetail Snake – Nice to see you and welcome! I missed Tish’s post about that… you are probably right
My mother has lived in her house for 25 years and I think that the squirrels have lived there just as long. I hate the squirrels. My mom and I were in the barn and she heard something moving around, so she ran out of the barn locking me in there with whatever it was. Turned out it was just something falling.
I remember watching Family Affair!!
My house is 200 years old. And I think Im allergic to it.
No one tells you about the ‘upkeep’ part when you buy classic.
A squirrel is just a RAT in a cuter outfit.
I think everyone in that show is dead except for maybe Cissy.
happy belated!!! A squirrel ran right into my roomie’s rear left tire on the way to work this morning… dumb shit!
Just realised you found Mrs Beasley.
I loved mine.
My mother actually named me after Buffy on the show…I think she killed herself the day I was born.
Nice eh?
Ohhhhhh. I loved my Mrs. Beasley! Did you have Talking Drowsy Doll, too? My big brother used to push in Drowsy’s little face and call her “Smashy.” Traumatized me for life.