I THINK IT WAS ONE OF GEORGE'S FAVORITE PLACES

 IT WAS A DIFFERENT DESTINATION FOR US THIS MORNING

With distant rumbles of thunder north of us and dark clouds out over Lake Huron to the West it was Kelly and I in the Subaru at 9:25 this morning heading down the Bluewater Highway in the direction of Grand Bend.  Our destination was the Pinery Antique Flea Market a few miles south of Grand Bend.  Kelly and I were there once before but I think it was a couple decades ago.  Readers of the late RVing Blogger George Yates may remember he and his wife Suzie coming here a number of times.  I think it was one of George's favorite places.  This market is a smaller version of Quartzsite Arizona in late January and we all remember how George loved strolling the rows of vendors there.  I thought of George and Suzie at times this morning as we made our way through all the people and all the vendors selling everything from soup to nuts.  Kelly was interested in seeing what a place called 'Archies' (Bayfield) was selling.  She was disappointed at what they had.  Undaunted we walked up and down the rows with Kelly pausing here and there looking at things. (mainly clothing) I'm not a flea market person at all but I did my best to keep myself interested.  We had only been there maybe 10 minutes before my right leg (new hip) began giving me trouble and it never let up until I was able to sit down for a few minutes at a picnic table.  Kelly was quickly tiring of the flea market as well and it wasn't long before we began making our way back to the car.  We both agreed that it wasn't likely we would be coming back there again anytime soon.  Great place for most people, but not us.

 THIS REMINDED ME OF QUARTZSITE ARIZONA BUT ON A MUCH SMALLER SCALE

 I KEPT WATCHING FOR A FELLA WITH A BIG SMILE ON HIS FACE, A BIG STRAW COWBOY HAT ON HIS HEAD, AND WEARING A FISHING VEST WITH EVERY POCKET FULL OF EVERYTHING...WE ALL MISS YOU GEORGE

 YEP, THAT'S KELLY UP THERE

AND YES, THIS OLD PUPPET THEATRE ACTUALLY WORKED

 THERE WERE A LOT OF DOGS HERE

 AT THE END OF ONE LONG VENDOR ROW WE CAME UPON THIS FOREST AND I JUST WANTED TO KEEP ON WALKING TOWARD IT, FIND A QUIET STUMP TO SIT ON AND LISTEN TO THE MORNING BREEZE RUSTLING THROUGH THE TALL OAK TREES

 LEAVING THE FLEA MARKET AND HEADING HOME

Due to bridge construction in Grand Bend, there was a traffic tie-up at the main intersection but we waded our way through it and stopped at the Country Girl Cafe' for a couple 'great' carrot muffins and two coffees to go.  From there it was up the road we went and grabbed a couple Egg McMuffins at McDonalds.  We then lit out for home.  With the Sun shining at the Flea Market earlier, we drove into a light rainy drizzle coming into Bayfield later.  Eventually, clouds cleared and we had ourselves a sunny and comfortable 66F afternoon.  

 TWO COFFEES TO GO AND THE CARROT MUFFINS ARE IN A BAG IN KELLY'S PURSE

We have ourselves a couple birthdays at the Bayfield Bunch this week.  Pheebs will be turning 15 and I will be turning 80.  How I ever managed to make it to 80 I will never know.  And I sincerely mean that!!

 SOMEWHERE IN THE GREAT AMERICAN SOUTHWEST

Al's Music Box:)) Autumn Leaves by Nathaniel Adams Coles (March 17, 1919 – February 15, 1965), known professionally by his stage name Nat King Cole, was an American singer, jazz pianist, and actor. Cole's career as a jazz and pop vocalist started in the late 1930s and spanned almost three decades where he found success and recorded over 100 songs that became hits on the pop charts.   He was a star, a tremendous success as an entertainer, an institution. But he was an even greater success as a man, as a husband, as a father, as a friend." Nat King Cold died Monday, February 15, 1965, at the age of 45.

GROANER'S CORNER:(( A climber fell off a cliff, and as he tumbled down, he caught hold of a small branch wedged in the rock.  "HELP! IS THERE ANYBODY UP THERE?" he shouted.  A majestic voice boomed through the gorge:  "I will help you, my son, but first you must have faith in me."  "Yes, yes, I trust you!" cried the man.  "Let go of the branch," boomed the voice.  There was a long pause, and the man shouted up again, "IS THERE ANYONE ELSE UP THERE I COULD TALK TO?"

----------------------------------

At a divorce court a family of bears is waiting for the judge to grant custody of little bear.  The judge asks the baby bear; “do you want to live with papa bear?” The baby bear replied; "No he beats me. " The judge asked, so do you want to live with mommy bear! The baby bear said, "No she beats me too." The judge asked, "Then whom do you want to live with?" The baby bear says, "The Chicago bears, they don't beat anyone!"

--------------------------------------

- Why did Dorothy get lost in Oz?
She had three men giving her directions.

- A man walks into a pub and sees Van Gogh at the bar. "Hi Van, can I get you a drink?" "No thanks, I got one ear."

- Having plans sounds like a good idea until you have to put on clothes and leave the house.

---------------------------------------------

I'm sitting in a cafeteria next to a woman who was engrossed in her newspaper. One of the headlines blared: "12 Brazilian Soldiers Killed."  She shook her head at the sad news. Then, turning to me, she asked, "How many is a Brazilian?"

---------------------------------

=========================================

{Quote} The soul is our consciousness filled with all our experiences, memories, and emotions.  It's where our bodily instincts interact with our innate thoughts.