Black Friday and people stuffed with turkey, weary of family, anxious to get started got up as early as 5:30 to start the shopping frenzy.... but Princess and I stayed home and cozy and shared the chair!
It's so good to be home on this holiday. I drove nowhere today, never got out of my PJ's and still managed to get stuff done in the house, take a nap, pet the kitties. Thank you God for homebound holidays!
I wonder how many years it took this tree to consume the hidden drive sign? Hopefully the new sign has been posted far enough away from the tree to keep it from disappearing as well.
Speaking of signs, here's one we can all get behind. I'd like to put this one up, on the house, the car, the mailbox. I wonder if it works?
I love finding simple things like this, upside down, the directions stating that the top should actually be on the bottom. I don't suppose it matters, really. The TP comes off the roll anyhow, but it's fun for me to see.
I don't mind it saying "employees must wash hands before returning to work" that makes perfect sense to me, BUT on the bottom of this sign it appears the statement is repeated in brail. Now I ask you, how many blind people go into bathrooms and rub their hands all over the walls?
No, I didn't do it! I found it just like that when I was walking across the back of the fairgrounds behind the barns. Just the same, as signs go, this one is a hoot.
I don't know why I titled this one the mouse trap. Clearly, what it really captured was the cat. She enjoyed hours of playing with this, so fun because she could see the toys inside it but just barely reach them. That's my wild cat!
Well, it does say "drive thru" doesn't it? How come the company was so upset when someone actually did drive through it?
Signs are some of my most favorite funny things. I know they know what they mean, but their attempts to be specific are often extremely comic. Here everyone has to watch children, but the soccer fans are required to drive 20 miles per hour. I wonder if they have soccer police to enforce the limit?
Well, it's almost over now. Almost all the green is gone and though there are about a thousand different shades of brown, the stunning red, yellow and orange trees are few and far between. Just when I'm feeling innundated with brown, I'm suddenly struck dumb by the neon brillance of a single shining tree. It's still beautiful beside the still water, but there's a lot more branches and tree trunks reflecting. God, I love this season!
I went to the Abundant Wellness Center today for a deep tissue massage by Debee! Wowie Zowie, that was terrific! Now I feel all spoiled and pampered like my kitty, and I'll probably sleep just as well tonight as she is used to. Now I know why she always wants me to rub her fur, it feels wonderful!
It's pretty unusual to find a place where the leaves fall and stay where they landed. These golden leaves are reflecting the wonderful shadows cast by the naked branches. How wonderful to find this lovely scene beside the ocean in Gloucester. The day was incredibly cold, maybe that's why nothing was moving, and the entire meadow was littered with soft curls of goose down. What a day!
I still can't figure out why either one of those guys would want the job of president, but there does seem to be a lot resting of the results and I do believe that the only appropriate course of action, having already cast my ballot, is to pray for everyone! I saw a bumper sticker yesterday that I really like alot! It said, "God Bless Everyone, No Exceptions!" So, today when so many people are having their hopes dashed or fulfilled, I say, "God Bless Everyone, No Exceptions!"
Although the golden colors still dominate, the trees that are still bearing leaves are mostly wearing a multitude of browns. The sky is brilliantly colored now and many trees are showing the slim grace of their spiny trunks. It's still all beautiful.
Well, it turns out that Amanda had to let the kids do their own pumpkins this year. I guess that happens when they get old enough, so she wasn't able to do her own decorating this year. I suppose it will be a bunch of years before the overwhelming load of child-rearing allows her to use her own creative skills for pumpkin decorating. I only hope that her freedom doesn't come just about the time she's no longer interested in Jack O Lantern crafting.
