A SUNNY DAY BRIGHTENS UP MY SPIRITS

A FILE PHOTO I TOOK IN MAY OF 2009.   THIS LITTLE FELLOW WAS IN THE FRONT YARD OF A FARM NEAR US.  HE REMAINED THERE FOR THE WHOLE SUMMER............. 

It was the bird feeder’s that got me out of the house this morning.  They needed refilling.  Clouds finally dissipated about 9 & we were bathed in welcome sunshine.   Didn’t take me long to get myself into ‘outside mode.’

Continued with the Motor Home clean up so it was good to have something constructive to focus on.  It was a much better Wednesday morning than the two previous Wednesday mornings.
 

The squirrels win the bird feeder war every Spring & this year is no exception.  One suet feeder is totally missing & two feeders have been irreparably smashed.  No matter what I do they figure out a way to undo me.  Very frustrating & there’s just no winning against them pesky critters!!
 

I have mentioned watching a television program a couple times in some past blogs & a reader has asked, what is CORNER GAS.  This is a very typical Canadian half hour situation comedy.  I like it because the humor is simple & done in an older 50’s & 60’s style that still works today.  Great cast & the fact that the show doesn’t have a phony laugh track attached to it is a big plus for me.  If you click on the link it will explain CORNER GAS.

My posts may be a little shorter for awhile until I can work my way through the events of the past couple weeks & get myself back on track & into the swing of things again.  Thanks to the folks who have hung in here with me through these dark days..............

GROANER’S CORNER:((   As I was walking to the drugstore, I said to this guy standing on the corner "Are you a pole-vaulter?" and he replied "No, I'm German...... and how did you know my name was Walter?"

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A LONG RAINY DAY

MEMORIES OF SPRING 2010 

It rained steadily from morning till night & I never set foot out of the house.  It was another television day in the recliner.  Even the little Motormouse got more fresh air than I did with her 3 or 4 trips out into the back yard.

MISSING HER PALS

Watched CNN for awhile & the comedy channel for a bit catching some of Canada's 'Corner Gas' shows.   Even rode across Mongolia with Genghis Kahn & the Mongolian hordes on the History channel.  Later caught an old Star Trek episode & climbed aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise with Captain James T. Kirk “to seek out new life and new civilizations, and to boldly go where no man has gone before.”

MAX & CHECKERS ONE YEAR AGO THIS WEEK..............
And that about sums up my day.
 

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FINALLY STARTED ON THE MOTOR HOME CLEAN-UP

Another cloudy cold & rainy morning.  I think this Spring will have to go down on record as the worst Spring of ever!!  I had sat up late Sunday night & watched the President’s announcement about the death of Osama Bin Laden so this morning I watched CNN for further details.  I still have a little bit of 'News Hound' left in me.

The rain quit around 9 & I headed off to Goderich for some groceries.  Returning home I was spurred into a cleaning mode when the sun finally broke through the heavy cloud cover.  We have been home over a month now but other than unloading the Motor Home we hadn’t done any real cleaning yet.  Yard work took priority & cold weather rainy weather was the other excuse for not getting at all the cleaning.

Spent a lot of time vacuuming & cleaning the kitchen area including the fridge & stove.  The Southwest is a very dusty place & when your boondocking most of the time in sand, clay & gravel it doesn’t take long for things to get dirty.  Especially when we had 12 furry paws going in & out continuously every day.

By the time I finished cleaning this afternoon the rig was starting to look kinda civilized again.  I vacuumed up enough dog fur out of the carpet to probably put together another dog.   I went over the carpets 3 separate times & it occurred to me while vacuuming that now we could probably take the majority of that carpet out of there & put in a wood or tile floor which would be far easier to keep clean.  Couldn’t do that before because Max always had trouble walking on flat slippery surfaces.

I found it sad at times today in the rig as I remembered all the great RVing times we had with the 2 big doggy guys over the last bunch of years.  However, I couldn’t let myself dwell on the memories because they brought tears to my eyes so I kept myself focused on the cleaning at hand.

WHEN'S MOM COMING HOME DAD?? 

I started on the passenger side bins as well, first vacuuming out the dust & sand & then hosing them down & then wiping them dry.  Now, if we could just reload the rig right away & hit the road again I would…………..ok, better not go there:((

Kelly’s Mother is getting around a bit with a walker but she has not been faring well with all the pain meds.  A series of unfavorable reactions to the meds has kept Kelly very busy.  Her Mother’s appetite is gone as well.  Hopefully things will begin to improve soon.

Looks like another cold rainy day tomorrow so I will try to keep myself in a positive mood & continue with the Motor Home clean-up.  Also intend on getting down to see my Uncle Harry in Mitchell over the next few days as well.

GROANER’S CORNER:((  And did you know.....

The fellow that is a good sport has to lose to prove it.

If at first you don't succeed, you're running about average.

"The most interesting information comes from children, for
they tell all they know and then stop." - Mark Twain........................

Knock! Knock!

Who's There?

Amnesia.

Amnesia Who?

Oh, I see you have it too!

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