 From Delaware State University, this is 91.1 WDDE Dover, Delaware Public Media, broadcasting in collaboration with the University of Delaware. Delaware Public Media is Delaware's source for NPR news, online and streaming at delawarepublic.org. Well, I have always wondered about something my grandmother used to say when we were little. We'd go to visit her, and if she was surprised or astonished, she would say, my stars and garters.