aha! *SUNSPOTS* Activity...

WELL! *THAT* EXPLAINS "EVERYTHING"! -- really. IT does.

The RECORD-BREAKING "12C" Temps - just *after* "-24C" Windchills!
More than 2-Days of SUNLIGHT!
MELTWATER actually "Evaporating"..?
The STOCK MARKETS all over The Map.. -- o-kay..*maybe* not...then again...perhaps, probably..?

whatever...

All of that *RADIATION* from the Latest FLARES is suppose to hit from "NOW" and, for the Next Day or so..? Right smack into the *coming* RAIN-SHOWERS! -- I might have to SLAP-on the WATER-PROOF-SUNSCREEN to "Protect" Myself from the DAY-GLOW-DROPS if I go Outside Tomorrow!

Anyway, I partook of the Balmy Weather with 40-Minutes of MELT-Scooping and Snowbank-Trimming. Just some pre-RAIN-Prep.

-- Meanwhile, I'm almost through My DVD Purchase of Yesterday -- *GREAT* STUFF!!

Only ONE more Disc to GO...

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POST **600**!!!

WHICH, IS *ABOUT*... HOW MANY SCRAPBOOKING SHEETS that We Bought Today, On-Sale at 20-Cents Each at MICHAEL'S! -- Minus the Seniors'-Discount. Plus the Taxes...

o-kay. fine. IT was "91"! Although, after ALL of the Manual-Keying that *poor* ANDREA had to do, there might as well HAD been 600!!

MOTHER just kept finding these BOXES full of Once-Pricey-SHEETS... That, the Coding for the SENIORS'-DISCOUNT had to be Keyed-In-for-EVERYone! -- Whether IT was *Worth* the Time to do so, or not, is Debatable.

Whatever... I am just *not* a "SCRAPY-PERSON"! - So, enough with The PAPERS! -- On to IMPORTANT-USEFUL-STUFF, like YARN!!

These Two BRAND-LINES are the ONLY Ones at This MICHAEL'S that are 100% WOOL!!
-- I *like* My FIBER "NATURAL"!

And, of course, I HAD to Buy at least ONE RIBBON!!

Meanwhile, PRIOR to Our *FIT-of-SCRAPINESS*, We had dropped by WALMART...
"GAME OF THRONES" DVD-Release-Day!! - [SEE 01MAR2012 POST] - For *Today*, THEY had the BEST-PRICE *AND* Included a rather lovely NOTE-JOURNAL! -- Very COOL!

BTW, that Particular Branch at TRAINYARDS is almost Complete with ITS "Expansion".
-- LOOKS *GREAT*!!

By NOW, I'm sure that some of the More-Observant-of-YOU have "NOTICED" that I have a *NEW*
"BUTTON" on THE SIDEBAR..?!?

...yes... I've "Acquired" a *PINTEREST* Account! -- I'm still rather LOW on the "LEARNING-CURVE" with IT - so, bear with Me! I really haven't found the Time Today, to smooth out the
"Details" of IT all... OR, figure out *where* the Button-CODING is suppose to "go"..??

But, HEY, if ANY of You "KNOW" about THIS whole Thing - PLEASE - Feel FREE to "PIN-ME"!!
-- I know You WANT TO!!

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*minus* 24C WINDCHILL..!!?? For Real?

-- IT's "MARCH", *not* JANUARY!!

But, HEY! IT *was* SUNNY OUT!! Yay! -- However, much too CHILLY to Play with that teeny-bit of SNOW that I didn't want to be bothered with Yesterday. Besides, TEMPS are suppose to SHOOT *UP* to "11C" on Wednesday..? IT'll be *gone* for sure by Then!

So.

MUCHO "Vegetating" was had... "MONDAY"-Cyber-Stuff. READING to catch-up on. Laundry Folding... New-DECOR-MAG-in-the-Mail-Perusal... oh! shock! There was a
"Collectible" ITEM in There that I *actually* do OWN! - Although, USED in a Manner that I would NOT *subject* IT to! - Not to mention, *MY* Assortment is also MUCH more "Decorative"!

Anyhoo, I'm just "preparing" Myself for Tomorrow's "TUESDAY-TREASURE-TREKKING" at TRAINYARDS! -- STORES-to-SHOP! BOOTY-to-BUY!!

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"...meanwhile, We've replaced AUNTIE's Snowbank with..."

..some "RASPBERRY-ON-TOP"! - Let's SEE if SHE'll Scoop IT up..!?

The VARIGATED Yarn is PATONS
"Classic Wool"
- 100% New WOOL
- [made in TURKEY]
- Colour: 77414-Rosewood

And, the SOLID is 50% WOOL / 25% ALPACA / 25% MOHAIR
- "JULIA" [designed by KRISTIN NICHOLAS] from Nashua Handknits
- [made in PERU]
- Colour: NHJ.1890-Peony

NOTE - Depending on "Lighting Conditions", THIS "PEONY" Colour ranges from HOT-PINK to FIRE-RED to BURGANDY!!




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"SCRATCH" & WIND!!

I STILL THINK WE *SHOULD* HAVE GOTTEN THE MICROWAVE... you know, JUST IN CASE!?!

okay. So. *What* IS it with the Blind-folded Piñata-Predictions with The-WEATHER-GUYS, huh??

GUSTING High Winds -- Check √
RAIN..? -- I'm not feeling IT...
FREEZING-RAIN..? -- NOPE!
HIGHER Temps -- Check √

Well, on the UPside, the WINDS were WARM! And, the MELT-Evaporation Ratio was GOOD!
-- I'm "Happy"!

Anyway... Seeing as the Weather was still *UNpredictable*, We stayed Closer to Home with Our Saturday-SHOP-edition. -- Actually, a Good-Thing, as the *POWER* was OUT in some of the
"Shopping" Areas where We often Frequent.

Right... EARLY in the Week, We got this "SCRATCH & WIN" Coupon-Thingy with the Newspaper-Store-Flyers from CANADIAN TIRE. - Only "good" for Today.

The ELDERLY-PARENTAL-UNITS *LOVE* These THINGS! -- Actually, MOTHER got a "$20.-OFF" One the Last-Time... Used IT to Buy that $50. so-called, "SQUIRREL-*PROOF*-BIRD-FEEDER"!

oh. yeah. That's been "working"!

Surfing a STRONG TAILWIND, We make it to The STORE... Look for STUFF to GET... *Minimum*-Prize is "$5.-OFF". -- I Comment on the MICROWAVE - [Our EXACT Model] - SALE going on,
"suggesting" that *IF* We should WIN the "$100.-OFF"-Prize, We ought to GET another One as *Back-Up*!?!

We have this "habit" of going THROUGH these Appliances like most People go through Socks!

With a needed Heavy-Duty-BATTERY and a couple of Rolls of WAX-PAPER in tow, We head to The CHECKOUT... Nice-Young-CASHIER-GIRL "Scratches" Our Coupon... oh. LOOK! "$100.-OFF"!!
-- That HAS-TO-BE-SPENT-IN-ONE-PURCHASE-"TODAY"!

Sooo... BACK We GO for *more* STUFF to GET!!

Really. IF We had gotten the MICROWAVE, We *would* have been HOME a LOT *EARLIER*!!
-- But, alas, WHERE would We have PUT the Thing??

OVER an Hour LATER... We *managed* to gather ENOUGH Items to make the "$100."-worth! -- NO Microwave, but, We *did* get a SOON-To-Be-NEEDED-"TOASTER"! And, more BATTERIES... And, Light-Bulbs, Fuses, various "What-Nots"...

I *would* have gotten a *NEW* SHOVEL, however, the One I *Liked* was $35.! -- Granted, IT would have been "FREE", but still, WHERE's the *FUN* in That when IT's NOT "On-Sale", too?!!

Meanwhile, during Our Hunt, We ran into a Fellow-Shopper-LADY, Who as it turns out, ALSO got a "$100."-Coupon!! -- I'm thinking..NOT such a Profitable-Day for The STORE..??

FINALLY, We were OUT!! Then, a Quickie-Peruse-Run-Shop-Through of THE MALL, and HOME!!

And... a Half-Hour of SLUSH-CHOP-MELT-SCOOPING Clear-Up... Who knows? *Perhaps*, The-WEATHER-GUYS will GUESS Correctly, Tonight!??

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**HAPPY MID-TEEN DAY, STEP-NEPH-"J"!!!**

I'M CELEBRATING YOUR "16"-ness with THIS *CONCOCTION* that "NANA" has just submitted to Me for "Taste-Testing"..?!?

-- Much RASPBERRIES, BLUEBERRIES, CHOCOLATE-Pudding-Cake, COCOA, more SOMEthing-Chocolate-[does-it-*really*-matter?-IT's-Chocolate!], and OTHER It's-Probably-For-The-Best-That-I-Don't-Know-Ingredients... She was Cleaning out the Pantry-Cupboard...

Anyhoo... The Raspberries were on the Strong-side, otherwise, quite Tasty. I'm certain that My Daily FRUCTOSE-Intake-Levels have been Surpassed! -- I'LL LIVE! - If NOT, well, I at least "went-out" with CHOCOLATE!!

ah. And here, I thought that I'd have NOTHING to BLOOG-About Today besides The SHOVELING!
-- I took care of the Last 25% of the Property-Area that FATHER didn't DO, Yesterday.

hmm... IT was "suppose" to "RAIN"..?? - I guess We did "miss" most of that STORM-Front, afterall... However, the "Latest-Rumour" is for WINDS and FREEZING-RAIN, later Tonight and ALL-Day, Tomorrow!! ...We'll have to *Wait & See*, huh?

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"GAME OF..." Treats!?

WE GOT "LUCKY"... sorta...

Despite there being Several Inches, Today's Cryo-Accumulation was NOT as *much* as I had Expected. Most of the SNOW was actually being Blown off of the Roof! -- Which, ought to be rather Helpful, Later...

So, it was into the Blistery-Blowing-Weather, that I set Forth onto My Journeys to DOWNTOWN...

I am soooo Glad that I had Chosen to Wear My "Shoveling"-RAINBOOTS, instead of My usual Short-BOOTS! The DOWNTOWN Street-Corners were SWAMPED by DIRTY-Sandy-Slushie-PUDDLES! YUCK!! -- I hate to Admit "This", but that *Crap* ALMOST makes Our "Local" EVIL-SNOWPLOW-POOP look PRISTINE!!

Anyway, for once, I managed to Arrive at My Appointment a Half-Hour EARLY! So, of course,
"THEY" were Running 20-Minutes Late! -- Had I known, I would have Spent that Time at KNIT-KNACKERS - THEN - rather than AFTERward...

Where, I *took* My Time, seeing as IT will likely be My LAST TIME There! - [SEE 19FEB2012 POST]
I made-up for IT by Spenting WAAY too *much* Money!! ...AFTER, a Sweet-Little-OLD-European-Accented-LADY Customer had Graciously-Admired My "SHAN-TOQUE"! - [SEE 25AUG2012 POST]

THIS is just a SAMPLE of My LAST Acquisitions... There were TWO more BALLS of that BLOOD-RED on The LEFT. And, NINE more of the NAVY on The TOP - THOSE are a MERINO-SILK-CASHMERE Mix! Not to mention, NOT "Cheap"! -- BUT, I just *couldn't* RESIST!

The Hardest Part was Choosing the NAVY over a DARK CHOCOLATE Shade! ..I think THEY had some LIGHT GREEN, too..?

The "Hour" was getting on, so I had to Move-On... The RIDEAU CENTRE was along My Path Homeward... I made a Brief-NO-Purchase-Peruse of OLD NAVY, then a "Walk-In" at HMV - Where a surprisingly *Fortuitous* moment occurred!

Next Week, the "Season-1" DVDs of "GAME OF THRONES" come OUT... I *don't* have the CABLE-STATION that Aired IT, so I have YET to SEE IT!  And, since I'm a Big "FAN"
of JASON MOMOA, Who also *happens* to be IN IT, I have "Plans" on making a Purchase.

So, when I inquired about IT's probable-Price, the Very-HELPFUL-30-Something-Heavy-Metal-Store-CLERK *GAVE* Me a **FREE**
"EPISODE-1" Promotional DVD!! Oooo, SWEET!!!

BTW, I Viewed IT Tonight... The List of
"PLAYERS" is Complicated, but I just *know* that IT's gonna be FUN to Watch the REST of IT!! -- Can't Wait!!

Then, I was OFF onto My Next BUS...

Before My BUS-Transfer ran out of Time, I popped into LOBLAW to get a few Things. And, came across THESE Cute Foot-High METAL TRASH CANS that were On-Sale for just a Few-Dollars!

I got an additional GREEN One for Me. While THIS One will be going to CADET-JUNIOR and the PINK One to LITTLE-PRINCESS-BIG-RED.

From There, I was off to the BULK BARN - LAST DAY on My
"$3. OFF" Coupon...

But, You have to Spend $10.-Worth... I had $8.-and-Change... SWEET-Really-Young-CASHIER-LAD gave Me the Discount ANYWAY!!
-- WOOHOO!

*Fortunes*-in-Tow, I had My LAST BUS to Catch! -- AFTER Waiting 20-Minutes for IT!

Meanwhile, IT's almost 7pm! I have *yet* to have Dinner. There's *STILL* SHOVELING to DO *before* IT Melts and gets supposively Rained on,
Tomorrow...  So, *Imagine* My "Surprise" as the BUS Drives BY to My "Stop", that I "NOTICE"
that The-SNOW-IS-GONE?!!

Huh. MR.FIX-IT-NEIGHBOUR's Snowblower..?? -- Yet, the FRONT-WALK has been DONE, too...

Well. As IT turns out, **FATHER** decided to get some FRESH-AIR This Afternoon, and, *Play* with MY SHOVELS!

Huh.

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