NOT EVEN AN INKLING

With an icy touch in the northeast wind Pheebs and I bundled up for our morning walk.  Of course, I had more bundling to do than she did.  Skies looked dark and foreboding to the West so we packed it in and headed home after our country road stroll.  There was a fine misty spray in the air with temps down around 39F.  Not caring much for that kind of weather we settled for an inside day.  It was a morning to get some things down around the house so I chained myself to the end of the vacuum cleaner for a while, put in a load of laundry, and busied myself with some general cleaning.

 BECAUSE OF A MILD AUTUMN. OUR FORESTS ARE STILL PREDOMINATELY GREEN WITH MOST OF THE LEAVES STILL ON THE TREES

In the not too distant past (2006-2019) this third weekend in October is the weekend we generally liked to strike out Saturday morning for the American Southwest.  Our stays in the west during the winter season varied from over 5 months to less than two months over that time period.  Our favorite States to hang out were/are New Mexico, Arizona, California, and Utah if the weather is doable there.  Most of our time was spent in Arizona.  I think for overall scenery, Utah is my fav.  It is anybody's guess what we will do this winter.  I haven't a clue, not even an inkling.

 THIS IS WHAT OUR LAST SATURDAY MORNING DEPARTURE LOOKED LIKE ON DECEMBER 29TH, 2019

 BY THE END OF THE DAY WE HAD OURSELVES NESTLED IN NICELY BEHIND AN AUBURN INDIANA CRACKER BARREL FOR THE NIGHT

Noticed this morning's cold northeast wind was still blowing when Pheebs and I got our boots and paws on the ground just after 6 tonight for our evening walk.  It won't be long before our walks will begin to wind down as the weather deteriorates on its inevitable march towards colder winter weather.  And I am certainly not looking forward to that!!  

GROANER'S CORNER:((  A farm boy accidentally overturned his wagonload of corn. The farmer who lived nearby heard the noise and yelled over to the boy, "Hey Willis, forget your troubles. Come in and visit with us. I'll help you get the wagon up later." "That's mighty nice of you," Willis answered, "but I don't think Pa would like me to."  "Aw come on boy," the farmer insisted.  "Well okay," the boy finally agreed, and added, "but Pa won't like it."  After a hearty dinner, Willis thanked his host. "I feel a lot better now, but I know Pa is going to be real upset."  "Don't be foolish!" the neighbor said with a smile. "By the way, where is he?"  "Under the wagon."

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Do you know the punishment for bigamy?
Two mothers-in-law.

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An 85 year old widow went on a blind date with a 90 year old man.  When she returned to her daughter’s house later that night she seemed upset.  “What happened, Mother?” the daughter asked.  “I had to slap his face three times!!”  “You mean he got fresh?”  “No”, she answered.  “I thought he was dead”.

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AND SO THAT WAS IT FOR ANOTHER DAY

Raining this morning so no boots and paws on our country road spot.  Same thing for our evening walk later on.  Off to Goderich we went with the usual gas, coffee, harbor drive, a few groceries, and an A&W Double Buddy burger.  Pheebs liked the last stop best.  Drove home with a few showers along the way and so that it was for another day.

 WE HAVE A CURTAIN ON OUR FRONT DOOR AND THIS IS THE SHADOW OF THAT CURTAINS PATTERN BEING CAST ON  A NEARBY CLOSET DOOR BY THE EVENING SUN 

GROANER'S CORNER:((   Brother John entered the "Monastery of Silence" and the Abbott said, "Brother, this is a silent monastery. You are welcome here as long as you wish, but you may not speak until I direct you to do so."  Brother John lived in the monastery for 5 years before the Abbott said to him: "Brother John, you have been here 5 years now. You may speak two words."  Brother John said, "Hard Bed."  "I'm sorry to hear that," the Abbott said. "We will get you a better bed."  After another 5 years, Brother John was called by the Abbott. "  You may say another two words, Brother John."  "Cold Food," said Brother John, and the Abbott assured him that the food would be better in the future.  On his 15th anniversary at the monastery, the Abbott again called Brother John into his office. "Two words you may say today."  "I Quit," said Brother John.  "It is probably best," said the Abbott. "You've done nothing but complain since you got here."

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WELL, AT LEAST THAT'S THE WAY IT USUALLY WORKS

 MORNING SKIES

With clouds dominating the day my batteries didn't get up to par so it was not quite as a productive day like yesterday.  However, I did get all the pine needles and small sunburst locust leaves out of our eavestroughs.  Didn't get as much done on the RV as hoped but I did wash the cab and clean all the outside glass.  Wished I wasn't so susceptible to cloudy days but it might have been a little more than that today.  I wasn't quite feeling up to snuff this afternoon but with a good night's sleep I will probably be ready to rumble in the morning.  Well, at least that's the way it usually works.  

 ONE OF TWO EAVETROUGH LOCATIONS

 IT'S STARTING TO LOOK A LITTLE HALLOWEENY AT TULIP LANE FARMS

 ME WHEN MY COFFEE MAKER WOULDN'T WORK RIGHT

 ME WHEN I WAS A TEENAGER WITH PIMPLES

ME MISSING KELLY

 ME WHENEVER I DON'T GET A GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP

 ME THINKING ABOUT KELLY COMING HOME SOON

 AN OLD BARN AND A YOUNG BOAT SHARE A NICE OCTOBER MORNING

Nice evening walk again and I was surprised to see the corn field on the east side of the road gone.  I had seen a tractor towing a couple wagons up the road on our morning walk so I guess they were just beginning to harvest the large cornfield.  When we first started walking that road last summer, a bean field grew along the whole west side of the road with a corn and a clover field on the east side.  They have all been harvested and are gone now.  No matter, it's just as pretty out there as ever.

 ALL THE CORN HAS BEEN HARVESTED

 WE MOST ALWAYS HAVE A NICE SUNSET ON OUR EVENING WALK

GROANER'S CORNER:(( Ponderings::

Whose cruel idea was it for the word "lisp" to have an "s" in it?

Since light travels faster than sound, isn't that why some people appear bright until you hear them speak?

How come abbreviated is such a long word?

Since Americans throw rice at weddings, do Asians throw hamburgers?

Why are they called apartments, when they're all stuck together?

Why do banks charge you a "non-sufficient funds fee" on the money they already know you don't have?

If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to see it, do the other trees make fun of itWhen two airplanes almost collide why do they call it a near miss?? It sounds like a near hit to me!!

Do fish get cramps after eating?

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TOMORROW I MAY TACKLE THE REST OF THE RV

A cool 39F when we headed out on another beautiful October morning under clear blue skies again.  With things to do we headed home after our walk.  Raked up more pine needles then decided to tackle the RV.  The awning on our rig is not enclosed in a protective plastic cover so when it rains water seeps into the awning and that sets the stage for mold.  I had noticed some of that mold taking hold along the top nearest the coach so I hauled out my big ladder, some cleaning supplies, and got to work scrubbing.  Finishing that without falling off the ladder I decided to go ahead and clean the back of the rig as well. It wasn't long and I soon had that all washed and scrubbed down too.  I could see the front cap over the cab also needed some attention so I set about cleaning that too.  I like it when I get these little cleaning bees going on.  Tomorrow I may tackle the rest of the RV.  Yes, I know I've had all summer to do this but I had to wait for the right moment to come along and inspire me to get at it.  I guess that right moment came today.  I hope it comes back tomorrow.

 YOU CAN SEE THE MOLD ON THE WHITE VINYL

 DRYING OUT THE AWNING

Thanks to our friends and fellow RV Blogging Bayfield friends, Gord and Cathie for a comment suggestion in my blog a couple days ago regarding my half-broken one-cup coffee maker.  Gord suggested pouring a mixture of vinegar and water through it several times to see if it would fix the problem.  Happy to say it did:))))))  I had heard of that vinegar solution before but as so often happens these days, my mind failed to dig that thought out of my brain's memory files for me.  And to the person who bought the last Walmart one cup coffee maker before I got to the store the other day, I say thank you, and na-na-na-na-na-na.

PHEEBS AND I TOOK SCOOTER FOR A RUN INTO BAYFIELD'S FOODLAND SUPERMARKET THIS AFTERNOON TO PICK UP A JUG OF VINEGAR

 PHEEBS KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON ME IN CASE I HAD PICKED UP A SNACK IN THE SUPERMARKET

As always on this date of October 19th, I include something in my blog that took place 42 years ago and played a significant role in turning my life around.  I wrote the following post in 2009....One Day At A Time

 MALE CARDINAL

GROANER'S CORNER:((   A guy named Bob receives a free ticket to the Superbowl from his company.  Unfortunately, when Bob arrives at the stadium he realizes the seat is in the last row in the corner of the stadium -- he is closer to the Goodyear Blimp than the field.  About halfway through the first quarter, Bob notices an empty seat 10 rows off the field right on the 50-yard line. He decides to take a chance and makes his way through the stadium and around the security guards to the empty seat.  As he sits down, he asks the gentleman sitting next to him, "Excuse me, is anyone sitting here?" The man says no.  Now, very excited to be in such a great seat for the game, Bob again inquires of the man next to him, "This is incredible! Who in their right mind would have a seat like this at the Superbowl and not use it?"  The man replies, "Well actually, the seat belongs to me, I was supposed to come with my wife, but she passed away. This is the first Superbowl we haven't been to together since we got married in 1967."  "Well, that's really sad," says Bob, "but still, couldn't you find someone to take the seat? A relative or a close friend?"  "No," the man replies, "they're all at the funeral."

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JUST ONE OF THOSE NIGHTS I GUESS

A beautiful sunny Autumn day complete with sunshine and big white fluffy clouds.  If only I had been able to get me a good night's sleep and enjoy the outdoors today.  Just one of those nights I guess.  Trouble getting to sleep, then trouble staying asleep.  After our walk this morning we came home and I spent the morning reading and snoozing in my sunroom recliner.  I think it was after my third doze I awakened with my batteries finally recharged and that was enough this afternoon to get me out and rake me up a few wheelbarrow loads of driveway pine needles.  

 I WAS JUST TOO TIRED TO ENJOY THIS BEAUTIFUL AUTUMN MORNING

 OUR WALKING ROAD WAS A BIT CROWDEDEARLIER TODAY

 LOTS OF PINE NEEDLES IN OUR DRIVEWAY TO BE RAKED UP

BLACK CAPPED CHICKADEE

 A YOUNG FEMALE CARDINAL

 DOWNIE WOODPECKER

Pheebs and I did get out for our evening walk later under a clear blue cloudless sky.  Glancing to the east I was surprised by a big Moon looming up over the horizon.  With all the rain and cloud-shrouded days of late, I hadn't thought of seeing the Moon.  Nice surprise.  

And that was about it for this third Monday of October 2021.  I don't really have much else to say tonight but with a couple of nice-looking weather days coming up maybe I can at least rustle up a few more photos.

GROANER'S CORNER:(( Paddy is smashing a few at the local until everything is forgotten. The bartender who is also a family friend continually tells him he's had enough and to go home.  Finally after several last calls, Paddy declares "I'm going home", promptly falls off his high bar stool and drags himself to the door.  He hails a cab while face down on the curb, manages to open the door and drag himself from his sprawled position into the backseat. The cabby drives him home with Paddy singing nonsensical music to himself the whole way. Paddy rolls out of the cab manages to drunkenly flop his way across the lawn, gets the front door half open and passes out.  The next day because the bartender is also a good friend he checks on paddy, and seeing him lying on his back in the doorway says, "Paddy, you were drunk last night weren't you?". Paddy replies, "Yes, but I didn't think I was that drunk, how did you know?"  To which the bartender replies, "You left your wheelchair at the bar".

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