I ENDED UP A FEW SHADES OF WET

 AN AFTERNOON RAIN OUTSIDE KEPT US INSIDE TODAY

With overcast skies this morning, it wasn't long before it began to drizzle, but I was able to get three more wheelbarrow loads of pine needles and leaves raked up and dumped into the utility trailer before heavier rains were upon us.  It's easier to rake up pine needles when they are dry and I wanted to get that done before the rains came.  However, I ended up a few shades of wet before I finally retreated inside.  Woodsy rolled in from Stratford around noon and was soon busy in the kitchen fixing up things for a Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow.  And by golly, she whipped up an apple crisp for today.  One of my favs, and it was yummy:))))

 WE'RE GOING TO SEE IF WE CAN WINTER-OVER MONICA'S FUSIA PLANT IN OUR SUNROOM

 WE WINTERED THIS PLANT OF MONICA'S LAST WINTER

Music Box:: Leader Of The Band by Dan Fogelberg.

GROANER'S CORNER:(( Church Bulletin Board Bloopers::

- A new loudspeaker system has been installed in the church. It was given by one of our members in honor of his wife.

- Eight new choir robes are currently needed, due to the addition of several new members and to the deterioration of some older ones.

- Scouts are saving aluminum cans, bottles, and other items to be recycled. Proceeds will be used to cripple children. 

- The outreach committee has enlisted 25 visitors to make calls on people who are not afflicted with any church.

- Please place your donation in the envelope along with the deceased person you want remembered. 

- The ladies of the Church have cast off clothing of every kind. They may be seen in the basement on Friday afternoon.

- "Father is on vacation. Massages can be given to the church secretary. 

- The congregation is asked to remain seated until the end of the recession.

- Announcement: "The cost for attending the Fasting and Prayer Conference includes meals."

- The agenda was adopted. The minutes were approved. The financial secretary gave a grief report.

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- If pilgrims traveled on the Mayflower, what do college students travel on? Scholar ships.

- Why did the Pilgrims eat turkey at Thanksgiving? Because they couldn't get the moose in the oven!

What do you call a sad cranberry? A blueberry.

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My kids love going onto the internet, and they keep track of their passwords by writing them on Post-it notes. I noticed their Disney password was "MickeyMinnieGoofyPluto," and asked why it was so long. "Because," my son explained, "they say it has to have at least four characters."

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He was an inventor of note. He created a big shoe with a phone in the heel. Now, he thought, he could use a phone whenever he wanted. He made several more so that he could have several shoes with phones in the house. One day, an emergency came up and he needed a phone bad. Would you believe it, he couldn't find a single phone boot.

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BUT HEY, IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL EARLY OCTOBER SATURDAY

I HAVE A LOT OF HOSTAS HERE THAT NEED TO BE CUT BACK EACH YEAR

It was cool and breezy enough this morning to wear a nylon jacket over my long-sleeved shirt out on the open country road.  Following my walk, it was right back home again.  Raked up a few more pine needles and started cutting back the hosta beds.  That's a little bit of a labor-intensive job because one has to get down in the dirt with either a good pair of sharp scissors or clippers to cut the leaves off a few inches from the ground.  It wasn't the best thing to do for my upper back, plus my legs felt like they were going to fall off with all the bending and ups and downs.  But hey, it was a beautiful early October Saturday, and I wanted to get some of these outside jobs out of the way before the weather turns.

 I CUT ALL THE HOSAS IN THIS BED BACK TODAY

 THAT'S THE BUNNY TRAIL I MADE FOR LITTLE ELLA ONE TIME WHEN I KNEW THEY WERE COMING FOR A VISIT

Memories Music Box:: Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head by B.J. Thomas.

GROANER'S CORNER:(( About a month ago, a man in Amsterdam felt that h needed to confess, so he went to his priest, "Forgive me Father, for I have sinned. During WWII I h id a refugee in my attic." "Well," answered the priest, "that's not a sin."' "But I made him agree to pay me 200 Euros for every week he stayed." I admit that wasn't good, but you did it for a good cause." "Oh, thank you, Father; that eases my mind." He paused for a moment and then said, "I have one more question... "What is that, my son?" "Do I have to tell him the war is over?"

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- What do you call a ghost's mother and father?  Transparents.

- Why did the witch give up fortune telling? There was no future in it!

- How do you get 100 math teachers into a room in which only 99 fit? You carry the one.

- Hey, Dad, did you get a haircut? Nope, I got them all cut.

- What did the triangle say to the circle?
You’re pointless.

- I only seem to get sick on weekdays. I must have a weekend immune system.

- I recently visited the "World's Tiniest Wind Turbine" exhibit. Honestly, not a big fan.

- I made a soup entirely from ingredients extracted from the atmosphere…
It was a broth of fresh air!

- It wasn’t much fun when I broke my neck last year. But now I can look back and laugh.

- When does a regular joke become a dad joke? When it becomes apparent.
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A widower who never paid any attention to his wife while she was alive now found himself missing her desperately. He went to a psychic to see if he could contact his late wife. The psychic went into a trance. A strange breeze wafted through the darkened room, and suddenly, the man heard the unmistakable voice of his dearly departed wife. "Honey!" he cried. "Is that you?" "Yes, my husband." "Are you happy?" "Yes, my husband." "Happier than you were with me?" "Yes, my husband." "Then Heaven must be an amazing place!" "I'm not in Heaven, dear."
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