These are scary times….

These are scary times…..

Been seeing some articles in news media on line… about California.

Now for years we have all thought of California being different.  Some good, some not so good.

But what has been going on down there for the past week, or week and half… is damn right scary.  I haven’t seen anything on the national news which is weird.  But there is several stores down there that there is huge robberies.   I mean huge…  at least to me, when 80 !!! people run into a store and start grabbing merchandise and then leaving the story… a gang like robbery…  that in my book is damn well scary.  This is no mom and pop store.. these a huge stores..  Nordstrom (twice) Target, and Home Depot.

What the hell is wrong with people. This is beyond entitlement attitudes.  Some of these are just 5 or 10 people but the one did have 80….. 80!!!! People going in and grabbing things and running..  Not a riot situation.. like some where they riot and burn stores.. This is out of the blue .. 5 to 80 people walk in to steal from a big box store?

What is going to be done about this?  Don’t know.. Security from what I understand.. are not allowed to have guns?  So shooting is out of the question.. and I can kind of understand, as from what I understand these people come in without guns.. Just walk up to the counter and grab..   I guess so far .. people have been so stunned that no one has done anything.

But I got to ask you… WHAT IS THIS NATION COMING TO? 

And has the media (national television stations) decided not to report it, as they think other will start doing it else where?   As so far this is only in California. 

Here we are… ending the year

Here we are… ending the year

 

We have two days left of November and then we hit December… and nearing the ending of 2021.

After ending 2020… anything was to look better. This year lead to a somewhat loosing up of lives. People could once again go visit relatives..  That they did this Thanksgiving. The highways and airports were full this year.  Although kind of uneventful as there were no big stories of people being stranded for days at airports because of the weather.  So that is good.

 

We got to drive down to see our kids in Washington State. That was great.  Even with the year off to a horrible start of losing the King’s brother, we are surviving.  We have been in good enough health to help his widow.  Considering our ages .. 69 and 81, that is quite an accomplishment too.

 

We are already setting up goals for next year. One of the major ones, is working on the house.  Some how we missed the deterioratation  of part of  the side of our house. We don’t use that part of our yard much at all…mostly for going from the back yard to the front, and I am guessing we don’t look up very often. Otherwise we would have seen that the paint is falling off the under part of our overhang of the roof.   So that is number one on our list of doing things..  Also we had decided to put metal 4 feet up on the sides of the house. The King’s idea.  His theory is .. it will help the paint. Seems that there is a couple of areas where there is a lot of water damaged … and even heat from the dryer, drying out the paint.  His thoughts are if we metalize it… less damage.  Have to think this one out really well, before we start that.  We did do that to our hot tub building.. and I have to admit, it does look nice.  But still got to think it out.

 

So this year, was a learning curve for the nation…. Do we mask or not.. do we get the shot or not.. And some really opinionated people, with their own ideas of it. And sadly the government is trying to push one side down the other side’s throat.  Some states are saying no..  So we will see how this winter plays out.

 

Usually I end a year with…        “Well, there is another year shot to hell”  but somehow I think 2020 can’t be topped for that.

1960 Thanksgiving.. by Mary Richardson

 

THANKSGIVING...

BLESSED ARE WE WHO GET TO HAVE A ROOF OVER OUR HEADS. 

BLESSED ARE WE WHO WILL HAVE PLENTY OF FOOD TO EAT.. 

BLESSED ARE WE WHO HAVE GOOD FRIEND AND FAMILY TO ENJOY IT WITH... 

PLAIN OUT.. WE ARE BLESSED.  

Some are not so blessed... 

We think of our daily lives ..complain about one thing or another.  be it politic, the world problems. We are complainers..  and some times we complain about what we don't have... just plain forget what we do have. 

So for the next couple of days.. leave behind all that you argue about... complain about and  take time out to enjoy the people around you.. 

And to those 3 people who I think about each year.... my cooks..   MY MOTHER,  MY UNCLE TINY AND THE KING..who as always, is the cook here this year as in the past.. 

And most of all I think of Jo Brownell, who made thanksgiving so great in my teens... And my Aunt Harriet who made the best fried bread for breakfast on Thanksgiving mornings. 

God bless...   enjoy the day

Heading into Thanksgiving…

Heading into Thanksgiving…

 

We are heading into the big holidays.. Thanksgiving

up first.  Then Christmas and topping it off with New Years.

 

As we head into Thanksgiving.. we think of what we are thankful for..  some other think BLACK FRIDAY.. Although since as year.. Black Friday has changed. Don’t know if that Friday will be the zoo it has been in the past. As a lot of the stores are running a Black Friday almost every weekend.

 

But with Thanksgiving coming up, we all should be thinking of what blessing we do have in our lives. Surely last year gave us a great view of what loses there are to be had.  

So try to be thankful for we each have in our lives. Be it family, friends,  a job,  a home… Hopefully good health.

 

While sitting around the table,  leave your politics out in the car.  Even if some one tries to bring it up, tell them that you would like to be just grateful for the people who are sitting with you all.

Be sure to keep the elderly at your table in the conversation..  Maybe when you are looking for a change of subject.. you might ask Grandma or Grandpa about their past Thanksgiving.. Their best one and their hardest one.. Might find some family history there. 

So be kind to each other… Enjoy the day, the food, and hopefully you have family to share it with you.

If you are alone..  there are some great places in town that want to share with you..  Our local one is the HOOT OWL… it is a mom and pop like restaurant. The owner, her husband and daughter with her family come in and help cook and serve those who show up. They have gone from about 100 to 500 now.  So you wouldn’t be alone if you want to venture out.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING FOLKS..

 

wow... was that a wind or what?

They called the wind Myria...   

old song from the 1950's

I was going to figure out what to post for todays post... and the electric went out. 

(I usually set up my day's post the night before) 

So not great thoughts except..... 

what a pain it is to reset your clocks each time the electric goes out. which was 3 times last night. 

I gave up on the last one, and figured out ... it can wait until morning. 

By the 3rd out..  we decided to cut our losts and turn off the tv and head to bed. 

We already had two shows we lost the ending to...  

So I am off to reclaim what has blown to hell and back in the yard.. 

Have a great day..  

Weird sayings…..

Weird sayings….. 

A zillion years ago. When I was about 4 or 5.. it was Christmas day, and I had done something worthy of sending me to my room.. Which didn’t take much and happen often.   

My dad came up to my room with a small ball of dough. I had gotten a stove and the utensils… like rolling pin and etc.  It was before the little oven that actually did cook things.   So it was just all for looks .. but for a little 5 year.. it was a big deal.   When I asked my dad, where he got it.. he told me.. he got it from my mom, and added.. I like getting her goat.   Being 5 and knowing we had not got a goat yet…(did several years later).. I asked where the goat was. He told me it was just a saying… and even though I had the good sense not to ask, it made me wonder what the heck that meant.   This came to mind a couple days ago. Forgot what it was, but it reminded me of that moment of 75 plus years ago…  So of course I googled it… and I got to be honest..  I am more confused now than I was then.  What do you think.. do you have an old saying that doesn’t make sense.?

 

“get someone's goat”

To annoy someone, to make a person lose his or her tempe.This term is definitely American in origin, but its precise 

provenance has been lost. H. L. Mencken was told that it 

came from the practice of putting a goat inside a skittish racehorse’s stall in order to calm it down. Removing the goat 

shortly before the race would upset the horse and reduce its chances of winning, a ruse supposedly planned by a

gambler who had bet on the horse’s losing. This explanation seems more farfetched than a possible connection of the 

term with the verb “to goad.” In any event, it came into use about 1900.

 

Also .. I can’t tell you what I had for lunch yesterday, but I can tell you about a saying my father used 75 years ago.. not that too is funny

 

Christmas lights

Christmas lights…

Do you have your Christmas lights up on your house?  When do you put yours up? 

We have ours up year around and about this time of the year, I check to see what is still working. 

Why do we have them up year around? Because it is a pain to string them each year.. like we use to.. and usually freezing our fingers off. Or worse yet, there is 3 feet of snow to tromp thru.  We also have a hang over eave, so one doesn’t notice them unless one is looking for them.

Last year we put a timer on them.. So they go one after dark and then you time them for how long you want them on. We started at 6 hours.. but down sized it to 4. 

But the funny part was..  I forgot it was on a timer.. Because it doesn’t get dark until after 9 in the summer. I had disconnected the front fence ones, as we use the gate to get the lawn mower in the yard..   And at 9, we are in the house… maybe watching tv with the curtains pulled.. or even have gone to bed, depending on what kind of day we have had. 

Well, some where near July…I happen to notice a colorful glow in the back deck… and there they were the Christmas lights.. lighting up our back door deck..  LOL..   Then I figure .. oh what the heck… I just down size it to 2 hours..

Also we found out by having the lights up year around.. if some one is coming over after dark and have not been here before…  we just tell them.. we are the one with Christmas lights on…  and we turn them on so they can find out house.

Picture sizes...

What size picture are you?

I am not a huge picture person.. biggest I like is 5x7.

I don’t carry pictures anymore in my wallet..  so I just do wall pictures. Or I have some stuck up in the window of my dish cabinet, so the next size down is perfect for that one.…  but please    oh  please ..  NEVER EVER….send me a 8x10 or larger… I have  no room .

Same with regular pictures.. you know, some one will buy you a picture of some scenery for your home..  Please don’t.  I have no wall room… 

I see those who have a nice fairly long hall with pictures on that.. and that is cool.. but I don’t have that…  I have one huge frame with multi squares and in those is my kids with their spouses, in my tiny hall….   I sure don’t have enough walls for all of my grand children and great grandchildren unless it is the 3x4 or what ever they are..  and they are the ones up on my dish cabinet.. as not all send pictures… group pictures are WONDERFUL..  lol. 

How about you?  do you  love the huge ones?

 

 

Putting the computer in the shop

Have had some troubles with my computer... so sent it in to the shop.. 

I have a great to-go- guy.   So it gets done quickly and he has patience with an old lady. 

So doing without a computer for the day... Well, usually it isn't a big deal... I have plenty to keep me busy. But after I sent it to the shop, I forgot I had sent off an email, which I was going to be getting an answer. So then it became a little more than just staying off the computer. 

I have a tablet, but I am here to tell you, I have little patience with it.. Only good part of it is.. when pecking out a answer to anything..  it does.... half way thru the word, a pop up word that I might be typing..   so I only have to click on that and not have to type out the whole word..  Also the tablet seems to have a whole lot of cool emoji that my laptop doesn't. So will miss those..  Also I have a lot more on my laptop than on my tablet.... like my email site and etc.  sure limited me for the day.

But I am glad to be back in the saddle again..

I have found being with out a computer to be like the day you tell someone .. "oh, yea, go ahead and use the car for the day, I am not going anywhere.. "  Ever do that?  and found 50 things you would do with the car after they left...  well it is kind of the same thing as putting the computer in the shop. 

I don't know how the younger generation does it on their phone.. 1. it is a lot of peck typing even with the help of auto word.. and 2. also the dang screen is so small..  I have a 15 inch laptop.. and I need all 15 inches of it.  lol..  

I am not fun any more…

I am not fun any more…. 

I am thinking I am getting to be boring.. not bored, but I am boring. 

I am not fun anymore. I don’t do fun things and worse yet, is I don’t want to do anything. Just piddle around here.

I don’t think I am depressed. As I don’t feel depressed. I am happy for the most part.  I think what might be getting me down is other people.  Lol.. Not everyone. But in general. I just don’t feel like putting in the extra effort with most of them.  Sounds bad doesn’t it. But you see a lot of people seem, well, like they want to talk about some subjects and that end up with arguing. That isn’t how I use to live my life. Arguing.  Discussions .. even different points of view from time to time. But not arguing.. more like .. wow never  thought of it like that?  Not changing my mind or theirs .. respecting my friends enough to know they didn’t always think like I did. And that was ok with both of us.

But of late .. I have come up with an attitude .. I think they had a song in the 80’s about it..  It was something like You are right, you win…   I forgot the name of the song.   Anyway, it has been interesting to see the looks on some faces when I stop them with.. ‘ you know you could be right about that.. and then I change the subject..  I don’t believe in what they are saying.. just it is easier to just drop it.. they are hell bend on their opinion and I am going not going to be able  change it…it is too much effort and I have better things to do. but it is kind of like letting the winds out of their sails. It isn’t important to me any more to be right. I believe what I believe and that is between me and my maker. 

I think what 2020 did for me.. it I don’t have time for b.s. Life is too short.  At my age, I sometimes wonder how much time do I have.  After all, a lot of people don’t get to live this long.  Guess God still has a need for me down here to make a difference for others.  But I sure wish he would show me how to have more fun at it.  

Maybe the answer is to have less to do with the angry people.. they bring others down.  And that means me too.

So will look more for the Roses in the world and not the thorns. 

I miss having fun.  Being the 79 year old great grandmother who ran races in the yard against my great grandson and getting to the end… and saying I WON… and the times he would beat me and be beaming… with I WON, I BEAT YOU..NANA.. those were great days..  Got to find my groove again.