Searching for Shrone
I got the idea inside of me to look for Shrone things on the Internet. I found this song/video called The Sweet Townland of Shrone! In the song he sings of the Paps! And they show them! OMG!!!! I can't believe it! More than ever I know that this is my native soil and that I must one day visit this place! It's too much deja vu at one time and not enough caffeine! Perhaps one day as I stroll the lanes again in this incarnation I'll be singing in a lilting brogue "the sweet townland of Shrone..."
I think it was back in October or early November that I ordered 4.4 pounds of Cream Earl Grey tea. Yes, that's correct! I went bulk in my purchase because I drink the stuff constantly. I found a local vendor who sells it in this amount at a reasonable price.
Today I weighed out how much is remaining of the original 4.4 pounds. The scale reads 3 and 7/8 ounces! Eeek! I'd better hurry up and order another bulk bag of tea! Especially since it takes up to two weeks to get the bulk bag of tea. The only thing is, I need to perform a few weddings first to earn the money to buy it. I'd better start rationing out the remaining tea!
Better yet, I should just buy a Cream Earl Tea plantation and start growing my own! It's weird but true, but I am unable to go more than a couple of hours without a cup of this tea! I wonder if those blue flowers contain a highly addictive (yet totally safe and legal) chemical substance that swoon and lures me to continuously brew cup after cup after cup? I'm sure it is the caffeine doing the trick! Why, caffeine is as innocent as a lamb! Now, give me my tea so I can medicate my brain and wake up!
Now I shall fill this very special box with very special things! Like all of my funky stationery in which I write Shrone Ro silly letters!
I went in for an eye exam today as my vision has been more apparent to me lately that my need to enlarge the fonts on the computer is more pronounced. There's a new machine that scans the retina eliminating the need for pupil dilating drops. I have a horrible memory of trying to drive home on a partly sunny day with wide-open pupils and having water run like a flood from my eyes while trying to navigate my way home. Not pleasant.
Anyhow, when the doctor came to do the tests he said that I cannot claim presbyopia because I am too young. That's reserved for 40 years and over. So what is it then? I need reading glasses and I got a prescription for bifocals. Hmmm. These are things associated with "old age" so perhaps I'm closer to being a crazy cat lady than I thought?
I am definitely more of a Shrone for my presbyopic eyes!
The reason I never wore my first pair of glasses at all is because they are only good when I read. If I look up then the world isn't right. I figure if I had bifocals then I'd be able to keep my glasses on and still do other things. Everything but drive. The doctor said that the glasses would actually make my distance vision worse and I should only wear them when reading, computing, and sitting in class, taking notes, that kind of thing.
In two to three weeks I'll be set with my new set of spectacles. I hope that the bifocal line is blended and not apparent. I got a basic black frame that is mostly rounded. I really wanted witchy cat-eye frames, but alas! the modern style is less feline.
I'm pleased to announce that there is a new Shrone for everyone to welcome! Anna submitted her nomination and was found to possess true Shrone salient characteristics and traits!
How I met Anna is an interesting story. When I was matching partners for the Summer Round of Secret Pals, her application caught my attention as she indicated she crochets with size 20 or higher sized thread, and her favorite fictional character is Anne of Green Gables.
I exercised my powers as coordinator and thought she'd be the perfect match for me to spoil and befriend as I suspected there was a kindred spirit waiting to be found. Sure enough, she's not only a kindred spirit but a Bona Fide Shrone as well!
I've also helped her realize her goal of owning 37 doilies. ;-)
The First Annual Paps of Shrone Award goes to Lady Linoleum! Truly a Shrone Among Shrones, Lady Linoleum proudly wears crocheted turbans, and isn't afraid to put an eyeball on common everyday objects, especially objects, critters, and creatures she's crocheted.
Be sure to give her three cheers for being the inaugural recipient of this highly esteemed award and honor!
One Day Left To Vote!!
A grand thank you to those who nominated this year's Shrones for consideration of the 2005 Paps of Shrone Award! The nominees are now posted on the The Hall of Shrones site and the voting booth is now open!You can cast your vote until April 1st! The big announcement will be on April 8th, and the official award ceremony will be on April 17th or so.
Voting is limited to one vote per person. Anyone is eligible to cast a vote: you need not be a Shrone to vote.
Silver Sassy McKat has been named the Official Shrone Spokescritter for 2006.
Silver's role as Official Spokescritter will entitle her to fame and not so much fortune, as she will grace all Shrone documents and business dealings.
Like an elder Shrone, Silver is reclusive and isn't very socialable around strangers. You have to prove yourself worthy of her attention. If you are very good she will test your resolve by placing a paw on your. Or perhaps she may bring out her Box and Gom Jabar and test to see if you are an animal or human. It is rumored she belongs to an ancient order of the Bene Gesseret and consumes her weight in Spice.
Her turban wearing gives her an aura of psychic ability, which may or may not be true. She has been known to communicate with The Mother Ship (i.e. space aliens) and has an other-worldly presence. Some may say she has an old soul. It is quite possible she's just an old cat full of SASS!
Today I did a Google on Shrone. Not to see where my site comes up, but to find more Shrone-goodness in the world.
- A poem about a Prince named Shrone called Middle Path
- Race horse
- A web address: http://www.warrior-shrone.tk/
- SHRONE SLIDE, THE. AKA and see “Ned Connor’s Slide.” Irish, Slide.
- This excerpt:
Shrone was his name, that young man's name. Indian stories use names with some significance. Shrone means one who is capable of hearing, of listening. So the name is significant. He heard Buddha for the first time and he went to him and he said, "Initiate me."
Buddha said, "Think it over. I know you, I know about you."
Shrone said, "Once I have decided something, I have decided it. I am not accustomed to thinking twice about anything. Give me initiation right now." As he was so determined, Buddha gave him initiation. He became a Buddhist monk.
- Athlete Shrone Austin from Seychelles
- And this picture taken in Shrone looking west. Something tells me I really need to visit Shrone! I can tell that this is my native soil.
The Paps of Shrone (they really do look like breasts!)
- The Ancient City of Shrone (It may just be wishful thinking, but I really do strongly feel that all of us Shrones lived in this city long ago, once upon a previous incarnation)
- A document in which Julia Lucey tells us:
The City of Shrone, at the foot of the Paps mountains is just five minutes drive from my home and has always been a special place for my
family. It is an ancient site of worship, and Lá Bealtaine, a day of pilgrimage, is celebrated there on May Day. It brings people from near and
far to ‘do the rounds’ and afterwards for some caint, ceol agus craic.
The rugged beauty of the area, the good humoured friendly people, the many traditions – you just never want to leave.
- Those in the know now call it The City. Seems that there are rituals performed in Shrone. The First Annual Convention of Shrones must take place on May Day. I think "pay rounds" is ancient Gaelic for "cruising for penis".
- We belong to a very profound place in the world. This guy says so:
There is a City in Kerry, said Dan, which not that many people yet know about, yet enough know that matter. It is a City like no other City in the whole world, maybe just a circle of old stones and rude altars and ruins that you see now but, in truth, one of the oldest holy places, ritual places, on all the face of the Earth. And it is about four miles from the Kerry village of Rathmore at a place called Shrone. [Emphasis added to show texture.]
My fellow Shrones, I am absolutely tingling to have made these recent findings with PICTURES and stories and historical information and significance about our name sake and physical location! Indeed, I think there is a strong, extremely strong spiritual bond regarding Shrones and this awesome City of Shrone! More than ever I truly hope that the workings of the Universe (as pecular and unknowable as they are) will permit all of us, if not most of us, to one day descend upon the City and pay our respects and of course, cruise for penis and dance away while festooned in turbans!
The following gals are eligible for nomination for the Paps of Shrone Award. All Shrones named after today will be eligible for the 2006 award. Please welcome these gals into Shronedom with hearty Shrone gusto!
Micky
- You aren't a lemming who follows the herd.
- You live in the South.
- You would wear Victorian clothing if feasible.
- You are creative and crafty and charmingly wicked.
- Something about you says when you get old and withered, you just might go out crusing for penis !
- You are unknowable.
- You never find what you like when shopping for clothes.
- You are an honorary member of the VLA!
- You're one groovy chick and I think you are super cool!
- You haven't killed your inner child and you freely allow it out to play.
Mama Kelly
- You know what it is like to have lost an internal body organ.
- You have a strong sense of self.
- You understand that religions are simply one of many pathways to the Divine.
- You aren't afraid to be different.
- Something about you says when you get old and withered, you just might go out crusing for penis !
- You are unknowable.
- You've got cool tastes in Tarot cards (Housewives Tarot)
- Your sense of style is quirky.
- You're one groovy chick and I think you are super cool!
- You haven't killed your inner child and you freely allow it out to play.
Molly
- You know what it is like to have a chronic illness.
- You are the offcial 30 yo granny!
- You aren't afraid to to laugh, cry, scream, or be quiet.
- You are very clever, crafty, and creative.
- Something about you says when you get old and withered, you just might go out crusing for penis !
- You are unknowable.
- You know that the mountains heal (and they also whisper to us wisdom of the Earth).
- You like vintage clothing and accessories.
- You're one groovy chick and I think you are super cool!
- You haven't killed your inner child and you freely allow it out to play.
Well, anyhow, I wanted to find the factual information about this, because I couldn't recall the source that I had originally gained this insightful knowledge. I was testing various search terms to locate frog=penis, and so I was using Yahoo and typed in "frog symbology penis" and was scrolling through the list of returns when I spotted my own blog as #8! "Holy frog penis!" I exclaimed (not really, but it does sound funny to pretend I said this), "My own blog is listed!"
Yes, I've become one of those crazy people who lands on my blog by using a questionable sexual search term! I can no longer make fun of and point fingers at those looking for the undercarriage of life; after all, perhaps they were looking for legitimate information as well.
When I went to Wally World yesterday all of the V-Day candy was gone and in its place was the Easter goodies. But alas! They didn't have any Cadbury Mini Eggs! My life is now slightly less cheerful. Each year I patiently await the arrival of these marvelous chocolates to re-appear on the shelves only for my nerves to be shot a fatal blow!
In my wildest dreams a small kiddie pool is filled with these crunchy mini eggs and I lie inside and eat my way out! Sometimes you just have to have totally bizarre dreams...it makes life more interesting.
Please stop everything (even reading this!) and give a hearty welcome to two new Shrones!
Sherry
1. You have a loving husband who nominated you for Shronedom.
2. You endure working at Wal-Mart and the customers who shop there.
3. You have tattoos.
4. You know what it is like to have physical maladies.
5. Something about you says when you get old and withered, you just might go out crusing for penis
6. You are unknowable.
7. You are creative and crafty.
8. You've got a great outlook and attitude about life.
9. You're one groovy chick and I think you are super cool!
10. You haven't killed your inner child and you freely allow it out to play.
Kimberly
1. You have a style 100% all your own.
2. You are ambidextrous, but interestingly can ride a bike without using your hands.
3. You love thunderstorms.
4. You know what it is like to have physical maladies.
5. Something about you says when you get old and withered, you just might go out crusing for penis!
6. You are unknowable.
7. You stylishly procrastinate, a distinctive Shrone trait.
8. You've lived in Ireland, the land and home of Shrones!
9. You're one groovy chick and I think you are super cool!
10. You haven't killed your inner child and you freely allow it out to play.
On behalf of all Shrones, I welcome you into the sisterhood!
It is official and your name may grace the hallowed Hall of Shrones! Stop by and see the brand new website dedicated to providing each Shrone with 15 minutes of fame!
Some Shrones may wish to update their picture and provide a bio statement. If not, I can come up with something, but you won't like it because I will permit Mr. Doo to say bad things about you.
It would be great to have real picture of all of the Shrones—better if you wear a turban or festive hat of some kind. Or pose in a strange way so that you capture maximum unknowability. Photos of your cat may substitute for yourself, but it had better be a darn smart picture of your beastie!
Be sure to direct your friends and family to your Shrone page, and if you can manage to exploit your Shronedom to make money, I will gladly take 10% of your earnings.
For those not currently Shrones, stop by the site anyway and see if you possess The Shrone Gene thereby making you a Shrone. If you feel you are a Shrone you can submit your nomination form (all done electronically thanks to fancy-smancy computer technology).
Please give a hearty Shrone welcome to the newest Shrones to be named! These gals have the honor of being the first Shrones of 2006!
Kathy
- You are the ultimate feline maintenance worker!
- You aren't afraid to wear comfortable clothes.
- You are very creative and crafty.
- You know what it is like to have physical maladies.
- Something about you says when you get old and withered, you just might go out crusing for penis (even if you forget what to do with it)!
- You are unknowable.
- You have a keen spiritual wisdom.
- You know how important it is to keep the food bowl full.
- You're one groovy chick and I think you are super cool!
- You haven't killed your inner child and you freely allow it out to play.
Faye
- You often daydream about walking down the street wearing a green hat with a large feather in it and nothing else, smiling and cruising for penis at the age of 95.
- You aren't afraid to go barefoot.
- You have a strong sense of yourself.
- You love animals better than most people (very true of Shrones).
- You feel you are reincarnated (this time you came to be a bona fide Shrone!)
- You are unknowable.
- You have a need to plant rose bushes.
- You are addicted to fiber.
- You're one groovy chick and I think you are super cool!
- You haven't killed your inner child and you freely allow it out to play.
Digital Goddess
- You possess a sharp sense of humor.
- You don't need a god or church to be at one with the universe.
- If you were any more eccentric you would pop.
- You are creative and crafty.
- Something about you says when you get old and withered, you just might go out crusing for penis!
- You are unknowable.
- You know the importance of having a dark or all black wardrobe.
- You consider marriage and motherhood to be a chronic or serious illness (I agree).
- You're one groovy chick and I think you are super cool!
- You haven't killed your inner child and you freely allow it out to play.
Melissa
- You know what it is like to have a funky gut.
- You have a fine sense of style and taste.
- You are creative and crafty, and you like to do things your way.
- You are a dedicated feline maintenance worker and mom.
- Something about you says when you get old and withered, you just might go out crusing for penis!
- You are unknowable.
- You are trusting and kind (the world needs more people like this!)
- You have too much blood in your caffeine-stream.
- You're one groovy chick and I think you are super cool!
- You haven't killed your inner child and you freely allow it out to play.
I'm pleased to announce that Amanda's application for Shronedom has been reviewed and approved! I had a sneaking suspicious that Amanda was a Shrone when she crocheted a booby pillow, and her comment that she envied my ability to shop at the Archie McPhee store let me know she needed to submit her self-nomination form ASAP!
Here are the reasons Amanda is a Bona Fide Shrone:
Amanda
1. You've crocheted a booby pillow. Only a Shrone would do that!
2. You live in the South (which I envy!)
3. You think some days you can change the world: this is the seed of a Shrone's latent desire for Total World Domination ala Baby Stewie.
4. You really dig thunderstorms. (Shrones find them "electrifying")
5. Something about you says when you get old and withered, you just might go out crusing for penis!
6. You are unknowable.
7. You love when the mail arrives.
8. You believe stuffed animals and dolls are alive. They are because The Velveteen Rabbit made it so.
9. You're one groovy chick and I think you are super cool!
10. You haven't killed your inner child and you freely allow it out to play.
Please give Amanda a hearty Shrone welcome and round of applause!
Today I proudly announce two new Shrones! These fine gals are naturally an asset to Shronedom!
Tandi was one of my secret pals awhile back and I was able to spoil her with lots of goodness, and learned in the process that she was a fellow Shrone.
Amy is a self-nominated Shrone, whom I encouraged to apply because when I found out she has five cats, I smelled Shronedom! Turns out she is a bona fide catlady who limits herself to five cats—a dear after my own heart! She also has a lot of other Shrone qualities as I found out from her application.
Tandi
1. You have a career in the most noblest of professions: counseling/therapy. 2. You are a Virgo; nothing more be said. 3. You have a kind and generous heart. 4. You have a quirky style all your own that is tr&eactue;s Shrone! 5. Something about you says when you get old and withered, you just might go out crusing for penis! 6. You are unknowable. 7. You know the goodness and healing powers of cheeseburgers. 8. You have exquisite taste in French soap (that brand that you also knew about and was surprised to learn that someone else actually heard of it)! 9. You're one groovy chick and I think you are super cool! 10. You haven't killed your inner child and you freely allow it out to play.
Amy
1. You have 5 cats (like me)!
2. You live in the South (which I envy!)
3. You have a kind and generous heart.
4. You have always had a unique personal style which is the hallmark of a Shrone.
5. Something about you says when you get old and withered, you just might go out crusing for penis!
6. You are unknowable.
7. You intuitively understand the state of being of Shronedom and have summarized it perfectly.
8. You have wonderful taste in teaware (the Cattitude collection)!
9. You're one groovy chick and I think you are super cool!
10. You haven't killed your inner child and you freely allow it out to play.
As I was painting the cabinets I realized I had chosen the colors of food. Grape, raspberry, and silver. No, silver is not a food---but sometimes you can take colloidal silver for antibacterial purposes, only if you take too much of it you'll turn blue like Krishna.
But, then it also occurred to me that I had chosen the Red Hat Ladies colors! (Not the silver, they only use the red and purple.) How did this happen? I thought I had picked Shrone colors. Well, these are Shrone colors, but I probably should have done purple tones and skipped the raspberry, but the raspberry looked so divine on the color card against the color called Wizard, that I knew my cabinets were destined to be Raspberry Pudding and Wizard with Metallic Silver accent. Now Pooky thinks we should paint the knobs in a blueberry color, which I think will add to the deliciousness of the colors. We also found metallic silver blinds and will get those because the current window treatment is a white blind and just wouldn't work out.
He's also got the bug in his butt to build a new shelving unit to replace the makeshift worthless shelves that exist, so it will be a pantry when he's done with it and we can at last put away the rotisserie, crockpot, mixer, microwave, and all of the other appliance crap we've managed to collect, and also store our soup cans nicely.
And because I now have to contort my body on our toilets to drain my bag, we're getting one new toilet with an extended bowl so I don't have to spread eagle and slip into a yoga posture just to drain it. On both toilets the evil wooden seats are going and we're getting regular white seats. I wish we could change both toilets to extended bowls, but the toilet downstairs was put into a broom closet—I kid you not! The room exits to the basement, so you pass through the bathroom to get down into it (common in these older homes to stick a toilet wherever). Pooky says there isn't enough room to enlarge the toilet in that room, so for now I'll have to endure until we can make a for-real bathroom downstairs.
Maybe we could turn the mud room into a bathroom? Right now the room serves as a junk space because it really has no purpose since two walls are all windows. If we get rid of the door to the outside and cover up the windows we could make it a genuine bathroom. Well, it all depends upon things. It's easier to come up with remodeling ideas than making them a reality.
The paint beckons. I can slap on some Shrone purple and then prime the next section of cabinets. The beasties have been very good about not rubbing against the wet paint.
We've been getting chunky rain, and the occasional snowflake the size of a dessert plate, but we're too warm for it to stick. It's funny to say that it is too warm because it feels like it is freezing, yet it is 35°!
I started to watch Death on the Niles a 1978 movie adaptation of an Agatha Christie novel. Angela Lansbury has a role in is as a fictional writer and she is constantly wearing gaudy turbans, lots of jewelry, and flamboyant gowns. Yes, she is a Shrone! I tried to capture a picture of her in the first turban/head dress she appears wearing. It has a Princess Leah style of round buns on the side, lots of jewels up from, but in the back it has two very long black feather plumes. I wish I could figure out how to capture it from the DVD, and I wasn't able to.
Bette Davis, the quintessential Shrone extraordinaire also has a role and she seems to be wearing a lot of Irish crocheted lace. One blouse se was wearing stuck me as being a very lovely piece.
I want to send a thank you to Marvie for her promotion of free SterlingSilverClub.com. I've been addicted, hoping to find the right something for my mom for Christmas since she loves silver jewelry, and in the meantime I've found these rings for myself:
I imagine the sizes will fit me, unless their sizing is way different from other ring sizes. I think that it is pretty standardized. This site is way too addicting! I admit, I've never been a big jewelry wearing person, but with prices this low (and I hope the quality will be good) that I may have to indulge and get a few pieces to have. I will soon have to don professional attire and look spiffy.
I was thinking about this entity of Shronedom that has been created by the wonderful group of women I know. I have pondered if every woman I get to know will eventually be recognized and named as being a Shrone? Could it be that all women are Shrones at heart?
If like attracts like, which seems to be the case with Shrones, then it would stand to reason that everybody knows everybody, kind of like that old Breck shampoo commercial about telling two friends, and so on, and so on, and so on...
It also occurred to me by something that Jessi had said in her Shrone Award acceptance speech: "I'm A Shrone!!!!! Ye-ah ba-by!!!! I'm flattered and honored and happy as hell :) And it is so perfect we will all meet in Ireland one day because I have always wanted to go there, for as long as I can remember."
Yes, it would be grand to have our first annual Shrone convention in the little hamlet of Shrone, Ireland! My mind wonders how to make that possible, and then it hit me: FUNDRAISING! How else could we ever hope to save enough money to go when we have yarn needs, family needs, and Shrone needs?
I've done small-time fundraising and hate it. There is nothing great or fun about trying to get donations out of people, and Shronedom isn't going to be a worthy cause, unless...unless we make it one! But, how can we turn Shronedom into a worthy cause, like those Red Hat ladies?
What we really need is a winning lottery ticket!
Meanwhile, I'll be scratching my head trying to think of how someday we can make this dream come true of descending on the town of Shrone!
While I do have Sara's blog on my Bloglines, for some reason she has escaped my awareness...many things have these days. I have not meant to ignore her—really, honesty and for true! It's just I spend less time at the computer and have this tendency to read fewer blogs. This is why I have opened up nominations because I know that there are more Shrones out there, like Sara and Pam! My Shrone-dar (Shrone radar) is on the fritz. I'm not sure what I basically need to snap out of my brain cloud...
Without further ado...Sara has the distinction of receiving two nominations! Noricum did an excellent job of pointing out Sara's Shrone-dom, and Deneen backed it all up.
Sara
1. You understand the majesty and divinity of cats.2. You will always be a Shrone as long as there are women wearing turbans and penises to go cruising for.
3. You have a kind and generous heart.
4. You possess a keen spiritual awareness that is the magic of being a Shrone.
5. Something about you says when you get old and withered, you just might go out crusing for penis!
6. You are unknowable.
7. You know what it is like to have very serious health problems.
8. You live in the south (which I envy!).
9. You're one groovy chick and I think you are super cool!
10. You haven't killed your inner child and you freely allow it out to play.
Welcome to Shronedom, Sara!
I have it on good authority...
That the following gals should be in cat-like-heat anticipation for a special anouncement in their Inbox: Marvie, Tandi, and Nakedjen.
This morning I received my first nomination, and self-nomination from Pam. It just so happens that a couple of days ago I came across her blog and upon reading her 100 Things About Me list thinking she was one groovy chick! Here's the announcement that I sent to Pam:
Dear Pam,I'm pleased to inform you that your nomination for Shronedom has been reviewed and approved! Please accept my Shrone-welcome at becoming the first nominee selected as a esteemed recipient of The Bona Fide Shrone Award! I've determined that you possess many of the salient characteristics of a Shrone! Here are the reasons why you are a Shrone:
1. You own a sock monkey!
2. You are a Scorpio, have a tattoo, love the word spinster, and bestow love to a doggie because you're allergic to kitties and would have a kitty if you weren't.
3. You have a kind and generous heart.
4. You've got a wickedly divine sense of humor coupled with amazing creativity (I refer to Tinkle Bell, the Happy Bladder).
5. Something about you says when you get old and withered, you just might go out crusing for penis!
6. You are unknowable.
7. You know what it is like to have very serious health problems.
8. You possess a degree in Biochemistry which means at any moment you could set up your own evil laboratory and become a mad scientist with plans for Total World Domination.
9. You're one groovy chick and I think you are super cool!
10. You haven't killed your inner child and you freely allow it out to play.
Welcome to Shrone-dom!
Please note: If you tried to submit an application prior to 9:00 am PST I didn't receive it due to my not setting up the proper notifications. You'll have to re-submit your application. I'm sorry! I did this so very late last night!
This week I'll be naming a handful or so of new Shrones and then I will be doing something very grand! I have decided to allow nominations for Shronedom! You can nominate anyone that you think is a Shrone, including yourself!
I have created a Shrone Nomination Form that will bring to my attention your nominee. In order for me to keep from e-mailing you for additional information, please provide lengthy answers when asked because this is how I will get to know your nominee and determine if they are a Shrone. I may just e-mail you anyhow because I am like that.
If you aren't certain about criteria, don't panic. Simply review previously named Shrones and review the What is a Shrone page. You can always e-mail me if you have any questions, too!
Nominated Shrones will be provided with a Bona Fide Shrone card, and if financially possible a small welcoming gift, too. You will have to provide a mailing address if your nominee is accepted.
Shronedom makes for a lovely gift to bestow on someone you care for very much!
Stacey
1. You have truly masterful fiber art skills as demonstrated with your ability to work with yarn and thread via knitting, crocheting and tatting.
2. You were a "shining light that shines" during my dark days of illness, and I truly appreciate you being there for me.
3. You have a kind and generous heart.
4. You are a dedicated feline maintenance worker.
5. Something about you says when you get old and withered, you just might go out crusing for penis!
6. You are unknowable.
7. You began blogging around the same time I did because great Shrones think alike!
8. You've had your share of bodily ailments so you know what it is like to have a poopy body.
9. You're one groovy chick and I think you are super cool!
10. You haven't killed your inner child and you freely allow it out to play. (This is true since your quiz about your inner child reveals you haven't formed one of those hideous "adult thick skins"!)
Lené
- You've a randy sense of humor that is highly becoming of a Shrone.
- You have a kitty named Persephone (I did too!)
- You have a kind and generous heart.
- You were born in a year of the Rat (the most charming, best Chinese zodiac sign there is!).
- Something about you says when you get old and withered, you just might go out crusing for penis! Heck, I think you might actually cruise for it now (tee-hee)!
- You are unknowable.
- You know what it is like to have serious health problems.
- You know how to be a great secret pal!
- You're one groovy chick and I think you are super cool!
- You haven't killed your inner child and you freely allow it out to play.
Jessi
1. You are astounding because you've made your own crochet designs.
2. You would actually look very distinguished in a turban (at least I think you would!).
3. You have a kind and generous heart.
4. Your crocheting is inspirational!
5. Something about you says when you get old and withered, you just might go out crusing for penis!
6. You are unknowable.
7. You have cute, adorable kids (who will grow up to be beautiful Shrones).
8. You can make Orbs of Wisdom!
9. You're one groovy chick and I think you are super cool!
10. You haven't killed your inner child and you freely allow it out to play.
Melinda
1. You have many creative talents, crocheting being one of them.
2. You are as good as Oprah at recommending great books to read.
3. You have a kind and generous heart.
4. You've been very influential in my life regarding Christianity, and I value the wisdom and knowledge you've shared with me.
5. Something about you says when you get old and withered, you just might go out crusing for penis!
6. You are unknowable.
7. You live in the South (which I so envy!).
8. You have a thoughtful, unique view of life that is tres Shrone.
9. You're one groovy chick and I think you are super cool!
10. You haven't killed your inner child and you freely allow it out to play.
Heather
1. You make the most unique crochet creations (your mandalas).
2. You are seeking a career in a noble profession (therapist).
3. Your 50 Book Challenge List is motivating!
4. You'd look at home in a turban and Shrone colors and clothes.
5. Something about you says when you get old and withered, you just might go out crusing for penis!
6. You are unknowable.
7. You have many things from your 100 Things About Me list which is genuine Shrone.
8. Your style is emulative.
9. You're one groovy chick and I think you are super cool!
10. You haven't killed your inner child and you freely allow it out to play.
I would have been able to present more Shrones, but there was a glitch in the power company receiving their payment and they had the gall to actually turn off our power just as I was going to make breakfast! Anyhow, power was restored after much fuming.
Please give a hearty welcome to Noricum and Nancy, dear Shrones who
have the following qualities:
Noricum
- You are Canadian born putting you in the esteemed ranks of Colin Mocherie, Peter Jennings, Mike Meyers, Sarah McLachlan, k.d. lang, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Bare Naked Ladies,
- You are studying for your PhD! How cool is that?!?!? And in a scientific field no less, even cooler!
- You have a kind and generous heart.
- You have an understanding of what it means to be troubled with health problems.
- Something about you says when you get old and withered, you just might go out crusing for penis!
- You are unknowable.
- You make outstanding socks!
- You have the coolest pair of espionage bacon on the planet and highly coveted bacon bandages!
- You're one groovy chick and I think you are super cool!
- You haven't killed your inner child and you freely allow it out to play.
Nancy
- You have the greenest thumb and Shrones (if not swarmed by cats) will keep plants (sometimes giving them personalized names, too).
- You are a fellow Rat from the Chinese zodiac and that means you possess oodles of charm.
- You have a kind and generous heart.
- You've had your share of health problems (when I read up on what you had done I *gasped* and squeezed you with a big mental hug) and are dealing with your dad's declining health in a very admirable, inspiring way.
- Something about you says when you get old and withered, you just might go out crusing for penis!
- You are unknowable.
- You have been a teacher for many years without losing your mind (but as you said, you can act pretty well, so maybe...it really is lost?).
- You've got the kind of red hair that is lovely and totally Shrone! (I am referring to your photo posted honoring your hubby's birthday. I hope your hair is still that amazing color!)
- You're one groovy chick and I think you are super cool!
- You haven't killed your inner child and you freely allow it out to play.
If you'd like to direct your readership to What Is A Shrone? it may help inquiring minds to better understand what it means to be a Shrone. I happen to think we're much more snazzy than the Ya-Ya Sisterhood or the Sisterhood the Travelling Pants or those Red Hat ladies as we have an actual town of Shrone to descend upon some day and hold our first-ever Shrone gathering, donned in turbans, purple regalia, and naturally after sunset we'll apply bright red lipstick and go out cruising for penis!
I have it on good authority that the number of Shrones is soon to increase by the magic number 8! (And you always thought that "seven eight nine" thereby making it a gustatory verb!)
So be on the look-out in your e-mail inbox, and upon the good news be sure to tell the world about your new Shrone status!
The reason for the sudden deluge of Shrones is that I missed all of those months back through the summer and so I'm just now getting caught up. However, Shrone Welcoming gifts will still take 4-6 weeks to arrive, depending on my finances.
Shrone gifts are little heart-warming mementos that speak of your own unique Shronedom. And most importantly, you'll receive that snazzy laminated Shrone Card!
I'm so behind on my Shrone presenting that today I thought I'd surprise three lucky gals with the news that they have joined the amazing and ever-astounding, and completely unknowable ranks of Shronedom!
In no particular order, please give a hearty welcome to: Natalie, Joy, and Elizabeth!
Probably more later than sooner, or just whenever, you will receive your official bona fide Shrone card and some welcoming gifts!
Hopefully each gal will post of her good news, but in case you don't feel like doing a mouse click over to her blog, here's what made each respective Shrone a Shrone:
Natalie
- You made the world's ugliest Ugli-ghan square, and only a bona fide Shrone could do that!
- You know the pleasures of The Weed.
- You have a kind and generous heart.
- You possess wisdom ahead of your chronological years, a hallmark of all Shrones.
- Something about you says when you get old and withered, you just might go out crusing for penis!
- You are unknowable.
- You like lions, sock monkeys and office supplies. These are good things to like.
- You have excellent tastes in fancy, baubly crochet hooks, like that glass one that costs $70.
- You're one groovy chick and I think you are super cool!
- You haven't killed your inner child and you freely allow it out to play.
Joy
- You know the pleasures of Snow Peas, which only real Shrones understand about. (I think it has something to do with that story about the Princess and the pea.)
- You too have created an imaginery business name that you'd one day like to own.
- You have a kind and generous heart.
- You like reading a good, scary story. Shrones aren't afraid to be "spooked" now and again.
- Something about you says when you get old and withered, you just might go out crusing for penis!
- You are unknowable.
- You have been known to get up early in the morning to exercise. That's admirable.
- You are a "tea junkie".
- You're one groovy chick and I think you are super cool!
- You haven't killed your inner child and you freely allow it out to play.
Elizabeth
- You make no apologies for speaking your mind, and you do so in a manner that is admirable and with integrity.
- You enjoy a good cigar now and then.
- You have a kind and generous heart.
- You've got a style all your own that I admire, like that whole three olive martini thing.
- Something about you says when you get old and withered, you just might go out crusing for penis!
- You are unknowable.
- You have excellent taste in yarn.
- You take life in stride, are realistic, yet aren't so dreadfully boring not to engage in fits of whimsy.
- You're one groovy chick and I think you are super cool!
- You haven't killed your inner child and you freely allow it out to play.
The question that begs to be answered is: What would Shrones wear to a convention? The answer is, of course, crocheted clothing! Naturally Shrones are drawn toward the flamboyant and gaudy styles that contain the essence of sophisticaion and style.
"People aren't wearing enough hats." This is true. Back in the day people always wore a hat. The eccentric wore turbans. As stated before, any woman wearing a turban who isn't undergoing chemotherapy treatment is automatically a Shrone. Here are two crochted turbans for Shrones to pick from:
Crocheting Shrones will be pleased to make their own turban using this vintage pattern. The turban allows for a Shrone to hide unruly hair or to compliment long tresses. Plus you can hide an assortment of contraband inside of this bulky head piece. People will stop and stare and find themselves at a loss for words to express their awe and wonder at the handmade garment atop your head.
People may mistake you for a movie star and want your autograph as these stylish turbans radiate a sense of charm and enchantment!
Imagine these turbans crocheted in vivid colors or sparkling jewel tones!
The smiling gal made her turban using this vintage pattern. She is so happy to stand out in the crowd looking a bit like a bunny rabbit who stumbled upon a patch of cannabis sativa.
I can't guarantee you'll be as giddy as the gal modeling the turban, but perhaps if you don your turban while cruising for penis and you get lucky, you may find yourself with a similar goofy grin.
The other alternative to cruising for penis is to make a cherry jubilee cheesecake with the cherries soaked for four hours in cherry brandy and to take a few nips of the sauce to make sure the cherries are becoming tipsy.
Also, a couple of Valium will render the same effect. Note: You won't be able to smile like this if you opt for Bo-Tox injections.
If you can't bring yourself to wear a turban there is a conversation piece vintage hat pattern that will surely make people stop and ask, "What's that on your head?" If such inquiries occur I recommend informing them of the Hall of Shrones and throwing a few insults there way as to why they wear bland, unremarkable clothing.
I'm not quite sure what is embellishing this hat. It looks like a curtain tie-back, but perhaps this Shrone is a closet dominatrix and it is her small whip?
Naturally you don't have to adorn your version of this hat with an unidentifiable tassle. I'd suggest making bright, semi-obnoxious flowers, or go all out and use silver or gold lamé to create something spectacular!
But if turbans and unidentified hats aren't your fancy and you require embellishments that are of a flamboyant nature, this patriotic vintage hat is just the ticket! There are oodles of potential for this hat to be transformed into something resembling a wizards hat. I'm thinking silver lamé stars and the addition of half-moons!
If you go the patriotic route, vivid colors would be best to show off your Shronedom.
Now that we have it figured out how we'll cover our heads, patterns for the rest of our bodies need to be found. I'm sure I'll find something outrageous—it's just a matter of time!
When enough Shrones have been deemed guess where we'll gather for our first-ever annual convention? I'll give you three guesses and the first two don't count.
Did you say Shrone, Ireland?
I always knew there was a reason I needed to go to Ireland. Pooky always knew there was a reason he needed to get his Irish citizenship.
While searching for more information about Shrone I found this:
The course of the Blackwater Way currently ends above Shrone, at the mysterious stonework site known as The City in the shadow of The Paps.
That names of that "mysterious stonework site" sounds very Shrone if you ask me! I get the feeling that the town of Shrone isn't very big. There is a map of the town circa 1840 for a cool $40.
And at long last we know what a shrone really is! This site says:
Shrone; sron, a nose, a pointed hill.
We are no longer "unknowable" Shrones! We are noses and pointed hills! But wait, there's more! Here is this poem that explains it all:
Legend has it that the Goddess Anu's breasts became the 'Paps of Shrone'
And that through the centuries to peaks they've grown
Till they stood proudly on the higher ground
And grew to be the tallest peaks around.
So now we know what that "mysterious stonework site" is! A pair of Irish breasts indeed! Well, I'm off to kiss a leprechaun (I wish!) and snuggle in because tomorrow I've got that exam.
Dear April,
I'm pleased to inform you that you have been selected as a esteemed recipient of The Bona Fide Shrone Award! I waited to give you this award on your birthday as a special gift. I've determined that you possess many of the salient characteristics of a Shrone! Here are the reasons why you are a Shrone:
1. You've been a life-long friend and I'm glad we reconnected after all those years.
2. You were one of the only people in high school who didn't think I as weird in a bad way.
3. You have a kind and generous heart.
4. You've got a style all your own that I've always admired.
5. Something about you says when you get old and withered, you just might go out crusing for penis!
6. You are unknowable.
7. You have a curiousity about spiritual and paranormal things.
8. You are one of a handful of people whom I think has the right to call themselves a Christian as I think you really do follow The Way.
9. You're one groovy chick and I think you are super cool!
10. You haven't killed your inner child and you freely allow it out to play.
Yours in Shronedom!
Lori
* * * Be sure to stop by and wish April a happy birthday today as well as congratulating her on her Shrone status!* * *
This morning when I went down into the dungeon (aka basement) to deal with the laundry and turn off the heat, I heard these little squeaking sounds. At first I thought: "Birds? Mice? No, that's kitty sounds!" I then located the sounds outside the basement. Outside one of the windows were some feline babies!
Outside of said window we've let some vines take over and there is a pile of tree limbs and yard waste. The momma kitty decided that this was the prime spot for her kitten nest. The babies must have just started to move about and cry. There is a third kitten not pictured. Pooky had to rescue the third one because it had gotten itself tangled up in the branches and vines.
The momma kitty creeps around the yard, so it explains why we've been seeing a lot of her! Last night she was on the front porch just looking around. Pooky decided to put the kittens in a box with a blanket and have them inside the basement, just beneath the window. We've left the window open for the momma to come inside (he set up some boxes for her to jump around on) and set out some food and water for her. Hopefully she will accept her accommodations and continue to care for her babies.
We figure the babies are about 4 weeks old, they still need another cuople of weeks of care from her before they are ready to face the world on their own. The question came up can we have three more cats to care for? The answer is no—having even one more right now would be pushing it. I hate to turn them over to the animal shelter, but that may be our best bet. I don't want to give them away to strangers.
I'd like to think that this is further proof of our house being a Shrone House. There is something about this place that is a real cat-magnet. I've seen the momma cat in the neighborhood since we moved in and I think she once belonged to tenants in the apartment house behind us, but since that place has people coming and going, I think she got left behind awhile back.
Now that she has entered Shronedom with her brood of three, she'll be taken care of. (BTW, Mr. Doo is not very pleased with the presence of kittens. I think he fears the competition for cuteness.)
I've decided to create a special award to bestow upon those special people who come into my life that have evidenced that they are like me, Unknowable Shrones!
Hello Trish, As a special birthday gift to you I'm pleased to inform you that you possess many of the salient characteristics of a Shrone! Please stick this nifty button somewhere on your blog to proudly display your Shrone status! Here are the reasons why you are a Shrone:1. You crochet with thread and make doilies.
2. You own a cat.
3. You aren't afraid to tell it like it is.
4. You are creative, crafty, wise, and possibly unknowable.
5. Something about you says when you get old and withered, you just might go out crusing for penis!
6. You recognize your inner Princess and proudly celebrate it (this could lead to the wearing of turbans in public).
7. You're generous and kind.
8. You're a kindred spirit.
9. You're one groovy chick and I think you are super cool!
10. Despite all you've been through, you haven't killed your inner child.Yours in Shronedom!
Lori
Trish's Shrone Award was presented to her especially on her birthday because it seemed like the shrone thing to do!
Presenting...Hall of Shrones First Shrane Award
Top ten reasons why my husband "Jack" is a Shrane, by Ro.
1. He has the same unknowable air and handsome mystique as other Shranes such as Harrison Ford and Sean Connery as well as Shrobot Crow T. Robot; unknowableness and sexiness that only improves with age, damn him.
2. He has many, many nicknames, and his given name is known only to a select, chosen few.
3. He makes friends, and also mates carefully, and for life.
4. He actually enjoys living and sharing his life with a Bona Fide Shrone.
5. He not only can tell you the difference between Vulcan, Bajoran, and Romulan religious practices, he knows that when Ferengi die they hope to go to the Divine Treasury, to be met by the Great Exchequer, while Klingons hope to die in battle for quick entrance into StoVoKor.
6. He is a Red Sox Fan; and carries all baggage that comes with.
7. He would be happy to live on a desert island forever without contact with any other humans besides his wife and kid if he had DSL, MLB Cable, and could get Chinese Food drop shipped onto the island every week. Other than that, he really doesn't need human contact and loathes going out into public unless absolutely necessary.
8. He names things around the house that otherwise normal people would not usually name.
9. He has a deep, soul level connection with his cat, and the cat with him.
10. And finally, he possesses the uncanny ability to size people up, whether or not their intentions are for good or ill before they even know he's in the room, a truly Shrane like ability.
Esteemed and Honorable Shrone Ro has nominated two shrones to be included in the Soon-to-Be Famous Hall of Shrones! (Something tells me I should set up a special gallery for this because in time hundreds, if not dozens of shrones and shranes will be recognized for who they are!)
Shrone Ro's nominees are:
Roz from Monsters, Inc
"You didn't file your paperwork, Wizowski. This office is now closed." Roz is a scary shrone, the sort whose face would crack if she smiled. Her raspy voice and dry, sarcastic wit have earned her a spot in shronedom. It is without doubt that Roz's previous job was working as a lunch lady. Sadly, when Roz cruises for penis she scares away all of the men!
Edna Mode from The Incredibles
"I never look back, darling, it distracts from the now."
Edna is a Dragon Lady Shrone, the sort who possess dark, magickal powers that will always remain unknowable. She can make cigarettes spontaneously light, craft flamboyant clothing for shranes, and still have enough left at the end of the day to cruise for penis! She is the type of shrone only to dwell in affluent neighborhoods; there wouldn't be any ribbon candy in her ultra-modern home.
Today I received the most awesome, wonderful news from my dear friend Pibb. I've not blogged about my adventures with Pibb as of late because she has been in deep seclusion studying to pass gross anatomy. For three years she's been plagued by this course