hmm... Perhaps NOW, I'll get *more* "CANADIAN" Hits..?!

I'VE JUST BEEN "HIGHLIGHTED" ON THAT

NEXT CRAFT SHOW'S FACEBOOK SITE...

https://www.facebook.com/ArtisanAFairUneFoire/posts/1600640536854233

So, IF I "POST" These PICS "SOMEWHERE", do You THINK that *CUSTOMERS* will get the "NOT-so-Subtle-HINT" and *heed* IT..?

"PALETTE" 

"LOW-TIDE"

[Except for the TOQUES, all Props and Photo-Location were courtesy of MICHAEL'S]

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BTW, I've yet to fully Photograph These TOQUES and POST THEM!

"WHEN" I do, I'll attach a LINK to THEM.

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I'm going to have to CUT-BACK on the "VAMPIRE"-HOURS...

AS, I'M WASTING WAY TOO MUCH "DAYLIGHT"!


I "did" Stuff... But, IT just doesn't "Look" like IT... And, I'm gonna HAVE TO get a WHOLE LOT *MORE* done Tomorrow!!

ugh!

IT's a *MYSTERY* to even "know" WHERE-TO-*START*!?! -- *BETWEEN* the PROBABLE-SHOVELLING!!

There are THREE THINGS that I could *really* DO-with right Now!

• "SPACE"!
• a "KILL-SWITCH" for that frakking GEO-SYNCHRONOUS-ORBITING-*SNOW*-SHAKER over Us!!
• *TIME*!

oh. And, a MASSIVELY-MEGA-"LOTTERY"-WIN would be *WELCOMED*, too! - BUT, I've already WON $30. over This Past WEEKEND, so My "Chances" are pretty much quite likely *screwed* at the Moment. -- IT's probably "best" that I *FOCUS* My "MOJO" ELSEwhere!

SUCH AS, "CELEBRATING" **POST 1300** by sticking TWO More TOQUES onto the FANGS NEEDLES!!

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TRAPPED in The STASH!! - [The Temporary-Under-Construction VERSION]

okay. "THIS" is going to take a while to DO. Not to mention, to "deal" with the *MEMORY*! -- So, if You really want some of the Basic Details, READ THE SIDEBAR...

Meanwhile, I'm going to POST **THIS** as not to hold-up the FOLLOWING POSTS and, "perhaps" be able to CATCH-UP..? FINALLY?? - [haha]

ANYHOO, when I've gotten "THIS DAY" done, the TITLE will be changed up so You'll know.

SORRY for the POST-"HOLE"!

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SNOW-MOUNTAIN has DISAPPEARED!

AND, SO HAS THE SEWER-GRATE...

hmm... Time to break-out the "DIVINING-ROD"-ICE-HOE and LOCATE that Puppy...

That's the UNfortunate "SIDE-EFFECT" of having all of the SNOWBANKS "Withdrawn", the MACHINERY ends up COVERING the GRATE! -- IT can only be *Properly* Cleared BY-HAND!

Thankfully, there was only about a Foot of ICY-SNOW over IT... But, I still had to CHOP the Crap before Shovelling IT. And, the "FLOW"-PATH along the CURB... There are "Rumours" of WARMER TEMPS again..? So, I needed to Trim-Up that Area.

Meanwhile, that Laneway is still a RINK! - I'll need a BLOW-TORCH-Attachment to My ICE-HOE to make any headway on that Stuff... I've even gotten to the Point, where I'm actually "HOPING" that the SALT-SAND-ROAD-POOP from My CAR-TIRES will *maybe* "SOFTEN" the ICE..? -- yeah. right.. I'd have better chances at "winning" a LOTTERY!

ANYHOO, IT was certainly a "Treat" to BACK-OUT of the Laneway with an *UN*obstructive VIEW!! - I could get *used to* THAT sort of Thing! -- However, the ROAD could have used a bit more SCRAPING... "GLACIAL"-REMOVAL leaves *DEBRIS*!

MEANWHILE... I've *FINALLY* Found a "FIX" to My POSTING-PROBLEM!! - YAY! - BUT NOW, I have to play "CATCH-UP" with My BLOOGING! -- hmm... "ICE-CHOPPING" could end up being way LESS *ARDUOUS*!

...just saying...

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YAY!! - I "think" I've FIXED IT!!

FOR NOW, ANYWAY..??

okay. So FIRST off, "ignore" the ABOVE DATE... As IT's really actually the wee hours of the "9th" right NOW!

IF You've been READING My SIDEBAR MESSAGES for the last few Days, You'd know that I've been having "ISSUES" with ACCESSING My BLOG in order to actually *BLOOG*!! -- I *finally* STUMBLED onto some USEFUL INFO - [It seems that I'm not the ONLY ONE having the "PROBLEM"!] - and sorta figured out "WHAT" was going on..? After some perusing of OTHER PEOPLE's *SOLUTIONS*, I thought I'd just give the "Simplest" One a TRY...

huh. Just ONE "DELETE" of a *Certain*-Thing and TWO-DAYS-OF-FRUSTRATION-AND-*CRAP* have **INSTANTLY** D.I.S.A.P.P.E.A.R.E.D!?!

HOWEVER. "BLOGGER" *IS* still to BLAME!! -- THEY did "something" with the BROWSER Compatibilities that *screwed*-UP stuff...

ANYHOO... THINGS *appear* to be OKAY for the "Moment"... But, NOW, I have to play "CATCH-UP"! - UGH!!

Soooooo.... HERE's *WHAT* I had WANTED to POST the OTHER Day for "TODAY"!!


And, in Keeping with the CURRENT TEMPS....

"GLACIER"

PATONS
"Classic Wool"
- 100% New WOOL
- [made in TURKEY]
- Colour: 77116-Denim Marle
- Colour: 00202-Aran








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oh-kaay... I did NOT **SEE** "THAT ONE" coming!!

I AM *SUCH* A "TROUBLE"-MAGNET!! -- As if Yesterday's POWER-FAILURES weren't enough...

So. "REMEMBER" that EYE-DOCTOR Appointment I had Last TUESDAY? - [SEE 01OCT2013 POST] - yeah. well... a weird thing about THAT... sorta...


http://metronews.ca/news/ottawa/817196/a-new-sinkhole-opens-up-in-orleans-closing-st-joseph-blvd/


http://thesinkhole.org/2013/10/07/2469/


GUYS!? seriously? - A FRAKKING **SINKHOLE** just *STEPS* from where I *WAS*..??!!

Most of the Pics in the ABOVE "ARTICLES"-LINKS were taken from the North-Side SIDEWALK, *where* I had PREVIOUSLY been WALKING!! -- In the Ones that show the "SERVICES-ONTARIO" Building-"house", My EYE-DOCTOR's Place is just TWO Buildings over to the RIGHT...

Anyway, the FIRST *HOLE* was on MONDAY - [in the RAIN... "WHY" I drive *slowly* over MYSTERY-"PUDDLES" and POTHOLES!] - and ANOTHER ONE, opened up just down the Block, Yesterday...

hmm... Perhaps I should make My NEXT Appointment over at Their OTHER LOCATION, *instead*!?!

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JUST PASSING ON A "TRIBUTE"
AND SOME PROFOUND WORDS OF *WISDOM*...

Although I didn't "know" *CHERYL*,
 I am a Frequent-Reader of the BELOW BLOG to which
She was a REGULAR-CONTRIBUTOR...

http://josephmallozzi.wordpress.com/2013/10/09/october-9-2013-in-memory-of-cheryl

In Honour of Her MEMORY, I thought that I would PASS "THIS" along...
PLEASE, *READ* IT.
 And, perhaps, heed the LEGACY of the "WORDS" within...

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THERAPY. TOQUES. TROLLING-Through-TRAINYARDS...

ah! - MUST BE THURSDAY!

So... Seeing as I haven't had a chance to go to PHYSIO for *over* a Week, I took My Time Today with the whole "spa"-Treatment... The BODY-PARTS are showing much IMPROVEMENT! - [They *ought* to! Been spending ENOUGH $$ on Them!]

Anyhoo, since the Appointment was Early-ish, I took The CAR so that I could go *straight* to SHOPPING afterward! -- Why WASTE a perfectly GREAT Afternoon, huh? Besides, I hadn't made the Weekly-Pilgrimage to MICHAEL'S for a while.

And, it was the LAST Day on that Lone 40%-OFF-COUPON that I had... Mustn't *waste* THAT, either! -- There was YARN to be BOUGHT!! - [got a BALL of NAVY]

AS, I spent too much Time There, and over at WALMART for some Groceries, I only had Time to hit just ONE more Grocery-Store before having to GET HOME!

MEANWHILE... Squeezed in another Panel on the NEW HAT. I would have gotten *more* done, but got Side-Tracked with Other "Household" Stuff... Though, I think I *might* have IT Finished for MONDAY's - [SEE SIDEBAR] - "HANDMADE-HARBOUR" FO's..? -- Gonna try...

UNTIL *THEN* though, why not Pop on over to TAMI'S AMIS "F.O. FRIDAYS" for a head start on the WEEKEND!

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you know... I *really* have to LEARN to *NOT*...

*PRESS* THE "DELETE"-BUTTON **BEFORE** ACTUALLY **READING** WHAT I'M ABOUT TO *DO*!!!

So... **STUPID**-ME, I went to DELETE a "FILE" on My CAMERA's SD CARD and "ACCIDENTLY" WIPED-OUT the WHOLE "FOLDER" instead!! - [virtually pounding Head against Something really HARD!!] - aarrrrgggghhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!

HOWEVER...

*Despite* the LACK of any "FLASH-MEMORY"-RECOVERY-SOFTWARE, I **THANKFULLY** had "a" COPY of "most" of the LOST PHOTOS on My HARD-DRIVE! -- WHEW!! -- The only CASUALTIES were Tonight's WASHCLOTH Pics - [easily redone] - and My Assortment of MICHAEL'S COUPONS - [easily recovered as well]

Actually, REAL LOSS was My "TIME" and **SLEEP**!! - [I have to be UP in a *FEW* HOURS!] - And, of course, the USUAL-*PITHY*-POST!

Then again... Although "Technically", THIS all happened on the "14th", IT *was* the "FRIDAY, THE 13TH"-POST that was AFFECTED! -- So... really NO "Surprise" there, huh?

okay. Gotta GET to Bed, NOW!

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..hang on.. Wasn't it *suppose* to RAIN, Today..?!

nuts!! -- I PROBABLY COULD HAVE GONE SHOPPING AFTER ALL... Then again, I would have just gone and *BLOWN* My "BUDGET"!

Actually though, IT *did* end up RAINING... *LATER*! -- And, IT's *just* starting to do a bit of BOOMING right NOW!? -- So, I should probably keep THIS on the SHORT-side..? Which, shouldn't be *that* "Difficult", as NOT much was going on!

Got another INCH or TWO done on THE HAT... About 80% Complete... Did some CYBERNESS
-- You might have "Noticed" the ODD "CHANGE" on The SIDEBAR..? -- BTW, be sure to CHECKOUT TAMI's "WORK-IN-PROGRESS-WEDNESDAYS" LINK...

-- later on..!!

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a *NEW* "Addition" to The SIDEBAR...

**The BLOOG "FYI"**

You'll have to SCROLL-DOWN just a little... yeah. that's it...

Sorry that IT's not so "FANCY" yet, I still have to "work" on THAT... whatever... IT's there to ANSWER most ANY QUESTIONS posed within Your *REALLY* NICE - [*THANKS*!!] - "COMMENTS" that might be of GENERAL INTEREST to EVERYONE ELSE...

And, WHATEVER *ELSE* that Needs to be Passed ON...


MEANWHILE...

I had My SECOND PHYSIO "SESSION", Today - *sans* CRAPPY WEATHER!! -- More NEW-PEOPLE - besides My Regular THERAPIST. -- hmm... I think This STUFF might actually be WORKING..? I'm not nearly as SORE as I was the Other Night. Then again, IT's also NOT RAINING Tonight!

Getting "UP" Tomorrow, should Tell-the-Tale...

Now, I just have to Find SOMETHING *Strong* enough to TIE My STRETCHY *NEW* "RESISTANCE-BAND" to!

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well...THAT only took Me about THREE Months to DO...

..IF NOT *LONGER*!!

I Speak of course, of My *FINALLY* getting around to MAKING an Appointment with a PHYSIO-THERAPIST for My Crappy-SHOULDER! -- I go Next Week...

Just HOPE that the WEATHER is "Agreeable"..?! -- It was RAINING when I popped over to the PLACE Earlier, along My way to THE-MALL. Which, naturally, slacked-off by the Time I Arrived. THEN, about a Half-Hour later, the SUN was OUT all Bright & Shiny & SWELTERING! -- I hadn't quite "expected" THAT!

I'm going to BLAME The-UMBRELLA-That-I-*Never*-Bring-Along for inciting such an ABRUPT "CHANGE"!

Anyhoo... I just ran a Few ERRANDS There and some GROCERY-GETTING... NOTHING "EXCITING"... oh. And BTW, the Evening's Load of "LAUNDRY" doesn't Count, either! - NOR, do those FEW ROWS of KNITTING...

Which, REMINDS Me... I *still* have to go LOOKING for More of that GREEN WOOL! -- I shall have to make an EFFORT, Tomorrow to DO so... perhaps...

NUTS! -- I've *just* Remembered that there's SOMETHING *ELSE* that I really do HAVE TO do "TONIGHT"!!
right. so... WHILST I DO, go ahead and CLINK-ON-OVER to TAMI's "FO-Fridays" Site - [also SEE SIDEBAR] - I don't have "Anything" for IT This Week, but there's always Plenty of OTHER-CREATIVE-PEOPLE Posting-About! -- Have a VISIT!

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ah! I can ALWAYS *Count* on FAMILY...

..TO HELP COME "UP" WITH *NEEDED* BLOOG-"MATERIAL" -- *Especially*, when My COMPUTER starts to ***SUDDENLY*** do Something *STUPID*!!

[just SISTER getting Photographic-EVIDENCE that The SUN had shown up!]

As in, RIGHT NOW!! -- *seriously*??!! -- I'm having that CURSOR-INSERT-PROBLEM again!! - And, CAN'T *REMEMBER* "HOW" I Fixed IT *LAST* Time!!

-- aarrrgggghhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!

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For My MOST Favourite "LITTLE BO-PEEP"...

...Of former "JULIA" YARN *INSPIRATION*! - [the Plum-Coloured HEARTS are made of IT] - The YARN has been Revamped under Her MOM's Label of "COLOR By KRISTIN" from CLASSIC ELITE YARNS.

CHECKOUT KRISTIN NICHOLAS' Lastest POST - *HERE* - for MORE DETAILS! -- And, OTHER COOLNESS!!

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HOW-TO-MAKE-*RAIN*: Lesson 1100

SEND THE ELDERLY-PARENTS-UNITS OUT TO *SHOP*!!

Honestly! -- IT Works! -- About 3-Minutes after THEY pulled out of the Driveway, SWEEPING-DOWNPOUR! ..and, LIGHTNING. THUNDER. WINDS... THEY eventually Returned *between* the Bouts!

Thankfully, that STAGGERING HUMIDITY has abated! - For the MOST part... And, there was a really NICE SUNSET!

MEANWHILE...

oh. HEY! - BTW, "THIS" is Straight-DAILY *POST-1100*!! -- [WOOHOO!]

..*IF* IT ever gets OUT!! -- The INTERNET has been CRAPPY *ALL* Day! -- And, PINTEREST..?? - IT won't "accept" ANY Direct-UPLOADS from My Computer!??
-- What the FRAK is up with THAT??!!

ARGH!!

This Morning's Last Night's FOUR-HOUR-FIASCO with PHOTOBUCKET was NUMBING enough!!

So. You'll have to FORGIVE Me for any LACK of PICS for Today! -- I'll need the Time to Catch-UP on some SLEEP!!

As well as, get a Start on the NEXT "PROJECT"..?!

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WOOHOO!! THR333333333333333333...!!!

yep! IT'S THAT *TIME* AGAIN...

HAPPY *THIRD* BLOOG-IVERSARY

TO **ME**!!

And, "HOW" did I *CELEBRATE*??! -- Why, spending pretty much ALL Day in the Just-Slightly-COOLER-BASEMENT!! -- It was absolutely STAGGERING UPstairs!!

We actually just *missed* a "Record"-TEMP by a few Photons! -- The HUMIDEX was hitting 41C!! - [106F] -- Closer to 110F *in* the HOUSE! The LACK of *ANY* Breeze, did NOT "help"...

Anyhoo... I DID get a LOT of KNITTING Done!! - I'm at least 2/3 through THE HAT. Hoping to be Finished by FRIDAY..?? maybe...

well.. MUST be to Bed... I have an "EARLIER" Day for Tomorrow. NEED to get *some* SLEEP!! -- Try not to make TOO much of a MESS "PARTYING"!

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yadda yadda test test aarrrggghhhhh

OKAY. *THIS* SUCKS!!

Somewhere. SomeHOW... I think I might of done SOMETHING **STUPID** to My COMPUTER..??!! -- And of course, I'm CLUELESS as to "WHERE" to FIX IT!!

THE PROBLEM:

When using BLOGGER to Write My POSTS in "COMPOSE"-mode - [like I always do] - I can NOT get My CURSER to "insert"!! Although IT *does* show up in the "HTML"-mode... AND, when I can manage to "trick" IT into showing up in "COMPOSE", I can only use IT "Linearly"!! -- As I type, or with the ARROW-Keys..?

In a "Word", IT's quite **ANNOYING**!! -- And, TIME-CONSUMING. INCONVENIENT. AGGRAVATING. ANOTHER-PIECE-OF-&^^&%$^%%-THAT-I-JUST-DO-NOT-NEED-TO-"DEAL"-WITH-RIGHT-NOW!!!

seriously? -- WHO did I *tick-off* in the LAST-"LIFE"..??

aarrrggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!

ANYHOO... I'm strongly suspecting that the INITIAL **CULPRIT** is likely *either* Something that "accidently" got DELETED during the last "QUICK-CLEAN", or a GLITCH in one of those Pain-In-The-Butt-"UPDATES"..?

WHICHEVER, I am NOT "AMUSED"!!

Meanwhile... NOTHING ELSE going on around HERE... I stayed HOME to *TRY* to Figure-Out THIS **CRAP**!! -- yeah. THAT worked...

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DAY-ONE of My *WORKING*-"STAY"-CATION

BTW, THE "WORKING" PART LITERALLY *IS* A "RELATIVE" TERM!

okay. so... Just a **WARNING** - that "THIS WEEK" is going to be *quite* BUSY for THE-FAMILY in regards to Matters that I *won't* be Mentioning "HERE"! -- *Some* Aspects of OUR Lives just *aren't* ready for "Prime-Time"-BLOOGING...

THAT said, *IF* I have Time, I will TRY to *continue* My DAILY POSTINGS "Live"... However, as "BACK-UP", I will be setting up a Series of *short*, though hopefully, Picturesque "PRE"-PUBLISHED-POSTINGS.

My upcoming SLEEP-"Schedule" promises to be considerably "STATIC" at Best! So, I'll be catching "CAT-NAPS" whenever I CAN! ...IF, I don't NOD-OFF, first!! -- WHERE possible, I'll be sure to squeeze-in *some* CURRENT "Content"..?


Meanwhile, as for TODAY...

I managed a *few* Hours of SLEEP, before heading OUT to an EARLY APPOINTMENT. Then, AFTERward, Several ERRANDS, and My Weekly MILK-RUN to COSTCO! - IT was a GROCERY-GETTING Day! And, with the Exception of a SUPER Sale-Price on Our Fav Brand of PAPER TOWELS over at STAPLES - [of ALL Places!?] - IT was also, a rather somewhat BORING-Day!!

well.. EXCEPT perhaps, for *totally* CONFUSING CLUELESS-CASHIER-GUY with a Price-Difference-REFUND! -- Just a small "Entertaining"-Moment... THAT *NEVER* GETS *OLD*!

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AFTERward - *WHEN* You're through HERE - CLICK on over to...

KRISTIN NICHOLAS' NEWLY RE-VAMPED WEBSITE!!

www.kristinnicholas.com

And of course, Her BLOG too! - [SEE SIDEBAR] - She's got Another Great GIVEAWAY going on at...

http://getting-stitched-on-the-farm.blogspot.com

MEANWHILE, over HERE...

IT appears that CADET-JUNIOR has just gotten His "FIRST-HAIRCUT"..?
Despite, NOT really having a whole lot of IT to begin with!
Then again, BOTH of His PARENTS *are* in "The MILITARY",
so I suppose IT could've been WORSE!

Whilst, 30-Months-Old-*Today*-Obsessed-

"TANGLED"-Fan-LITTLE-PRINCESS-BIG-RED

seems somewhat Awed by Her COUSIN's Current-Cute-*COIFFURE*!

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POST-*1001* -- The DAY "AFTER"...

oh! You GUYS are STILL *HERE*?!! - SWEET!

So, listen... Just make Yourselves *comfy*... There's PLENTY of YARN left in "THE ROOM". -- Just, *watchout* for the Falling RIBBONS! And, those EMPTY BOXES that are *EVERYWHERE* and need to be Filled... And, there're also MUNCHIES in the MINI-FRIDGE...

Meanwhile, I'll just be over HERE, Filling-Out *another* "COUPON"-SURVEY... Then, BACK to My CROCHETING...

IF You get "Bored", go ahead and CLICK-into ANY of the "SIDE-BAR" LINKS. There's always *SOMETHING* COOL happening with Those FOLKS! -- You'll have to WAIT until Tomorrow for any "COOL"ness HERE, though, *when* that Usual-SPRING-*SNOW*-STORM comes to "VISIT"!

-- NOT to WORRY! **SHOVELS** are Standing BY!!


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WOOHOO!! -- **POST 1000**!!!!

and, **HAPPY BIRTHDAY**, BABY-BRO & HOT-WHEELS-NEPH!! Too!

oh-kaay... So. You're ALL probably EXPECTING *SOME* Ginormous-Celebratory-Balloons-Adrift-Amongst-the-Laser-Beaming-Fireworks-Ridden-Heavens-*esque*-"EVENT"-to-Commemorate-"The DAY", right?

ahh... no. sorry.

IT was just another DULL-Boring-Taking-Care-of-BILLS-and-PAPERWORK kinda Day...

oh. and... I Started to *PLAY* on THIS...

However, I'm pretty certain that I'm going to NEED ANOTHER BALL or TWO of the MIXED-Colour! -- Which, could be a PROBLEM..??!

I wasn't Planning on Going "OUT" Tomorrow - the LAST Day of the Current "SALE" of THIS YARN. Although, THAT really isn't so much of a Hindrance as I can always Use a "COUPON" to Compensate.

Actually, the *REAL* DILEMMA, is whether or *not* ANY of THAT "DYE LOT" will *still* be AROUND by FRIDAY, or even SATURDAY..??!!

-- hmm... hang on...

You know, I've Purchased some of THAT-COLOUR before...

*HOPEFULLY*, the "LOTS" are the SAME..??!

- Or, even just "close-enough" will DO!!

NOW, IF I can only *REMEMBER* "where" I PUT IT!!

I *knew* I SHOULD have Bought MORE! -- But, then again, THIS PROJECT wasn't *WHAT* I had "IN MIND" at the Time... IT all just sorta "came-to-Me", Tonight...

I just HOPE, that IT turns out AS I've "Envisioned" IT to!?!


ANYHOO... In the MEANTIME...

**THANK-YOU, ALL**

for BROWSING-BY THE BLOOG!!

And, be sure to come on BACK for the
NEXT "1000"!!

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