Snake venom, bat wing, bits of rotting moss that cling!
Green wood! Broom straws! Harshness from an old crow’s caw!
When the word now fills the air, take us from here to there!
NOW!
That is a spell cast by Sidney the witch from the television series Blizzard Island. It is a transport spell. Now, I know none of you has any idea what I’m talking about because although my sister and I absolutely loved this show, it is hopelessly obscure. But you can find episodes on you tube in sections. The puppeteering is excellent and the (puppet) character asides are delightful. I rarely love puppet stuff that doesn’t come from Henson, but I sure love this.
It still hasn’t really snowed here. It dusted a few flakes late in 2011, but none of those stuck around more than an afternoon. A couple days ago we finally got some snow that stuck, but it was more like little pebbles of snow than a nice blanket. I imagine snowy pebbles might make a cold and tastly cereal for anyone that likes…um, water. And the Flintstones would advertise it.
BARNEY! Come back with my Snowy Pebbles!
My niece is gonna be a big sis. She went to a big brother/big sister class to learn a little bit about what that means. I asked her about it:
me: What did you learn in your class today?
her: ’bout holdin a baby
me: (skeptical) Oh? You’re going to hold the new baby when it comes?
her: (pause) NO! I’m going to get a GROWNUP to help!
me: (impressed) That’s…exactly right.