YO!! BIRD "Wonder"! Take OFF, eh!!

I *NEED* TO GET **INTO** MY LANEWAY!! - Like, TODAY!! *BEFORE* I get T-Boned by a BUS!!

...stupid Fowl...


Anyhoo... The DAY began under a MUGGY, OVERCAST SKY. However, by NOON, IT was replaced with CLEAR BLUE SCORCHING! And, just *slightly* less HUMIDITY...

Despite PURCHASE-PROSPECTS looking like a Repeat of Last SATURDAY - with ITS total Lack of YARD SALES - as We ventured toward BEACON HILL, We DID Chance to come across ONE! -- The ONLY ONE as it turns out... And, quite the Little-BARGAIN-GEM!

The REALLY-REALLY-**NICE**-LADY was pretty much GIVING STUFF away with Her PRICES!! -- The Fact that She was on a BUSY-*Dusty*-"Connector"-Road and had had Few Customers might have Helped. Fortunately, She was just 2-Doors down from a QUIET Side-Street where We could SAFELY Park!

So, HERE'S *WHAT* I got....

The rather LOVELY 13-Inch CAKE PLATE was *ONLY* a DOLLAR!! -- Apparently, IT had belonged to Her Late-EX-Mother-In-Law..? - I Promised to give IT a "GOOD HOME"!

Actually, I'm thinking that IT could go well with that CAKE DOME I picked up a Few Months ago - [SEE 28APR2012 POST]. Hopefully, IT'll "FIT"..?!





I also Grabbed THIS IKEA LAMP for 50-CENTS!! -- I'm sure that I'll Find *some* SHADE for IT!





There were also a Couple of "Plain" Vases that I also *probably* could have acquired, but, I already HAVE *more* than I NEED!


EVENTUALLY, We LEFT!



After a FRUITLESS Circuit around BEACON HILL, We made the "Pilgrimage" to The SALLY-ANN.

huh. I found Several more PLATES that match Last Week's - [SEE 30JUN2012 POST] - BONE CHINA CUPS & SAUCERS... However, THEY weren't in as Good Condition. -- I passed.

Oooo!!

IT's turning out to be a PLATTER-PURCHASING Day!! - hehe!!

THIS - $2.69 - OLIVE-Coloured 13-Inch PRESSED-GLASS HORS D'OEUVRE DISH *has* to WEIGH at *least* 2-KILOS!! -- Seriously. I'm certain My Wrists will likely be *KILLING* Me Tomorrow after lugging This THING around!

Although I couldn't Find any "MAKER-MARKS", from the Colour, Design-Quality, *and* Weight, I don't believe that IT's a "Modern" Piece... I *hope* NOT, anyway! -- Actually, I'd also hate to put any Food "ON" IT! The DETAILING is just TOO Pretty to COVER!


Afterward, We did THE-MALL-Tour... And then, HOME...

ahh... *WHY* is that ginormous ROBIN *BLOCKING* the laneway?! -- I *don't* need BEAK-BITS in My Tire-Treads!! -- MOVE! you tweeting-TWIT!!

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**HAPPY DOUBLE-DIGIT B-DAY, STEP-NEPH-K!!**

WOOHOO!!

To "CELEBRATE"... I've just Finished







"PHUZ-HEAD"

I also *played* with the Stitch-SIZING -- Larger Needles, LESS Stitches...


I might just Keep THIS ONE for Myself!

ASLAN TRENDS
"Guanaco"
- 60% Alpaca / 40% Merino
- [made in ARGENTINA]
- Colour: #26-Pimpinella
- Colour: #194-Chartreuse










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How Did I *MISS* That ONE?!

ARMED WITH MANY A MICHAEL'S COUPON, I took a *deep* COOL Breath and ventured into the Afternoon HEAT...

FIRST STOP - COSTCO, for the "usual" Supply of MILK, PAPER TOWELS, TOILET PAPER... Oooo! CHECK OUT the *LOW* PRICE on the "MAGNUM, P.I." DVDs!! -- *Under* $9. per Season! -- hmm... I should get Some. Used to be One of My FAV TV Shows!

Only Seasons 5 to 8 were Available. -- crap! Season 1 to 4 were *probably* there BEFORE and I *didn't* Notice!?! pooh!

NEXT - TRAINYARDS... And, MICHAEL'S with a Fistful of COUPONS that were for Yesterday until Tomorrow! I got to Use TWO. Chances are, I might be Returning with MOTHER, Tomorrow...

Anyhoo... WHILE I was There - [trying to decide on WHICH Colours of "CLASSIC WOOL" to get] - I came across a Bunch of Carts filled with "Coming" and "Going" BALLS of Yarn... ATOP One of Them, I "Discovered" THREE BALLS of "The ABOVE" RED HEART YARN!!

-- That had CLEARANCE Price-Stickers... Which, would "suggest", that IT's been around..?
-- I "MISSED" IT??!! -- NO. WAY!

Whatever. I *snatched* THEM UP! -- I'm going to have to Keep an EYE-OUT on those CARTS...

After spending way TOO much Time lusting over YARN, I made a quickie Trip on over to WALMART. Nothing jumping INTO My Cart There...

wait... oh. my... IS that..? frak! it IS! -- an old *BOYFRIEND*!! -- and, despite being over a *decade* my junior, after 8-plus years since I've seen him, he sure *doesn't* LOOK it! -- well. certainly glad that THAT "relationship" didn't work out! huh?

MOVING ON... HOME... I ended My *HOT* Day with an Hour of Mini-Fridge ICE-CHIPPING-DEFROSTING! -- Quite *REFRESHING*!!

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To *Celebrate* the SCORCHING "4TH"...

I BEGAN "PLAYING" WITH SOME *ALPACA* and MERINO! -- what?! - IT's from ARGENTINA... IT's "WINTER" There!!

Besides, My BASEMENT is a Pleasant, COOL 22C! And, I started on IT in the Evening...

We're about halfway through "SURVIVAL-OF-THE-FITTEST-WEED" Week, so far - 33C [Humidex 41C]. Last Night's ODD Sprinkle really didn't help much...

MEANWHILE, I think SISTER & BIG-D are probably Relieved that THEY Returned HOME Yesterday, to MUCH COOLER TEMPS!! - And, that CPL.TAT-MOM and CADET-JUNIOR went with THEM for a Few Weeks...

Anyhoo... I do HOPE that ALL of My AMERICAN READERS had a Happy and SAFE HOLIDAY!? -- AND, had "POWER" back ON!

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In Lieu of "CAKE"...

PERHAPS, SOME...

"BLAZEN-BRAN"

**HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MADAME-Q**!!

PATONS
"Classic Wool"
- 100% New WOOL
- [made in TURKEY]
- Colour: 77555-Lotus
- Colour: 00229-Natural Mix








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HEY! Look WHO Popped By For a VISIT!!

A PETIT PROGENY-PERSON!

SISTER & BIG-D took GRANDPARENTAL *Temporary* "Possession" and brought CADET-JUNIOR over for a MUCH *awaited* "BABY-BONDING" with The-ELDERLY-GREAT-GRANDPARENTAL-UNITS!

HE's almost 7-MONTHS now - IT's been FOUR since We've LAST SEEN Him!! -- He's "Standing"... Has *Several* TEETH! -- And, I think He has a Stronger-GRIP than FATHER!

BTW, I'm sooo GLAD that We "just-happened-to-have" EXTRA-[*FREE*-Sample-in-the-Correct-Size]- DIAPERS Handy!! -- just saying...

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**HAPPY CANUCK DAY, Eh!!**

...and, of course, THERE WERE SCATTERED *CLOUDS* HANGING ABOUT DURING THE "JET" FLY-BYS!!

-- Not that IT really mattered, I was busy Reading the NEWPAPER and EATING... Besides, by the Time One HEARS THEM, THEY're already GONE! - And, there're too many Trees and Houses IN-THE-WAY.

So. Except for Those NOISEY JETS buzzing around, IT was a "quiet" Day... HOT, SUNNY, just enough of a Breeze to make the WEATHER *PLEASANT*.

MOTHER did Her Laundry. -- I think She has this "Thing" for having a FULL Clothes-Line whenever the SUN is Out! - Seriously. She gets "Crumpy" if She doesn't have *enough* Laundry to "Hang" on Sunny-Days!!

I, Cyber-Vegged. Did some more on the Latest HAT... Almost DONE.

Anyway, I'm *past* the whole "CANADA-DAY-Party-Hard" scenario! -- HOWEVER, I *DID* GET "The T-SHIRT"!! And, the WATER-BOTTLE...

THAT *should* Count, EH?!

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