This Just In: Mr. Peck Returns In Time For Bloggyland Tour

I've just gotten off the phone with our dear Mr. Peck! He called from the outskirts of Rome, where he has been "vacationing" since the Grape Escape.

His extended stay is due in part to serious injuries to his hand sustained moments after this picture was taken at the Bocca della Verita.


And also the unfortunate folding of his Vespa rental service due to the even more unfortunate damage caused to his fleet by inexperienced and over rambunctious Grape Escapists. His short lived company( financed by his father),Peck n' Paw, is no more. Mr. Peck has also been summarily disinherited from the family estate, and is free for yet another adventure.

For those readers not familiar with our long association with Mr. Peck, let me fill you in. Mr. Peck was a park ranger of some repute- ill or otherwise -at Bloggy International Park, the site of our infamous Indian Summer Picnic.

Unfortunately, his explanation to his boss that he'd "just seen his duty and done it" was not sufficient and fell wildly short - especially when paired with this photo (taken by ChaCha Security) of Mr. Peck "just taking a short break" with a certain LL. He was immediately set free of any further responsibilities and asked never to set foot in the park again.

So, needless to say, the mockingbirds are on their own now, as it was his duty to protect them. Shelly - ya gotta help these birds!


The ever expendable Mr. Peck tweeked his resume.

Gave dancing lessons for the Great Bloggy Ball at Willow Manor

Well, your honor, I er..a...em...uhm...

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Took care of a few legal nuisances that resulted from park "activities" as well as damage to the park picnic area caused by a certain buckskinned beauty who dropped a "teensy" bag of gunpowder too close to the picnic bonfire.

Dr. West's Seminar, Nervous Exhaustion 101, will keep you Spellbound

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Bolstered by a few of the Good Doctor West's seminars, Mr. Peck is ready, very willing, and certainly able to assist in our next adventure. I have assured him that we have all attended etiquette classes, inspiringly provided on this self same blog. And I have promised that we shall all maintain a certain amount of decorum during the tours.

This Australian Bygone Beauty Raspberry cordial is especially good with Mockingbird Pate', Mr. Peck

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With the fortuitous assistance of Debby, Sparky, Mim and Trish's borrowed credit cards, Bibi's passport, the blackmarket sale of Betsy's gourmet pretzels, Kat's poems and Margaret Ann's paintings, as well as Blicky's First Class Lounge credentials, Mr. Peck has secured a flight to Bloggyland's International Christmas Village and shall be at our disposal for the entire day and most especially during the late evening hours.

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News Flash: Also seen on this flight, but not in view of the camera are honeymooners Whitey and Pink and Senita and Joe! plus an odd assortment of Nannygoats wearing pink ruffled panties who claim to be limerik poets from Nantucket

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The most important traveler this season, however, is Devoted's son, Pfc. Jake Kyser, US Army who will be home for Christmas in just 5 - count 'em FIVE more days! Welcome home, soldier!