Ponderings

I was browsing the aisles of a thrift store recently. I like shopping there because 1) it's cheap! 2) it's run by a group of volunteer church ladies and the monies go straight into the community food bank and 3) it doesn't smell like ass in the store. Man I've gone into some thrift stores and walked out wishing there was a full cycle washing machine close enough for me to throw myself into.

I was in the doo dads/ornamental junk section when this fearsome beast called to me.

Now, I am a lover of Gargoyles! And this was something I had only seen in photos. This particular item would be screwed against a door and the knob handle would enter in the middle hole. Cool eh!



I took that and my other prizes of the day, a book about edible local mushrooms and 2 really cute little candle lamps and headed to the cashier.


That sweet little old church lady picked up my Gargoyle and tossed it across the glass counter top with venom. She raised her sweet voice and told me that it was demonic. WTF?? A Gargoyle.... demonic?? I couldn't be bothered to try and explain how much ass backwards her thoughts were.

Have you heard of geocaching? Well, apparently on one of our regular walking places is one particular Fir tree that geocachers just love to hide their caches in and around. Now, it wouldn't be a problem if they selected a spot where they did not need to damage/maim....but they dig around the base of it and cut notches in it to hide their caches. Hey! C'mon guys! There's a billion other crooks and crannys to use on a tree, you don't need to kill it in the process! We walked there yesterday and I put the dog shits all around the base of the tree. If it stops one geocacher from damaging/maiming, well, I've done my job. *smirk*

Living in a 5th wheel has its moments.

Ever heard of someone having a *navy shower*? Wet yourself, turn off water. Soap and scrub. Turn water on and rinse. That's what happens when your hot water tank only holds 6 gallons of water. I hope my Mum comes down soon and stays overnight in a motel. I can bring myself, Watcher, Ticket and Henry and give us all a nice long leisurely bath. And for having the pleasure of her visiting me of course! Ha!

Why are toaster ovens called toaster ovens if you can't make a decent piece of toast in them?

Salmon patties over cooked in the oven make awesome dog training treats. My dogs love me. :)

Found this poem while surfing the other day. I want it framed and at my bedside table. By Ray Carver:

Woke up this morning with
a terrific urge to lie in bed all day
and read. Fought against it for a minute.

Then I looked out the window at the rain.
...And gave over. Put myself entirely
in the keep of this rainy morning.

Would I live my life over again?
Make the same unforgivable mistakes?
Yes. Given half a chance, yes.

Ticket Talks

GIVE

DAMN

STICK!!!!

Bossy little girl!.......Here's your damn stick!









Look what I found at hip level while walking back to the van!

Heart Rocks

10 years or so ago we spent a month in a cabin. Just Jack and I. For those who don't know, Jack was, and still is, what dog people call my *heart dog*. We belonged together. We fit together. A fine team. He passed a few short years ago.

The cabin was about 10 miles out of Salmon Arm . and approx. 75 yards from the shore of the Shuswap Lake. I would look out my window sipping my morning tea, and watch parents of ducklings show them the ropes of their new turf. I could have drifted away for hours watching them float. Watching them dive for new growth weeds, snails and whatever they were eating. Very peaceful and calm birds.

La sigh, I really loved it there.

It was October when we stayed there. Sadly, I didn't have the camera I have now, or any camera for that matter. Sad because the colors I saw there were stupendous. The smattering of reds and golds and yellows across the lake, around the lake, and just all encompassing was grand.

Each morning Jack and I would walk down to the shore and follow the shore line east. Some days it seemed we walked for miles. Not in a straight line by any means, we never did that. That would be boring. I basically followed Jack. And he criss-crossed and zig zagged and just went where his sniffer told him where we were going next. Life was good. Meandering was good.

One morning I found one heart rock just laying amidst the sand stone. Just sitting there, waiting to be rubbed by the water some more. I'd never seen a rock shaped by waters and elements in the design of a heart! Very cool! 20 feet further, another one.


Once I found the first 2 I seemed to find them almost every walk we took. The ones above were found in a lake, the 2 below are from the Fraser River. Huge difference in texture and shapes.

I see heart rocks everywhere now!

Hulk Hogan's Hole

Get your minds out of the gutter!

I was going through some boxes, that I've obviously had for decades, and came across 3 boxes of my son's toys, report cards, macaroni art, hand made cards etc etc etc.

Hulk Hogan still survives through the years...



But this pathetic Hulk was turned into a thumb wrestler...



A small sampling of the many *had to have* toy, The Transformers!


I have no idea who this guy is but he looks fierce!



But he does a trick!



That little lever at his back, when quickly pushed up and down....

And yes my thumb did need to be in that position so I could push his lever and record it. Gawwwwd, you people are sick!

No clue who these 2 dudes are, but they look to be part of the same gang.


Not too difficult to see I raised a boy eh! What was he stock piling these mini weapons for?


And to soften that last image, I give you Wonder Woman!

I have no idea why I kept all this stuff. Why do parents do this?

StickTape for f**k sakes!!!

Tried to explain what I wanted to a geeky young lady at a hardware store.

It's black tape.

It's very heat resistant.

It's used around the house.

Electricians use it.

Stick tape for fuck sake!!!!

Ohhhh, the geeky young guy next to her said...you mean hockey tape.

Thanks to the geeky guy who must have played road hockey.

Coquihalla River

Facing north west...and standing in the middle of the almost dry ( in spots ) Coquihalla River

Facing south east exact same location

A Cricket camouflaged

Fall is officially here in the great white north!

We had a record run of some 30 million+ Sockeye Salmon up the Fraser River this year. I give thanks for my few fillets and enough canned to last me through till next year.