**HAPPY BARK-DAY, CPL.TAT-MOM!!**

..ah, I mean, "BIRTH"-DAY!!

"Rumour" has it, that SHE got a "GIRLFRIEND" for The PUPPY-NATOR?!?

MEANWHILE... AS Promised, "IT" is DONE!!

"ROSE-BANA"

PATONS "Classic Wool"
- 100% New WOOL
- [made in TURKEY]
- Colour: 77414-Rosewood
- Colour: 77404-Orchid
- Colour: 77223-Lemongrass

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LOOKING-Out to PIN-Down the "CATCH-of-the-Day"

JUST ANOTHER SATURDAY OF *PEWTERING* AROUND...

Although We had intentions, We NEVER did make it over to BEACON HILL Today... INSTEAD, We spent TOO much of Our Time at a "CURB-SIDE"-SALE -- just across from Our NEIGHBOURHOOD.

For $2. MOTHER picked up a BRAND-NEW Pair of LARGE HEDGE-SHEARS! Whilst I, settled on THIS 9cm PEWTER "BUSINESS CARD"-HOLDER for a DOLLAR...

As the Pic shows, IT's "SIGNED". Designed by "ETAIN ZINN" for SEAGULL PEWTER CANADA - [1997].

I rather LIKE IT! -- IT'll go well with My Other "NAUTICAL" Stuff!


MEANWHILE, the SALE-OWNER, MR.-"STORAGE-WARS"-WANNABE also had a PILE of
"COSTUME"-JEWELRY on a Table that was being *SWARMED* by MOTHER and Several-Other-WOMEN-with-BAD-Taste-in-*BLING*.

The "COLLECTION" was the Contents of a Couple of "ESTATE-SALE" BOXES He had acquired. -- 98% JUNK! -- However, MOTHER likes to check-out These Assortments for the ODD-Piece to use for SCRAPBOOKING.

As I stood on the Peripheral, I just happened to CAST My Discerning-Eye onto THIS Little PRIZE PIN! -- Got IT also, for a DOLLAR!

"FINE PEWTER" - Designed by G.G. HARRIS - [Design 122] - IT's an "ATLANTIC SALMON"...

CLICK onto His Name to SEE His rather EXTENSIVE COLLECTION of FINELY-SCUPTED ANIMAL PINS!

WISH I could have Found MORE!


EVENTUALLY, We LEFT! -- Had "REAL" Shopping to DO! -- Nuts!! -- LOBLAWS is having ANOTHER "NO TAXES"-DAY!?

*WISH* that I had KNOWN! - As I would have WAITED to Buy that LAUNDRY SOAP that I *FORGOTTEN* to USE My "COUPON" ON!! - [SEE 27SEP2012 POST] - BUT, THEY were also serving FREE CAKE! -- SO, I got "OVER-IT"!!

And then, We kept "Running-Into-People"... Including, "BLUE-BAMBOO" and
"LOLLIPOP's" *MOM*!! - According to "Reports", "THE KIDS" are doing WELL!!
-- ALWAYS *GOOD* to HEAR!!

Well... I've got LAUNDRY to DO!! -- Have to start USING some of THAT SOAP!!

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*Almost* DOME... ah, I mean DONE!!

..."SOME" TIME **THIS** WEEKEND..?!?

I HOPE!!

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Draining Down the Laundered Budget...

WELL, IT'S OFFICIAL... Almost $50. LATER, I NOW have **ENOUGH**
"ON-SALE" LAUNDRY DETERGENT for the NEXT **YEAR**!! -- Actually, probably THREE!

oh. CR-RAP!! -- I've *just* REMEMBERED!! - I had a $3.-OFF COUPON that I had *totally* FORGOTTEN about!! -- aarrggghhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!! -- I *knew* there was SOMETHING nagging at My Brain when I was leaving the Store...

Excuse Me for a Sec,

while I go HIT Myself with DIRTY LAUNDRY...

WELL! "NOW", I'm just "OFFICIALLY" totally P*SSED-OFF with Myself! -- ggrrrrr...
I can't believe I DID that!!

I.. I have to go KNIT now... I'm too depressed to BLOOG...

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YAY!! IT's **FAIRY-T** DAY!!

**HAPPY BIRTHDAY**!!

You know, I really probably SHOULD HAVE been "DOING" **OTHER** Stuff, TODAY... -- BUT, I just HAD to get Back to THIS...

FAIRY-T would have wanted Me to! -- Right, T? ..ah, T..??

oh. great! - I *knew* I should have taken THE WAND away... THAT's gonna leave a *MARK*!


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hmm... I Might Just Have A Promising Career In *FAKE*-FLORAL ARRANGING!

OR, NOT...  HEY! The MICHAEL'S-FUTURE-FAKE-FLORAL-ARRANGEMENT-CUSTOMER-LADY did *ASK* for My "OPINION"! -- I was just putting all of those ARTSY-GENES and CLASSES to Practical-Use...

Anyhoo, AFTER My little "COMPOSITION"-Workout, I continued on My MISSION toward the YARN-Section. -- "MY" YARN is *ON-SALE* AGAIN!?! - [nuts!!] - There goes My
"COUPON"-Use! Well, at least I still have the SENIORS'-Thing going...

Oooo!
The RED & WHITE STRIPE BOXES are BACK!! - [SEE 11SEP2012 POST] - However, NOT *AS* "ON-SALE" as THEY were BEFORE!

But, WHO Cares,
I *WANT* THEM!



hmm... CHECK-OUT the New "HOLIDAY"-WRAPPING-PAPER...

Some of THAT could have Other-OCCASIONAL-Use.

-- Got an Extra TARTAN-One... PLUS, some of the
Matching NOTE-CARDS. And, a Couple more of the RED-GINGHAM RIBBON.



IT was getting LATE, so I headed off to do GROCERY-GETTING before "RUSH-HOUR" got to be a Problem...

Besides, I have KNITTING that NEEDS Doing!!

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My *FAV* TV Shows FALL PREMIERE Night!!

YAY!! **FINALLY!!**

CASTLE -- [which I'll be Taping]

• Will RICK and KATE regret Their LONG-[4-months-of-Reruns]-NIGHT of IT'S-ABOUT-TIME-THEY-GOT-"IT"-**ON**!!
• How did JAVIER end up spending His night..? Will He forgive KEVIN?
• Will ALEXIS be Home "EARLY"..?!

HAWAII FIVE-0 -- [which I'll be WATCHING!]

• FIRST OFF, I just **KNEW** that STEVE's MOM was probably ALIVE the Second that it was mentioned that She'd "died" in an ACCIDENT! -- When it was revealed that it had been "MURDER", well, that pretty much cinched My *THEORY*!
• Meanwhile, WHO will Rescue KONO? -- ADAM seems to be the Best-Bet!
• MALIA is likely TOAST! It'll give CHIN something to do.
• And DANNO... I'm predicting that He'll WIN His Custody-Suit and get to "EXPERIENCE" the [be-careful-what-what-you-wish-for]-*JOYS*-of-Raising-a-TEENAGED-DAUGHTER-on-His-OWN!!
• hmm..? I wonder if He OWNS any Terrorize-Your-Daughter's-DATES HAIR-CARE Products..??! I'm sure that UNCLE STEVE will be able to whip up *something*!

Meanwhile, I'm going to TRY to get *some* KNITTINESS in, while, I await

"SHOW-TIME"!!

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en-"TANGLED" With PRINCESSES

WHAT DOES IT SAY ABOUT "MODERN"-HIGH-TECH-SOCIETY, *WHEN*... a Not-Quite-Yet-TWO-Year-Old-TODDLER can OPERATE a CELL-PHONE to View Her FAV "Movie" AND, *Automatically* "FINGER-SWIPES" ANY Small-PHOTO-Screens that She sees!!??

IT would appear that FLIPPING Pages, or even, PRESSING Buttons is being "Breed"-OUT of THIS Decade's CHILDREN! -- Thankfully, Her Decade-OLDER-SISTER is still
"OLD-SCHOOL"! -- For the most part anyway... maybe...

YES. - If You didn't figure IT out already - The PRINCESSES popped-in for a VISIT! -- We haven't seen THEM since Last DECEMBER!!

LITTLE-PRINCESS-BIG-RED still weighs a TON! - Which, I'll be *feeling* POST-LIFTING, Tomorrow!! - And, is Addicted to that Movie "TANGLED"!!

Meanwhile, PRINCESS-PRE-TEEN is now My Height! -- oh! And, She got ANOTHER *New* HALF-SISTER - [on Her Father's side...] - Last Week! She's also actually *ENJOYING* "JUNIOR-HIGH-SCHOOL"!?! -- huh.

BTW, if ANYONE had Their Eye on "BLACK-HATTER" or "CLAY-BERRY" -- too Late!!

PRINCESS-PRE-TEEN and Her MOM are now the Proud-PARENTS!

-- nuts! Now I have to find Time to make *more* in THAT STYLE! -- I got STARTED on THAT, Tonight!

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Celebrating "POST 800" With FREEBIES!!

AND, I EVEN GOT "The T-SHIRT"!! -- PLUS, BAGUETTES!! **Lots** of BAGUETTES...

SO. Since the WEATHER was rather OVERCAST, with a HIGH "Possibility" of SHOWERS, the Chances of ANYONE throwing a YARD-SALE were pretty SLIM. -- We PASSED on Searching ANY out... Not to mention, We did kinda Leave the HOUSE *LATE*...

Besides, there were BETTER "PICKINGS" to be HAD!

Although, IT's been "OPEN" for well over a Month throughout ITS "RENO", the "NEW" Nearby WALMART had ITS "OFFICIAL"-OPENING Today!!

AS IN, FREE "Half"-HOTDOGS. A Packaged-BAGUETTE. A Quarter-SLICE BREAD Sample. -- ALL OUTside the DOOR.

INSIDE... EMPLOYEES were pushing Carts throughout, Handing OUT *more* BAGUETTES! And, little Packaged FRUITY-COOKIE SNACKS. "SAMPLING"-Tables were Giving-AWAY DISH-SOAPS, MOUTHWASH, CHIPS, SOFT-DRINKS... T-SHIRTS!!

Eventually, We actually BOUGHT *SOMETHING*! -- Seeing as, We *were* toting around, an almost FULL BAG of *FREE STUFF*!! - Had to make IT "LOOK" GOOD!

LATER on, after doing some OTHER Shopping, We dropped by AGAIN. By THEN, the
"OUTSIDE"-PEOPLE were handing-out the BAGUETTES - TWO and THREE at a Time!

-- "SOMEONE" sure wanted to be RID of THEM..?! Actually, I thought that THEY were quite Tasty...

We Returned HOME "EARLIER" than *USUAL*... Have to SAVE Our "ENERGY" for Tomorrow's **SPECIAL VISITORS**!!

NO BAGUETTE was Consumed during the CROCHETING of These WASHCLOTHS!!

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Today's "COLOUR"-CHOICES...

...PRETTY MUCH *REFLECT* THE "DAY'S"!! -- RAIN!! Dark. Dreary...

I would have gotten MORE Done, but, I keep getting Side-Tracked by actually WATCHING My *new* DVDs as I CROCHET! -- I needed *some* SUNNY-BEACH-iness!!

-- Don't TELL "The ELVES"!!

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**HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SIS**!! -- BTW, I Just Saw Your KID's "CLONE"!!

SERIOUSLY!!

There I was, sitting on the Crowded BUS heading HOME from My Afternoon DOWNTOWN, when I happened to glance over to a Couple of FRENCH-Speaking COLLEGE-STUDENTS about six feet away... I just saw the PROFILE of One of THEM, and was *STUNNED*!!

Until She turned Her Face, I had thought for *almost* CERTAIN that She was My NIECE, PRINCESSES'-MOM!! - Her "Profile"-RESEMBLANCE was **SCARY** UNCANNING!!

Meanwhile, other than THAT "Experience" and, "Helping" a CUTE-TALL-YOUNG-LAD with His FUTURE-*HOT*-DATE-WARDROBE-SELECTIONS as I was Perusing THE GAP, not a Whole-Lot was GOING ON...

...EXCEPT, for a Few More "BABIES"...

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SERIOUSLY??!! -- "THEY" go and do *THIS* NOW??!!

AARRRGGGGHHHHH!!!!!

I *HATE* IT WHEN WEB-PAGE INTERFACES GET CHANGED!! -- AND *NOT* FOR "THE BETTER"!! -- oh. And did I mention that *little* Part of "being in a RUSH to get THIS Posted"..??

AUNTIE is NOT a "HAPPY-CAMPER" right NOW!

AARRRGGGGHHHHH!!!!!

BTW, IT's **SLOW**, too!!

Anyway, HERE's Tonight's "BABIES"...

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I Think THE DROUGHT Is **OVER** NOW!!

"..NOAH..? JUST. PUT. THE HOSE. *DOWN*... AND. WALK. *AWAY*. FROM THE SPRINKLERS.."

**TOO** MUCH RAIN, Today!! -- So. NO "TOUR-de-TUESDAY" to BLOOG-about!! -- pooh!!

Will *TRY* to be UP "Earlier", Tomorrow, to "make-up" for IT! -- Meanwhile, got THESE DONE...

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RE-Filling "The VOID" -- PART THREE!!

YEP! -- WE'RE *STILL* on about SATURDAY!! -- I *WARNED* YOU that I'd gotten a LOT of STUFF!!

THIS "HERE", is the *STORE*-Bought BUNCH...

Sooo.... LOBLAWS was having another "NO TAXES"-Day!! -- Perfect! I had "ON SALE" LAUNDRY SOAP to get.

In the Front-Display-Area there's
a Skid-Load of Their Metal Folding BISTRO TABLES
- ON SALE - for $8.94!!


I have a "Choice"...

SQUARE.

ROUND.

BLACK.

BEIGE...

I went with the BLACK-Two-Foot-SQUARE One. - LESS likely to look *marked-up* when IT gets dirty"! - At least, THAT's "The Theory"...

Besides, *BLACK* is COOL and GOES with EVERYTHING!


I probably *should have* gotten Another One, BUT, there ISN'T *ROOM* in the HOUSE to Put IT ANYwhere!! -- Sneaking IN the First-ONE was DIFFICULT *enough*!



AFTER, the Grocery-Getting, running into TOO-MANY-PEOPLE-WE-HAVEN'T-SEEN-IN-AGES and, discovering that the STORE *didn't* GET Their Supply of that "ON SALE" LAUNDRY SOAP, We made a PIT-HOME-STOP to dump the MELTING-Food and "TREASURES"...

It was getting LATE into the Afternoon when We made Our Obligatory MICHAEL'S-STUFF-RUN...

I just picked-up THESE 2-BALLS of YARN with My "50%-OFF"-Coupons. The EARLIER-15%-OFF-ENTIRE-PURCHASE-SALE had already Come & Gone, so We didn't STAY for Long...





On the Way HOMEWARD, MOTHER had an Inkling to pop into VALUE-VILLAGE...
A most FORTUITOUS *Decision*!!

The Lovely LAVENDER 100%-COTTON CROCHET THREAD was 99-Cents [plus TAX] and the CHERRY 100%-ALPACA *LUX* YARN was only $1.99!!


The ENGLISH-Made "WILLOW" BLUE & WHITE SOUP BOWL went for 49-Cents!!
And, the Half-YARD of BLUE & WHITE STRIPED COTTON FABRIC, another 99-Cents.
-- IT *matches* Those COASTERS from MICHAEL'S!! - [SEE 14AUG2012 POST]

BTW, IF You've been "Wondering"..? These LAST TWO DAYS haven't been ALL THAT
"EXCITING"! -- Just of Me MOSTLY *NOT* doing a WHOLE-LOT as I probably SHOULD BE!

"HOPEFULLY", I can Slip IN some CROCHETING Tonight..??!!

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