Pickles by Brian Crane for January 07, 2020

Some terms do require physical demonstration in order to truly understand them.

Preferably they hightail it to somewhere they can hole up.

until dinner time…

were those cupcakes, Opal, for your — oh, I don’t know — Relief Society gathering?

It is a shame that mosey is not an Olympic event because I’d be good at it. The alternative to hightail it is to slink away. I was wondering about Opal’s use of the word “my”. Are these cupcakes only for her?

Thunderation! Now we’re up a crick without a paddle!

Busted.

Valuable life lessons for Nelson: Moseying and Hightailing.

Where does skedaddling come into it?

Well, aren’t cupcakes made to be eaten?

I can relate to mosey, but not to hightailing it. At my age I seem to have a permanent hiccup in my giddyup.

I think Earl was watching too many old cowboy movies!

Guys don’t hang out at the crime scene next time … slip away ;-)

Is Grandpa teaching Nelson how to be a cowboy?

Learning from a master.

This is what grandfathers are for – to teach kids the fine art of survival.

When Nelson gets a little older, Earl can show him how to truck on down the line.

Why does Opal bake if it’s not for her family? No one should be made to feel they have to sneak to get a snack….M M M M M

They are hers because she made them. So she will decide how to distribute them.

next lesson: How to be aware of Opal’s ESP!

Saw one time where a hitch in your gitalong takes all the fun out of moseying.

Truthfully, I never saw a hightail horse. Their tail was stringing straight back. Unlike our whitetail deer which flash you when they run in fear.

I love it when Grandpa’s mansplain to their grandkids.

Any special ingredients,Opal?Like the ones on Barney Miller ;)

“Opal. We were just making sure they were good enough for others Wouldn’t want you to be embarrassed.

“GOOD NEWS. They are. And, you’re welcome."

I think they’d better beat a hasty retreat.

Earl’s a fun grandpa! Love him!

They could’ve just meandered, or ambled and maybe they would’ve made it with having to vamoose.

How do Gramma’s know there are rustlers around?

In my house, if goodies were on a plate they were fair game. If you went after ones sealed in a container, there was going to be hades to pay. That meant they were for a specific time or event.