euww..yu-uck!! - I just KRILLED a BEE!

[And, NO, that's NOT a Typo!]

*THE SETTING*

• We have a "Frosted"-WINDOW next to The DOOR.
• Covering IT - on the INside - is a Strip of BEIGE Heavy-Plastic-MESH. - [DON'T ask *WHY*. Just Accept.]
• There's also an AMBER-Toned - [Harvest-Gold?] - Loose-weave DRAPE that can be pulled over Both.

*THE SET-UP*

• On My way Downstairs after Dinner, I decided to CLOSE the OUTER-SCREEN-DOOR-WINDOW as there looked to be some RAIN-CLOUDS headed Our way...
• As I was Surveying the VIEW, I happened to Catch "MOVEMENT" to My RIGHT..? - [Although I have POOR *Focus*-Abilities, My *FIELD*-of-VISION is *way* ABOVE Average!]
• hmm... Probably *another* stupid ANT or FLY..? -- FATHER had been IN & OUT Earlier. And seldom, "pays Attention" to WHAT "sneaks-IN"...
• I *carefully* move the CURTAIN askew...

*THE SITUATION*

• ohh, *$#!%$*(^&%!!! -- IT's a &#*)^$*%%$# BUMBLE-BEE!?!
• [NOTE - I-AM-**ALLERGIC**-TO-BEES!!]

*THE SOLUTION*

• [another NOTE - When My "FIGHT-or-FLIGHT"-Response is dialed to "FIGHT", I usually go *NUCLEAR* on My METHODOLOGY!]
• [side NOTE - How-the-FRAK did FATHER *NOT* see this BLIMP fly IN..??!!]
• oh-kaay... so... The **ONLY** Thing "SAVING" Me right now from BERTHA-BEE, is ITS continuing "INSTINCTIVE"-Fascination with THE-MESH!! - THAT looks like a HONEYCOMB!
• From previous "Experience", a Closeup-Blindside-FORCEFUL-SOLID-*SQUISH* is the BEST Way to go!
• *IF* You're LUCKY!!
• ah! ONE of MOTHER's YARD-SALE-FINDS from Yesterday looks to be suitable "WEAPON-of-MESSY-DESTRUCTION"...
• now... IF I can just See IT *through* that CURTAIN... And LINE IT UP... Close... QUIET... Slowly...
• **SMACK**!!
• And, a little GRINDY-SQUISH to Make-SURE!
• seriously?! -- Are They making These GUYS out of RUBBER now? -- IT's just Stuck to the DRAPE and, I'm *not* seeing AS much "Squishiness" as I would LIKE..?
• IT had *better* BE DEAD!!
• IF "not", then I NEED to "DISPOSE" of IT **QUICKLY**!!
• I need a Small bit of CARDBOARD... yeah. THAT Empty-Box My "KRILL" Capsules came in should do.
• Covering the [Hopefully a]-CORPSE with a small "PILL"-CUP, I *slid* the Cardboard between the Rim and the Fabric to form a "Seal"...
• Meanwhile, seeing as IT didn't *DIRECTLY* "Threaten" Me, I decided to give IT a more "Humane" Disposal... [You *don't* want to know HOW I dealt with the LAST ONE! -- Let's just say, IT was "put on ICE", and leave it at that..]
• IT got FLICKED *OUT* the DOOR! - INto the BUSHES...
• Besides, Tomorrow *IS* "GARBAGE"-DAY! -- "NATURE" can do ITS own *RECYCLING*!!

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Made it BACK to "HARBOUR" in the *Nick* of Time!!

WE'VE BEEN *WAITING* FOR THE RAIN! - If only, to Melt-off the HUMIDITY! Luckily, the SKIES were SEMI-Overcast and far LESS *SCORCHING* than Yesterday!

Another *LATE* Start... However, *most* of the Day's YARD-"SALE"-ing was in OUR Neighbourhood! And, the NEXT One over to the WEST. -- Although, We did pop over to BEACON HILL for a Quickie-LOOKSEE afterward.

Anyhoo... My BEST "CATCH"-of-the-Day was THIS 18x24-inch PAINTING for $5. by "P. DYBLE"..?

The Largest Addition to Date to My "$5. and UNDER"-ORIGINAL-ART-COLLECTION!

-- BTW, I absolutely HATE the FRAME! That will definitely get *tossed*! - Unless of course, I find Time - *some* Day - to "Creatively" RE-do IT..? I've yet to really Check-Out ITS "Quality" and Condition.



Meanwhile, in Keeping with Today's apparent Purchasing-"THEME", I also picked up THESE TWO CERAMIC FISH DISHES...

The FIRST, 11-Inches, Made in ITALY -- for 50-Cents... I Found ITS SIMPLISTIC-"Construction" to be INTRIGUING.

As I did the GLAZING on THIS ONE-DOLLAR 16-Inch DISH...

*ONE* of these Days, I'm probably going to HAVE TO *LEARN* "HOW" to Properly COOK *WHOLE*-FISH!! -- I certainly have ENOUGH "SERVING"-WARE for a FISH-FRY!!

oh. And, I also got a Bunch of THESE 9-Inch TIN BOXES for 25-Cents Each... FOUR BLACK Ones and THREE in BROWN. -- Now, I just have to Decide on *what* STUFF to put IN Them!

whatever...

Later on, GROCERY-GETTING was had. Along, with a Visit to MICHAEL'S... It's been a Few Weeks since MOTHER has been There. And, I was *hoping* that the NEW YARN-"TURN-OVER" Shipments would be *IN*..? -- NO Luck... Perhaps by TUESDAY..?? - I'm *eager* to get a "PRE-View"!

RAIN-CLOUDS were gathering CLOSE-by when We *eventually* GOT HOME... About 20-Minutes AFTER I unloaded THE CAR, the HUMIDITY-*SLICING*-DOWNPOUR finally Happened!! - Accented, with a just a touch of THUNDER...

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oh. right! - I'd FORGOTTEN!

"THAT" EXPLAINS *EVERYTHING*!! -- But, honestly, did IT *have* to pick a MANY-LOTTERY-DRAWS Day..??!! -- really?!

The "CHOICE"...

*WIN* TONS of $$ and FATE-fully *RISK* getting SMUCKED by the LATEST-Passing-BIG-HONKING-CHUNK-of-COSMIC-GRAVEL..?

OR,

Just MOVE-ON with Your Life and *HOPE* that "ROCKY" and his *Pet*-"PEBBLE", do the SAME!!

ANYHOO... I had a FULL Day of more "MICRO"-Cosmic Concerns... And, needless to Say, the 38C-Humidex wasn't all that "helpful"...

MOTHER and I had a Scheduled-"ADVENTURE" to Attend. Froth with Driving to Previously-UNexplored-Places, thankfully, inbetween the RUSH-HOUR Periods! - Also, MUCH Walking.

-- A portion of which, I could have Saved Myself had I only ventured a Few Yards in the OPPOSITE Direction and *SEEN* the "ELEVATOR"-SIGN!! - However, I went the WRONG Way, took the STAIRS and, ended up having to Walk AROUND the BUILDING!

BTW, some HALLWAYS *are* Longer than They are Depicted on MAPS!!

Eventually, the REST of Our Afternoon went on considerably BETTER than I expected! - Mostly due to ALL of the NICE-PEOPLE We Encountered.

Meanwhile... Here's a Few More WASHCLOTHS for THE STACK...

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Ah! "PRESTO"!! *IT* Worked!

MAGIC!

I had a "by BUS" ERRAND to do Today, since the WEATHER was "GOOD" and that there were NO "Scheduled"-Plans on the *CALENDAR*. IT was also My First opportunity to TEST-OUT My Recently-Acquired-Brand-New-*FREE* "PRESTO" BUS-TRANSIT-CARD!

The NEW BUS-"FARE-CARD"-SYSTEM was *supposed* to be Up & RUNNING Last Year..? However, AS usual whenever "CITY HALL" and the PUBLIC TRANSIT *and* THIRD-PARTIES get "together"... well... IT wasn't "pretty"...

Anyhoo, *STUFF* is supposively "FIXED" Now... And, **MANY** FREE CARDS - [otherwise, They go for $6.] - have been made Available. - I got THREE. For Myself, MOTHER, and any OTHER PERSON Who might be "Visiting"...

whatever... IT "WORKED"! - No prob. -- I actually even managed to go ROUND-TRIP on SIX BUSES with ONE-FARE and, had 20-Minutes REMAINING! - Though, RUNNING for Half of Them was INVOLVED!

Meanwhile, I do *miss* having a PAPER-TRANSFER-TICKET... As THAT had the EXPIRY *TIME* boldly Printed. BUT, with THIS Scanner-System, One must REMEMBER to *LOOK* at the TINY Screen *ON Entry* to see how *much* Time is LEFT! -- While, there's a HORDE of OTHER-PEOPLE-BEHIND-YOU-WAITING-TO-GET-ON!

And, that SCANNER is Positioned Low, too... hmm... SOME Inventive-COPING-Thoughts on how to get Past THAT have just come to Mind...

-- I'll let You know Later if They pan-out.

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It was that "$1.00" SIGN's *FAULT*!!

IT STRUNG ME ALONG AND MADE ME *KNOTTY*!!

oh! AND, it gets WORSE... I actually Used a COUPON to bring the Price DOWN to 83-Cents Each!!

I got what I could of That LEFT-One as IT Matches My BUSINESS CARDS!

And, DON'T get Me Started on My ADDICTION to "LETTERS"...

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*Thankful* for SMALL Wonders!

SUCH AS...

• The SUNNINESS!
• NO "Line-Up" at the BANK!
• *MY* Fav Parking SPACE at MICHAEL'S
• Several ROLLS of "$1."-RIBBON that will *match* My BUSINESS CARDS! -- sorta...
• Still some Bottles left of My Fav JUICE at the Grocery-Store!
• THE GANG actually *managed* to make Their Flight-CONNECTIONS through TORONTO" ON TIME!"
• That I *ONLY* had to "Ferry" SISTER & BIG-D HOME from the AIRPORT. - [The CAR's happy about that *detail* too!]
• **NO** RAIN!! - yet...
• I *didn't* run OUT of Gas, or *OVER* ANYONE!! - [Night-BLIND, remember?]
• The ASPIRIN *Worked*!!
• That I came UP with "SOMETHING" to BLOOG-About!! -- sorta..?
• The ASPIRIN is STILL WORKING!

 

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Hooked on "Hanging" AIR-Time...

SUN. WARMTH. A BREEZE... So of course, MOTHER *INSISTED* on Hanging-OUT the LAUNDRY!

HERS, *not* Mine! -- I'm not big on having POLLEN Air-Injected into the FIBERS of My Clothing! They can AIR-"DRY" just fine in the Basement Laundry-Area... Besides, They're ALL still going to end up IN the Dryer anyway!

whatever... I spent most of the Day playing "Musical"-Clothes-Basket with the Various LOADS coming and going! -- [NOTE TO SELF -- remember to take the Socks OUT of the Dryer!]

MEANWHILE, SISTER *finally* Called from VEGAS!! -- Ransom-ROAMING-Fees! - Just a FACT that I *kept* Warning Them about! AND, to switch OFF all of Their WIFI Antennas *until* They were needed!

Anyhoo, MANY-ADVENTURES-SHORT... Apparently, between "BABY-SITTING" the PRINCESSES whilst the "NEWLY-WED"-PARENTS actually have some "HONEYMOON"-Time, *much* WALKING "EVERY"-WHERE has been involved... [duh! - I think I warned Them about THAT too!]

However, She and BIG-D did get a Chance to put Their Feet *UP* in a more "Unique" way Earlier Today, with a TOUR of the AREA in One of "THESE"...

I'm glad that They *ENJOYED* the "Experience", as They'll likely be spending *more* Time ON the Ground Tomorrow! -- really?? Travelling on the Day AFTER "MEMORIAL DAY"..? -- Hope They *also* have a fondness for AIRPORT-WAITING!

And naturally, EITHER outcome of "PUNCTUALITY" and/or "DELAY" will in turn, have an impact on MY "Schedule"... For Now, I'll be picking Them up in the Late-Evening -- UNLESS, We have that expected RAIN..? In which case, I hope that there's a VACANCY at the Airport HOTEL!

-- AUNTIE-"NIGHT-BLIND" *don't* DO the AIRPORT-"PARK"WAY in the RAINY-DARK!! - REGULAR-DARK is BAD enough! -- BTW, have I mentioned the Part about wandering MOOSE and DEER along that Road..?! - Needless to Say, the OTHER-DRIVERS are ALSO *just* as SCARY!!

well... *MUST* get TO Bed! -- Got a BUSY Week ahead!!

oh! And, Hope My AMERICAN-READERS had a GOOD MEMORIAL-DAY-WEEKEND!

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