Monday, September 30, 2013

a certain "MILESTONE"-BIRTHDAY - YEAR-*ONE*

and, "HOW TO *CELEBRATE* IT LONG-DISTANCE"!

IT's CPL.TAT-MOM's BIRTHDAY, Today... However, She's busy with a "WORK"-Thingy, so SISTER has Her GRANDSON for a While -- a Couple of PROVINCES over...



Just making sure that EVERYTHING is
*PERFECT* for the "Photo-Shoot"...
"QUALITY"-CONTROL is *so* IMPORTANT!





But HEY!

When it comes to CAKE and "Partying", what's a *FEW* HUNDRED-MILES, eh?

Besides, THIS is *CANADA*!!

[a Ginormous-somewhat-EMPTY-Place... So long as there's a HOCKEY GAME and We *don't* run out of BEER - We're *GOOD*!]

- We're Used to THAT sort of THING!



Hey! - I've got my own Birthday coming up...
Just getting in some *practice*-time...
CAN'T let a great CAKE go to waste!

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Sunday, September 29, 2013

There's a NIP in the AIR Tonight...

AND, FROST ON...

"The PUMPKIN-PATCH-CAP"


























PATONS
"Classic Wool"
- 100% New WOOL
- [made in TURKEY]
- Colour: 77222-Clover Leaf

PATONS
"ColorWul"
- 100% WOOL
- [made in ROMANIA]
- Colour: 90521-Countryside





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Saturday, September 28, 2013

oh! -- I just "Bought" IT..?

OR, "HOW TO EXAMINE-DECIDE-BID-WIN IN 10-SECONDS"!! -- well... I really hadn't *bought* ANYthing ELSE all Day...

However, at $10. IT does somewhat *BREAK* My "$5. and UNDER"-ART-COLLECTION Budget. - But, then again, the Money is going *to* "CHARITY"...




so. DESPITE the rather GOOD WEATHER, We pretty much MISSED any GOOD YARD-SALES! -- Just One down-the-road-around-the-corner... And, a Regular One in BEACON HILL.

whatever... We ended up at The SALLY-ANN. There were some "Sales" going on and, the Monthly AUCTION... Which, was halfway DONE by the Time We got There. And, from "what" I could SEE of the ITEMS, there really wasn't Anything of "worthwhile" Interest..?

As MOTHER browsed about, I "ORBITTED" the AUCTION-Area... Looked around... And, kept an EAR-Out on the PROCEEDINGS... MOST of the ITEMS were going to the PRE-BID BOOK - [that I never did have a Chance to Look AT]. And, there seemed to be only a Handful of BIDDERS partaking...

I was a few feet away when the Word "NEEDLEWORK" *grabbed* My Complete ATTENTION! - THEY've had Other Large Framed NEEDLEPOINT at Previous AUCTIONS...

By the Time I got to SEE "IT", I *literally* had SECONDS to *DECIDE*!

What do YOU Think..?
GATE-GIRL..?

The PIC really *doesn't* show the Finer DETAILS... IT "looks" like SILK-THREAD on FINE-LINEN - [or even, Silk again?] - Also, EXPERTLY "FRAMED"! -- After 20-Years - [see the Label] - the PIECE is still PRISTINE!

Now. IF only *I* can "KEEP" IT *THAT* Way for the NEXT TWENTY!!?

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Friday, September 27, 2013

ah. GOOD! IT's *HERE*!! About TIME!!

I WAS BEGINNING TO THINK THAT IT'D *NEVER* ARRIVE!! -- Although, I'm still kinda p*ssed that the OTHER-THING hasn't shown up, YET!! - [..just saying...]

okay. so. My "HAWAII FIVE-0 - Season 3" DVDs that I *had* to ORDER TUESDAY NIGHT, because They *weren't* "IN STOCK" at the STORE were FINALLY DELIVERED!! -- Just "in Time" for Me to view that LAST EPISODE to *catch-up* and "review", BEFORE Tonight's SEASON-FOUR PREMIERE!!

Afterward, between LAUNDRY-LOADS, more DVD-Viewing was done, AS I worked on "trying" to FINISH the GREEN-HAT... "Almost" complete... That LAST-BIT is always Time-CONSUMING and just a tad *TRICKY* to do.

Actually, I *would* have KEPT on going, BUT, I had "THIS" to DO! And, since MOTHER will LIKELY want Me "UP" *EARLY* for some YARD-SALE-FARI-ing in the Current "NICE WEATHER", I *really* should have been IN Bed HOURS AGO!!

soooo.... I'VE GOTTA GO DO *THAT* - NOW!!


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Thursday, September 26, 2013

huh...I hadn't really noticed it before...

BUT, THIS HAT SEEMS TO HAVE THE *SAME* COLOURS AS "TINKERBELL"...
Wouldn't You say so, FAIRY-T?




ANYHOO... I haven't been able to Work on THIS since Late-JULY! - [SEE 26JUL2013 POST] - AS, I had RUN-OUT of that "GREEN" YARN!! - I finally FOUND the Needed "STASH" Last Week... However, I had to put IT aside, as I've been Side-Tracked with doing SISTER's BLANKET.

WHICH, BTW, was COMPLETED Tonight! -- I *think* I caught ALL of the "TAILENDS"..? - I'll "try" to get IT Photographed THIS Weekend...

MEANWHILE, I *hope* that EVERYONE did "Something" *MAGICAL*, as a *Way* of CELEBRATING FAIRY-T's "BIRTHDAY", TODAY..??!! -- She's liable to WAG Her *WAND* at You, IF You DIDN'T!

*TRUST ME*! It won't be "pretty", IF She DOES!

-- FIVE WORDS... "FAIRY-DUST GETS *EVERY* WHERE!!

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Wednesday, September 25, 2013

WOOHOO!! - IT's *Finished*!! ...sorta...

I STILL HAVE *MOST* OF THE "TAILENDS" TO DO... That'll be a *good* 2-plus Hours of Work! -- All of that BLACKNESS will certainly be more of a *Hindrance*...

Mind You, I probably *could* have gotten The BLANKET *ALL* Done, Tonight... However, that SILLY "need" to SLEEP, kinda Forced Me to "RE-schedule" My "WORK"-Time. -- Not that it *really* matters, AS the Hour is already LATE and there's still a Bunch of OTHER THINGS that I *have* to TEND TO *before* I actually "GET-TO-BED"!

ANYHOO... *ANOTHER* "SUNNY-DAY"... I'm somewhat in a State of "SHOCK" over THAT. Although, I spent most of the Day INside... Had some CYBER-Catch-Up to do.

I was *also*, HOPING to receive That DVD I ordered Last Night..? - Looks like IT won't be arriving until TOMORROW! -- BTW, I'm still "p*ssed" that the STORE didn't have IT "IN STOCK"! - OTHER Ones DID!

MEANWHILE, as to OTHER "SLOW-NEWS-DAY" HAPPENINGS... Apparently, My SISTER - NANA-AMNESIA - has MISplaced Her CAMERA..?? - [SEE 09SEP2013 POST] - I'm sure that IT's **SOMEwhere** in PRINCESSES'-MOM's House!?

Their FOUR CATS probably have a "SECRET" STUDIO set up someplace in the Basement...

well... HOPE She FINDS IT *soon*! -- They LEAVE Tomorrow Morning to Return HOME..

And *I*, am OFF to BED! -- Just hope that those rather CHATTY-CROWS aren't doing Their "ALARM-CLOCK" Routine again, in the Morning... NEED SLEEP! - Got STUFF to Do Tomorrow...

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crap! -- FORGOT the TIME "DIFFERENCE"!!

**HAPPY BIRTHDAY, FAIRY-T**!!

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Tuesday, September 24, 2013

oh. great. so... **NOW** They have IT "in Stock"..?!

ACTUALLY, THEY WERE THE ONLY ONES THAT HAD *ANYTHING* "IN STOCK"!!
 
well... At least, The WEATHER "co-operated"! - SUNNY. Cool, but not Cold. -- oh! And, TRAFFIC was "LIGHT", too! - [what's That about?!]
 
okay. so. ONCE again, I had this "LIST"... About a DOZEN STORES and/or PLACES that I wanted to "pop into" for the ODD *ON-SALE* ITEM. Or, to just POWER-BROWSE..? -- For a Change, I began with --

 
WALMART... For *too* LONG!
  • I KNOW that I *shouldn't* have, but FIVE BIG-BALLS of HANDICRAFTER-COTTON "fell" into My MINI-CART!
  • ah! GOOD! - My FROZEN-PASTA I like is *still* ON-SALE!
  • nuts!! - There's NONE of My FAV "FLAVOUR" around!
  • ggrrrrr....
  • I think MOTHER needed BANANAS..? The PRICE is *right*. But, "ripeness" NOT so much...
  • FATHER's FAV BREAD is Regular-Price. Usually, I'd pass, however, We need some.
  • ugh! - "WHY" does that CASE of DR.PEPPER *keep* FALLING-OFF the CART's Bottom-Shelf??
  • seriously? That TWICE already!
 
BED, BATH, AND BEYOND
  • Just went inside the ENTRY - the MATS I wanted still aren't marked-down more yet.
 
SOLUTIONS
  • Totally OVER-Priced!
  • However, I *did* manage to garnish some *Useful* INFO on a Certain SHELVING Product that I've been Curious about.
 
DOLLARAMA
  • They didn't have the ITEM I was Looking for...
 
MICHAEL'S... *FINALLY*!
  • huh. There's MORE of that NICE-"CAT"-RIBBON that I bought Last Week for SISTER's BIRTHDAY.
  • Found SEVEN...
  • pooh! - NO "new"-YARN!
  • ..except for... Several BALLS of "MERCURY"!? -- NOT, the DYELOT I needed! - [THANKFULLY! Or I would have "LOST-IT"!!]
  • hey! There's MANAGER-DAVE!! - Haven't "seen" Him in WEEKS!!
  • Anyhoo... Spent WAY-TOO-MUCH Time THERE to *just* end up with a BUNCH of SILLY-STUFF!
  • And, *a* BALL of "MERCURY"...
 
GROCERY-STORE-#1
  • Just needed some ON-SALE CREAM-CHEESE - "SALMON"-Flavour...
  • great. *NONE* LEFT! -- Though, NOT "Surprised" at THAT Price!
  • Got TWO OTHERS...
 
GROCERY-STORE-#2
  • Same Price on the BANANAS There, however, Their Condition was WORSE!
  • YES! -- CHOCOLATE-CHIPS are ON-SALE!
  • So's the TWO-MINUTE-RICE... And, of course, *MY* FAV FLAVOUR is SOLD-OUT!
  • ggrrrrrrrrrrrrrr...
 
A "DIFFERENT"-DOLLAR-Type-STORE
  • "nada" again on My "Mystery"-Item...
  • Although, another "si" on My FAV STORAGE-BAGS... [that I have to FILL, then *Find* a place FOR!]
 
FUTURE SHOP
  • The *REAL*-EXCUSE for going out "SHOPPING", Today -- IT's "HAWAII FIVE-0" Season THREE DVD-Release-Day!!
  • *WHAT*??!! -- IT's *NOT* in the Store's "SYSTEM"..?!!!
  • **GGRRRRRRRRRRRR...**
 
An ERRAND...
 
Another WALMART...
  • Another LACK of My FAV-FROZEN-FOOD-FLAVOUR!
  • I'll get more SALE-Priced O.J. Later in the Week...
 
GROCERY-STORE-#3
  • Need more YOGURT. Especially, at that Price...
  • aarrgghhh!! - NO *NEW* Shipments since Saturday!
  • Got some MINI-PITA-BREAD instead...
 
FOUR-HOURS Later... **HOME**!!
 
Meanwhile, I had *HOPED* to have the Time to buzz through VALUE-VILLAGE and PIER-ONE - [yeah. THAT "happened"...]
 
LATER ON...
 
I decided to CHECK FUTURE-SHOP's "ONLINE"-Thingy... With *LUCK*, those DVDs SHOULD be *DELIVERED* "some" Time, Tomorrow!! -- They had better! - I want SOMEthing *GOOD* to Watch while I "Finish" THE BLANKET!!
 
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Monday, September 23, 2013

Just FIVE More SQUARES and the BORDER to GO!

oh! AND, ABOUT 30+plus PESKY "TAILENDS" TO *HIDE*!

I'm HOPING to get SISTER's BLANKET *DONE* by Tomorrow Night... Perhaps, get the "PICTURES" shot the Day AFTER..? -- I think She & BIG-D will be leaving with CADET-JUNIOR "later" in the Week, so I'd LIKE to have IT Completed by THEN!

HOWEVER, I still have to *squeeze*-in Tomorrow's TOUR-de-TUESDAY as well. - There is MUCH Shopping and Errands to DO! -- Speaking of which, I'd best go over My "LIST"!

MEANWHILE, "busy" Yourselves with a *gander* of THE-PROGENY checking out some CANADA GEESE...


The BIRDS are in the Middle of the Pond

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Sunday, September 22, 2013

BLIND IT BLACK...

OW! -- I didn't see that...
where's the Light Switch..?
Whaddaya mean the Light *IS* ON?!
oh! right... I forgot... My *EYESIGHT* has "..FADED TO BLACK.."

You know... As much as I *Love* the Colour "BLACK", IT *IS* a PAIN to work with!! -- I don't know HOW "VICTORIAN"-ERA DRESSMAKERS or The AMISH did/do it in such POOR LIGHTING..?! -- Then again, MY "Lighting"-Conditions really aren't so *ILLUMINATING*, either!!

stupid-PAIN-in-the-Retinas-new-fangle-"ECO"-BULBS!!

whatever... I'll be GLAD once I've Finished with the BLACK-SQUARES - [just 2 more to go!] - on This BLANKET - [SEE 18SEP2013 POST] - and get back to the - [15] - GREY ONES!

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Saturday, September 21, 2013

*SORRY*! - SATURDAY'S-SCHEDULED-SHOP-FARI has been *CANCELLED*...

DUE TO **RAIN**! -- [well... sorta...]

yeah.. We'll just "skim" over the part where I didn't "get-up" until after 1:00... [hey! I didn't get TO Bed *until* 6am!!]

ANYHOO... IT was RAINING, **ALL DAY**!! - But, THANKFULLY, *NOT* any Heavy DOWNPOURS. At least, I didn't Notice any..? -- There's been this large - [cold-front] - SWATH of RAIN sweeping across the ENTIRE NORTH-EAST. We caught the Northern-EDGE...

COOLER TEMPS and perhaps some SUNNINESS, will show up Tomorrow? -- I hope IT "helps" for the Morning's "CANADA-ARMY-RUN" that CPL.TAT-MOM will be Participating in.

MEANWHILE... There was this "SENIORS"-Oriented TRADE-SHOW that MOTHER had wanted to Attend - [and I, *didn't*!] - so, She managed to Convince FATHER into Taking Her... About an HOUR *BEFORE* They were about to Close!! -- THEY were *successful* in "acquiring" Adaquate Amounts of FREE *PASTRY*, "TOTE"-BAGS and PENS! - [Their *Shared* "Collective"-Passion! -- don't ask...]

Afterward, THEY did a bit of GROCERY-GETTING... However, there was some ADDITIONAL ITEMS that I wanted to Get at THE MALL... So, upon THEIR RETURN, MOTHER was OFF with Me This Time! And, with another "HOUR"-DEADLINE!

I *HATE* going OUT on RAINY Days... Rather be PLAYING-WITH-YARN!!

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Friday, September 20, 2013

SISTER's Idea of the "Perfect" BIRTHDAY-DINNER...

GETTING TO COOK FOR *MOST* OF THE FAMILY, "ALTOGETHER" IN *ONE* SPOT!

-- She does LOVE to throw DINNER PARTIES...

WHILST the ROAST was in the Oven, She and BIG-D picked Us up - [during the Beginning of RUSH-HOUR TRAFFIC!] - to go to PRINCESSES'-MOM, which is just Outside of Town, a looong Ways *across* the City... [45-Minutes when TRAFFIC is Good]

We haven't been OUT THERE for *over* a YEAR!!

I think PRINCESS-TALL-TEEN is starting to slow down on that Growth-Spurt... And, LITTLE-PRINCESS-BIG-RED is still the Not-so-Tiny-FIREBALL "Working the Room" in Her FAIRY-esque DRESS... [You would be Proud, FAIRY-T!]

Soon after, CPL.TAT-MOM - [huh. She's got a New "DO"..?] - and CADET-JUNIOR arrived, along with a WORK-COLLEAGUE, "DANISH-GIRL". -- They're in OTTAWA to work and Participate in a Big-RUN on Sunday.

We haven't seen CADET-JUNIOR in AGES!! -- HALF-a-Life for Him, so We were all STRANGERS to Him at First... However, once He and His COUSIN began Playing with Their IPADs, They BOTH pretty much *Ignored* the Rest of the PAPARAZZI-RELATIVES...

EATING soon Commenced, with SISTER *buzzing*-about... We ALL had to almost FORCE Her to SIT-DOWN-and-EAT-*WITH*-"The-REST-of-US"!! -- She had even Made Her own ICE-CREAM-CAKE!

And then, PRINCESSES'-MOM came out with a Special CUPCAKE...

Unfortunately, SOON After, PRINCESS-TALL-TEEN was off to a SCHOOL-DANCE. And then, CPL.TAT-MOM and DANISH-GIRL needed to Leave before "Dark" to Find Their way to Their DOWNTOWN HOTEL... SISTER and the REST will be Babysitting CADET-JUNIOR for the Weekend.



The **BEFORE** PIC

LATER ON, BIG-D drove MOTHER and I - with PRINCESSES'-MOM - over to CHECKOUT Her NEW "BUSINESS"-SPACE! -- IT's Bigger than I'd thought... And, there's still a LOT *yet* to DO!! - But, at least, the "Painting" has been Done.

And I, still NEED to *Find* that FABRIC for Her! And, the SCREEN that MOTHER "supposively" has waaay in the BACK of the BASEMENT..? -- [I "know" What I'll be *doing* on Sunday...]





LOOKING OUT THE FRONT



The BLING FURNITURE



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Thursday, September 19, 2013

I just *KNOW* that I'm PROBABLY **FORGETTING** "SOMETHING"!?!

TOMORROW IS SISTER's BIRTHDAY... And, over the Past Months, I've been GATHERING an Assortment of STUFF for Her - that is "Located" in *DIFFERENT* Places...

At the Moment, I'm feeling like a STARVING-AMNESIC-SQUIRREL "in SEARCH of" ITS **NUTS**!!

ANYHOO... I've spent the *better* part of the Evening TRYING to CARVE a "DENT" into "THE ROOM", *hoping* to FIND Some - [ANY] - of the ITEMS that I've been INTENDING to Give to VARIOUS-RELATIVES for Their BIRTHDAYS, The HOLIDAYS, "oh-gee-There's-a-FULL-MOON-Out!", et cetera...

hmm... I bought THREE 68L RUBBERMAID STORAGE BUCKETS the Other Day -- TWO are now *stuffed* with YARN and the THIRD with RIBBONS and Additional ODD-ITEMS...

So, then. *WHY* does the VOLUME-DISPLACEMENT of "THE DENT" still *appear* to be ONLY about HALF of what Those BOXES can Hold..?!? - Not to mention, the 1.5-Cubic-Feet worth of OTHER STUFF that's already been Removed!

huh. Who knew, that ALL of My "GOOD"-CRAP had the EXPANSION-PROPERTIES of STYROFOAM?!

oh! YAY! - I *FOUND* Those CABLE-COMPANY-DIGITAL-BOX-THINGIES! -- I've got to Attach Them *SOON*... As I'm about to LOSE a Few FAV CHANNELS in a Couple of Weeks IF I don't!

nuts! - I still haveN'T located That FABRIC I wanted to Give to PRINCESSES'-MOM! - IT must be BURIED in There DEEPER than I Thought... At least, I *Think* IT's in THERE..??

MEANWHILE...

I'm trying to DECIDE, *WHICH* of THESE ALARM CLOCKS will going to BIG-D and the OTHER to ME!



-- MAY THE *CHOICE* BE WITH ME!!

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Wednesday, September 18, 2013

SHE always did like to SNEAK-UP on Me when We were "Little"...

yep! SISTER IS *IN* TOWN!

She and BIG-D popped in for over a Half-Hour - [on Their Way to PRINCESSES'-MOM's] - 99% of which I *MISSED*?!!

I had been in My BASEMENT Room watching DVDs with My EARPHONES *on*, working on HER - [BELOW] - BLANKET as I *AWAITED* Their "ARRIVAL"... It wasn't UNTIL She'd FLUNG-OPEN My Door, that I *Realized* that They were HERE!?!




I had been "wondering" as to WHY They were taking so Long..??

Anyhoo... She brought along My EARLY "CHRISTMAS PRESENT" - [SEE 26AUG2013 POST] - IT's even BETTER LOOKING *IN* Person!!

-- NOW, I just have to FIND a "SPOT" to PUT IT, so as to NOT to Cause ANYONE *any* Injuries! -- Those HORNS are *very* POINTY!!

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Tuesday, September 17, 2013

nuts! -- I really probably SHOULDN'T have taken THAT Road...

AS IT SERIOUSLY *CUT* INTO MY SHOP-FARI TIME!!

Seeing as IT was TOUR-de-TUESDAY and *STILL* SUNNY OUT, I decided to TREK on over to the ORLEANS MICHAEL'S in *search* of that NEEDED-YARN-COLOUR. -- BTW, I haven't been OUT THERE in *over* a Year..?

HOWEVER, in order to *GET* "THERE" - from where I was at COSTCO - I had to take the BLACKBURN-BYPASS... Which, is Currently under "RESURFACING CONSTRUCTION"!! - [seriously, GUYS?! - IT underwent a huge overhaul just a FEW Years ago!?] - Which, I was already aware of. Just, not "HOW MUCH..?"

I *knew* I SHOULD have taken the OTHER ROAD...

What "Normally" would have taken about 5-Minutes, ended up being closer to 30! -- Not to mention, the GRATED-ROAD-SURFACE... *DUST*... Being in the WRONG SLOWER LANE...

THANKFULLY, I managed to catch Several KEY GREEN-LIGHTS afterward, that made-up My Time!

So. There was only ONE BALL of the "DARK GREY MIX" Shade that I needed TWO of to Complete the PATTERN that I had PLANNED for SISTER's BLANKET - [SEE 29AUG2013 POST] - Also, THREE of the "MERCURY", which I needed to MATCH the DYE-LOT I'm using! -- NO Luck, there. But, I Bought Them anyway, as the COLOUR goes well with *many* of the OTHERS.

ah! And, THEY also had some BLACK... There were FIVE of the Same-LOT, so I grabbed Those.

MEANWHILE, considering "WHAT" I got and the wide-spread SHORTAGE of WHAT I *wanted*, I've made MORE REVISIONS to the BLANKET'S "DESIGN"... The DARK GREY MIX will now be Used in the "BOARDER-TRIM" and be Replaced with "BLACK"...

Actually, the CHANGE is working out BETTER than Expected. And, will well-suit ITS "NAME"! - [sorry, but You'll have to WAIT for IT!]

Anyhoo... The YARN was also UNexpectedly *ON SALE* This Week!! - Plus with a "Certain"-COUPON... I've gotten "over" any Colour-"ISSUES" that I might have had and have Returned to My "WORK" once more! - [managed 5-squares Tonight - hoping a LOT more Tomorrow..?]

NO CONSTRUCTION on the SPEEDY-20-MINUTE Journey HOME, just the BLINDING SUN in My EYES for 15-Minutes of IT!

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Monday, September 16, 2013

"SCARY" WEATHER...

THAT WOULD HAVE BEFITTED LAST FRIDAY FAR BETTER, I'M SURE!

The *USUAL* MENACING-METEOROLOGICAL CATALYSTS -
  • "PAPER"-RECYCLING Pick-Up Day - [that alone is more than enough!]
  • I had a PHYSIO Appointment - [ANYthing "MEDICAL" will increase "probabilities" to 85%]
  • MOTHER hung-up some LAUNDRY - [Bonus *DISASTER* Points]


TODAY's *RESULTING* CONDITIONS -
  • Moderate TEMPS - [IT's been COOLish for a Week]
  • A Light BREEZE - [with a bit of a NIP...]
  • The Faint WISP of the ODD High-Altitude CLOUD
  • **SUNNY** BLUE SKIES??!! - [what the..??!]


AS I Said... **SCARY**!!



The LATEST BUNCH...

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