YES, I *DO* COUNT...

...THE CONTENTS OF MY "ORDER"!!

Really..? -- Did "THEY" actually believe that I wouldn't "notice"? That I wouldn't CHECK and COUNT **EACH** Item in My Order? -- Oh! And, don't think that I also didn't *observe* that "The BOX of 500" was never Designed to *actually* Hold 500!

I am now the proud "Owner" of TWO *500-Size* BOXES of BUSINESS CARDS... MINUS "43"!!

yeah, yeah... Colour Me "Picky"... BUT, *What IF*, IT had been Something Else that *had* to BE the FULL Order COUNT..? Huh? -- It just strikes Me as being POOR Business QUALITY... you know..?

-- IF, I have the Time, I'll have to check out Their Website... Read the FINE PRINT... "Maybe" get a teeny bit of a Refund...?! - [..yeah.. That'll happen!]

ANYHOO... After THAT "Errand", I headed to THE MALL. -- Had LOTTERY Tickets to Buy, a Craving for My Fav "Junk Food", Photos that MOTHER *wanted* DONE!

Hey! LOOK... The Grocery Store has some Instant-"Contest"-Really-Cool-Looking-Huge-Touch-Screen-Thingy... SWEET! -- Okay. So, I DIDN'T Win any FREE GROCERIES... ALTHOUGH, I *did* get a Chewy-Chocolate-Chip-Snack-Bar and a Soft-Flexible-Transparent-Plastic-Shiny-Red-RULER just for
"Participating"!

WOOHOO! -- *ALWAYS* Love FREE STUFF!!

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Sorting... sorta...

WOW! -- I really *DO* Hang ON to Stuff!

I "noticed" Earlier - when I was Checking My E-MAIL - My "IN-BOX" was nearly 50 PAGES!

..oh-kaay.. Time to SORT OUT Those Puppies, huh?!! -- And even after an Hour, I *wasn't* done! Halfway through, I moved over to My "SEND" Box... I needed a Change of Scenery.

Afterward, I tackled My "MONTH-END" Stuff... The STOCK MARKETS have **NOT** been Kind!
If They don't Improve, there will be *much* LESS YARN-BUYING in My Later-Future! -- And, We CAN'T have *THAT*, can WE?!

Meanwhile... I've managed a Couple of more INCHES on PROJECT "MER-PACA"... Which, is seriously TAKING FOREVER!

Haven't finished off Those FIRST 2 BALLS yet... A GOOD Thing! I'm still trying to judge the Quantity. So far, My Guess-timation is likely SIX BALLS..? -- That's about $32. worth of YARN!

..WOOL.. KNITTING... *NOT* a CHEAP SPORT!!

...just saying...

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I Remember Now...

.."WHY" IT IS, that I *prefer* to Work with COTTON... -- Waaay LESS *SHEDDING*!!

It wasn't UNTIL I started Using the ALPACA-MERINO Yarn, that I *noticed* ALL of the "HAIRS"! Albeit, rather Nice-Soft-Better-Quality-Than-My-Own HAIR... But, still... Not being a PET-Owner
- [..Dust Bunnies *don't* count!], I'm just not used to IT, I suppose.

  It could be Worse... Could be FUR-BALLS!! ewww!  
 -- BTW, is it just Me, OR, does That "Reflection" in the Background LOOK like a 
 "KLINGON BIRD of PREY" decloaking?!!
 Maybe, even an "OORT CLOUD"..?

Cotton FLUFF, is easier to spot and confine. Also, IT's what gives My DUST BUNNIES Their high
"Thermal Insulation Rating"!

..hmm... I wonder IF "Crocheting" would reduce the Shedding... All of that "knotting" would keep the Hairs more Secure in the YARN. However, considering the Price and Limited Quantity of the WOOL, I think I'll stick to "Knitting" with IT!

-- I'll just have to commence with "Collecting" those HAIRY-Bits... Perhaps, start an "ORT" JAR. I can throw IN all of My odd Cotton Bits, too. Then, "Someday", SPIN IT into *more* YARN!!

...wait! -- I'm going to have LEARN *how* to SPIN first... NUTS!! There goes THAT "PLAN" for GLOBAL FIBER-IZATION!!

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..hey..? What Is *THAT* Flittering Around My "Sidebar"..?

IS IT A BIRD...? Is IT a Pla...--*WHAT* THE CAPT. HOOK..?!!

FAIRY-T has managed to ATTACH Herself to The SIDEBAR! - [Knew, I should've taken a Blackhole to That...]

Be CAREFUL! -- Staring at Her AVATAR for too long, will TINKer with Your Self-Control... YARN-BUYING-SPREES may Result!! Or, OTHER Bizarre Occurrences...

Seriously!! -- Just LOOK at *WHAT* happened to My Brother's Vehicle!! IT's been turned into a TREEP!!

T...? -- Don't make Me use My WASHCLOTHS to wipe up Your PIXIE-PARTICLES!!

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[SHE can *see* Us NOW, you know... Avert Your Eyes! -- oh crap! You PEEKED, didn't You?! ...Hey, don't worry... IT'll grow back! -- Eventually... ]

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**FORGET** That I **EVER** Said This...

BUT, "KNITTING" IS CONTAGIOUS!!

OR, ALL of That Soft-Luxurious-"On-Sale"-Alpaca-Merino-YARN is just playing Evil-JEDI-Mind-Tricks on ME!! -- I've begun *another* Little "PROJECT" of Creative "Discovery"...

However, I'm NOT going to Say "WHAT" as YET! - Just in case...

"GUANACO" by ASLANTRENDS - [Colours - #26-Pimpinella / #194-Chartreuse]

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"6" In The BLOOG...

ONE OF THESE DAYS...

I'm going to *have* to COUNT up ALL of My
"NUMBERS"! There are at least 16 or so that I have a "record" of - probably MORE! Most are Packed away in various spots.

-- SOME Day, I'll get around to "doing the Math" and come up with something Funky!






Anyhoo... #"6" - [a.k.a. #9] - was acquired at The SALLY-ANN.


Along with, FOUR of THESE Little 5-Inch 
BLUE-WHITE PLATES...

Afterward, We finally came across a Couple of YARD SALES... Actually, I had expected to Find more, since the Weather had started out Cooler - but, I didn't, and the Temps went UP!

However... I *did* manage to obtain THIS [just slightly dusty] Never-Used L.L.BEAN *Leather* "Pouch" [?] PURSE for $2.!! -- I'm thinking, IT's likely a sort of "Man-Bag", maybe? - Whatever, IT's a great Size and rather Spacious... hmm... Bet I could squeeze in a Change of Underwear, a pair of Socks, a T-Shirt AND a Toothbrush in There!

Meanwhile, at the Next SALE...



Got FOUR of THESE Little
"Bowls".

I was attracted to Their "Sweeping" Rims - [5-inches]...
AND, the 25-Cent Each Price!





From There, it was the Usual Visit to THE MALL - to wrap up the Remaining Grocery-Getting Needs...

Oh, hey! GOT around to doing that Laundry!!

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A "Perfect" Day Outside...

SO, OF COURSE, I *TOTALLY* WASTED IT "INSIDE"!!

• Took a "Break" from the *CREATING*
• Got around to showing MOTHER "The SHAN-TOQUE"... In fact, SHE-Who-Knits-Crochets-HATS-To-Sell-At-The-Craft-Shows "hinted" about Me making One *for* Her! - huh..
• Chased after STOCK to Buy - Didn't get the Price I wanted.
• Caught up on Reading...
• Did NOT do Laundry... maybe Later... or, not...
• Cyber-Surfed.
• Need to make a Grocery List for Tomorrow.
• Need to NOT Spend TOO much Money Tomorrow!
• Hmm... I wonder if MR.FIX-IT [across the Street Neighbour] will be sticking with THAT Colour of Stucco? - He's been redoing His House Exterior ALL Week!
• Read...
• Wracked My Brain to come up with ANYTHING to Bloog about! - Got NOTHING!

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