Friday, April 18, 2025

BUT BY GOLLY I DID GO BACK FOR SECONDS

Thursday night, after posting the blog, we headed to Bayfield's Woodland Drive-In for ice cream and then down to the beach area to catch a sunset over Lake Huron.  The only problem was...there was no sunset.  The sun had set behind a heavy cloud cover, and that was that.  Under threatening but warmer skies this morning, Pheebs and I slipped around a few country roads snapping half a dozen pics before returning home.  It wasn't long before we could hear thunder coming in over the lake.  And then came the rain.  Nothing serious, and by mid-afternoon skies cleared.  I think we topped out at about 65F today.  Warmest day of the year so far I'm guessing.  Wished I had more stuff to write about, but.............  

GRAY CLOUDY SKIES THIS MORNING
 STILL NOT MUCH COLOR IN OUR FORESTS
 A BROKEN OFF PINE TREE
It's been quite a few years since I last came face to face with a yummy stir-fry, but by golly, I sure did come face to face with one for supper tonight.  Woodsy, busy in the kitchen this afternoon, and determined to break me of my peanut butter and cereal habit, sure did herself proud.  In that yummy stir fry were yellow peppers, red peppers, mushrooms, cauliflower, broccoli, carrots, onions, celery, and chicken chunks, plus seasoning.  It is very rare for me to go back for 'seconds' (except desserts) but by golly I did go back for seconds of Woodsy's stir fry:))

 WOODSY'S YUMY STIR FRY

Al's Music Box:))
 The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore by the Walker Brothers
 is a song written by Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio.  It was originally released as a single credited to Frankie Valli as a solo artist in 1965 on the Smash label, but was more successful when recorded by the Walker Brothers in 1966.  They released their remake as a single. Re-titled "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore", this version met with much greater success than Valli's. It became their highest-charting song on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the U.S., where it peaked at #13.  The single also hit the top 10 in Canada, Ireland, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand and Norway.  The Walker Brothers' recording has since garnered retrospective critical acclaim, and is considered the group's signature song.  NME ranked the song at #357 on its list of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time", Pitchfork ranked it at #187 on its list of "The 200 Best Songs of the 1960s", and it is listed in the 2010 book 1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die.

GROANER'S CORNER:(( I've sure gotten old!  I've had two bypass surgeries, a hip replacement,  New knees, fought prostate cancer and diabetes.  I'm half blind and can't hear anything quieter than a jet engine.  I take 40 different medications that make me dizzy, winded, and subject to blackouts. I have bouts with dementia and poor circulation.  Hardly feel my hands and feet anymore.  Can't remember if I'm 85 or 92.  I ahve lost all my friends, but, thank God, I still have my driver's license.

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The police officer got out of his car and the man who was stopped for speeding, rolled down his window.  “I've been waiting for a speed demon like you all day,” the officer said.  The man replied, “Well, I got here as fast as I could.”

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Knock Knock
Who's there?
Bacon!
Bacon who?
Bacon a cake for your birthday!

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A Policeman recently stopped a woman for exceeding the posted speed limit. He asked the driver her name.  She said, "I'm Mrs. Ladislav Abdulkhashim Zybkcicraznovskaya from the Republic of Uzbekistan visiting my daughter in Tallahassee."  The cop put away his summons book and pen, and said, "Well... OK... but don't let me catch you speeding again."

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 KELLY ADJUSTING SOMETHING ON OUR COLEMAN STOVE

 ANOTHER FINE DESERT MORNING
 KELLY PROBABLY TALKING TO HER MOM OR DAD BACK IN SPENCERPORT, NEW YORK
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Thursday, April 17, 2025

WOODSY AND I TACKLED THE BIG CLEAN-UP JOB IN OUR METAL SHED TODAY

HOW NICE TO FINALLY SEE THE COLOR GREEN SLOWLY TAKING OVER OUR FLOWER BEDS
Big bright sunny blue skies this morning.  On the cold side at 33F but the temps soon began to rise and we topped this fine day out at around 55F.  

 PHEEBS AND I SAW A FEW SNIPPETS OF SNOW ALONG THE WAY
A nice slow country road drive for Pheebs and I and with my window down I could really feel the wonderful warmth of the sun.  Pheebs had her head out the other window as well.  Nice:))

REFLECTIONS IN A FARM POND
 IT WAS THE RED HORSE BLANKET THAT CAUGHT MY ATTENTION
 MORNING SHADOWS ON AN OLD FARM HOUSE
Woodsy and I headed off to Goderich this morning with stops at McDonalds, Food Basics, H&R Block (Income Tax) & Walmart.  For income tax purposes, I had to take Kelly's will in, but it was a copy and it was missing the lawyers signature from when we did our wills a dozen years ago or more.  So, after Walmart, we had to drive over to Clinton to have the lawyer sign the Will.  Of course, he was away for the long weekend so I will have to go back next Tuesday.  On the way from Goderich to Clinton, we went past the Huron Hospice facility where Kelly spent her final days.  Sad recollections of those days for me as we went by.
 THE ALGOMA INNOVATOR LEAVES THE PORT OF GODERICH WITH A HEAVY LOAD OF ROCK SALT AT 11:35 THIS MORNING....THE BOW OF ANOTHER ALGOMA SHIP CAN BE SEEN TOP RIGHT

 THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE SEEN THE HARVEST SPIRIT IN PORT

Because of the big and bright sunny day and doable temperatures, Woodsy and I tackled the big clean-up job in our metal shed.  I had intended to do that myself, but Lorraine insisted we get at it together, so we were able to make a big dent in all the clutter.  Three more big bags of stuff to take to Goderich.  I was also able to burn up a bunch of old cardboard boxes in our backyard fire pit as well.  I'm loving these occasional sunny and warmer Spring days when they come along and the Wiz makes them even brighter:))

WHILE WAITING FOR WOODSY AT FOOD BASICS TODAY, I SPOTTED THIS BICYCLE LEANING AGAINST A WALL
 AND BY GOLLY THERE'S THE OWNER
 AND BY GOLLY THERE HE GOES
Al's Music Box:)) Love Letters by Pat Boone is a popular song first published in 1931.  It began life as a poem by Nick Kenny.  J. Fred Coots read the poem in the New York Daily Mirror and obtained Kenny's permission to set the poem to music. He went through 4 different melodies before settling on the published version known today. The melody bears a similarity to the 1881 song The Spanish Cavalier.  Lyrics were credited to both Nick Kenny and his brother Charles Kenny.  The song was first recorded on August 26th, 1931, as a "vocal chorus" sung by Helen Rowland within a foxtrot played by the Majestic Dance Orchestra.  George Hall popularized the song on his radio show, later making it his theme song. Ted Black and His Orchestra, with vocalist Tom Brown, had the first major hit recording of the song in 1931. Pat Boone had a major hit with the song in 1957.  Pat Boone's version became a major hit in June and July 1957, spending 5 weeks at number one on the Billboard Top 100, with 34 weeks in total on the chartBillboard ranked it as the No. 2 song for 1957.  The song was used in Boone's 1957 film Bernadine. Boone did the whistling in the instrumental portion of the song as well. The song originally had a short instrumental introduction, but most versions begin with Boone's voice.  The melody has been used for songs in at least eight other languages.

GROANER'S CORNER:(( A little girl was talking to her teacher about whales. The teacher said it was physically impossible for a whale to swallow a human because even though a whale is a very large mammal, its throat is very small. The little girl stated that Jonah was swallowed by a whale. The teacher reiterated that a whale could not swallow a human, it was impossible. The little girl said, "When I get to heaven, I will ask Jonah".  The teacher asked, "What if Jonah went to hell?"  The little girl replied, "Then you ask him!"

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Boy 1: "How did you get that bruise on your arm?"
Boy 2: "I ate some Easter candy."
Boy 1: "Eating Easter candy won't give you a bruise."
Boy 2: "It will if it's your big brother's candy!"
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The preacher's 5-year-old daughter noticed that her father always paused and bowed his head for a moment before starting his sermon. One day, she asked him why.
"Well, Honey," he began, proud that his daughter was so observant of his messages, "I'm asking the Lord to help me preach a good sermon."  "Well, how come He doesn't answer it then?" she asked.
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On the sixth day, God created the platypus. And God said: Let's see the evolutionists try and figure this one out.

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Christopher Columbus was the best deal-maker in history. He left not knowing where he was going, and upon arriving, not knowing where he was. He returned not knowing where he had been, and did it all on borrowed money.
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Miranda likes to sing, and whenever she begins, her husband heads outside.
Hurt, she asked him, "Don't you like my singing?"  "Of course, dear," he replied. "I just want to make sure the neighbors know I'm not beating you."
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