HAD A FEELING THIS DAY MIGHT COME....AND HERE IT IS

I CAME ACROSS THIS PHOTO OF OUR WEDDING DAY ON MAY 18TH 2002 AND THAT IS OUR BOY MAX AND THE TWO ATTENDANTS WERE A NEARBY FARM COUPLE BY THE NAMES OF DENZIL AND JUNE

'Awe Nuts', looking out our living room window first thing this morning I saw the ground was all white again.  Oh well, maybe we'll get our usual January thaw in a few weeks, then it will be the end of January and into the shortest month of the year, followed by March, and then, and then, and then:))

EIGHT OF TEN SAILBOATS IN THIS LINE WERE 'FOR SALE'....MAYBE 2024 WASN'T A GOOD YEAR FOR SAILBOATERS

 THE NAMES OF THESE TWO SAILBOATS HAVE MEANING FOR ME RIGHT NOW

 THIS 'WIND WARRIOR' PATIENTLY WAITS TO DO BATTLE AGAIN WITH THIS YEARS SUMMER WINDS

 THIS SMALL EATERY AT THE FISHING BOAT DOCK ALONGSIDE THE BAYFIELD RIVER ALSO AWAITS THE COMING SUMMER SEASON

 I HOPE THE WEATHER STAYS COLD SO THAT THIS ICE CREAM CONE DOESN'T MELT

RESTORATION ON BAYFIELD'S HISTORIC ALBION HOTEL IS WELL UNDERWAY AFTER LAST MONTHS  HEAVY SNOWFALL CAVED IN PART OF THE HOTEL'S ROOM

On this cold and windy 29F morning Pheebs and I ventured into Bayfield for a drive-around.  Not much going on anywhere.  It's wintertime in the village after all and Bayfield's prime time to shine is in the warmer nice weather of Spring, Summer, and Fall. 

 BAYFIELD'S BEACH AND YES IT WAS EVERY BIT AS COLD AS IT LOOKED

 I WONDER WHEN THE 'LAST TIME' WAS THIS FISHING BOAT WAS IN THE WATER CATCHING FISH

I had to push myself into making a special motivational effort this afternoon to get at all of the inside things I have to do here at home now.  The first thing was to get all the passwords, passcodes, correct usernames, etc. all organized in one place for our 3 computers, one iPhone, two iPads, and two iPods.  That done I tackled a couple of drawers in our spare room.  Tons of paper work but I finally found our income tax info.  I lugged all the paperwork for everything from soup to nuts out into the living room and piled it all up on a table beside my recliner.  I then sat down in my recliner and went through absolutely every piece of paper in that stack deciding what to save and what to throw out.  The biggest pile on the floor ended up being the 'throw out' pile.  And this was only two of three drawers in one particular dresser.  I feel I have hardly scratched the surface in what I still have to do.  Every cupboard and drawer I look into is filled to the max with stuff.  I sort of had the feeling for years that this day might come.  And, here it is.

THIS IS HOW I SPENT PART OF MY AFTERNOON AND THAT BIGGER PILE OF PAPERS NEAREST THE PATIO DOOR IS THE PILE THAT IS GOING INTO THE DUMPSTER

Wednesday night after posting my blog I did something I hadn't done in a long time, if ever.  I took myself to the movies.  Between the two banks I deal with in Goderich there is a movie theatre and last week amidst my turmoil and upon noticing the theatre I thought to myself, a movie might be the perfect distraction for me at this time.  I looked up the Park Theatre online to see what movies were playing.  Out of two movies, I saw one called, 'Wicked' and watched the trailer.  Knowing I wanted to see something fanciful, magical, and whimsical, maybe kind of Harry Potterish without all the stupid violence, I thought I'd give it a try.  The movie wasn't quite what I'd hoped for but at least it took my mind off things and that is what I had hoped for.  On the way from Bayfield to Goderich I drove through a couple brief snow showers so hoped I wouldn't come out of the theatre into a snowstorm.  The movie began at 7 and when leaving the theatre later I saw Subie was covered in snow and it was snowing.  'Oh-Oh'!!  Luckily, it was okay and with the exception of wind gusts coming in off Lake Huron only a mile west of the highway the drive home wasn't too bad.  I sure had a happy little doggy waiting for me.....Before the movie started last night they played previews of upcoming movies.  Every one of those movies was chalked full of stupid 'violence-violence-violence!!  Is it any wonder we humans live in such a violence-oriented society!!  Just turn on the TV anytime and again it is violent show after violent show.  I'm so glad I totally quit watching TV nearly two months ago except if I can find a light-hearted decent movie to watch.  If so, the movie was probably made a long time ago.  I don't even watch the news anymore so I have no idea what's going on in this crazy deteriorating world.  In my case, 'ignorance is bliss'.  I've just had enough of the overall massive human stupidity.  'Beam me up Scotty, get me out of here'!!..............The last movie I ever went to besides last night was with Kelly in Yuma, Arizona.  Anytime over the years that we were boondocking off California's Ogilby Road we liked to go to the movies at the Harkins Theatre in the big beautiful Yuma Palms Mall located in Yuma's west end.  It was easy to get to.  We bought one of our laptops at the Best Buy store in that mall as well one time.  Just writing this paragraph takes me back to those wonderful movie going memories and I feel sad.  I miss her so much.  You can see photos of this theatre I took one time in Yuma and also in this same post I have photos of Bloggerfest 2 in Quartzsite, Arizona.  Check it out in.... Our Blast From The Past:)) It Was A His & Her Day In Yuma Arizona

Al's Music Box:)) Let There Be Love sung by Nat King Cole was a popular song with music by Lionel Rand and lyrics by Ian Grant, published in 1940.  Lyrically, the song talks about the joy of the existence of, in order: the singer and his beloved, oysters under the sea, occasional weather changes ("let there be wind / occasional rain"), chili con carne, champagne, birds that sing, friends ("someone to bless me whenever I sneeze"), birds of various kinds ("cuckoos, a lark and a dove"), but that all of these would mean nothing if love were not put first ("but first of all - please / Let there be love").

GROANER'S CORNER:)) There is a monastery perched high on a cliff several hundred feet in the air. The only way to reach the monastery was to be suspended in a basket which was pulled to the top by several monks who pulled and tugged with all their strength. Obviously, the ride up the steep cliff in that basket was terrifying. One tourist got exceedingly nervous about halfway up as he noticed that the rope by which he was suspended was old and frayed. With a trembling voice, he asked the monk who was riding with him in the basket how often they changed the rope.  The monk thought for a moment and answered brusquely, "Whenever it breaks."

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- To the person who stole my glasses...
I will find you, I have contacts!

- What do you call a hen who counts her own eggs?  A mathemachicken.

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A slightly challenged odd couple were in a parking lot trying to unlock the door of their Mercedes with a coat hanger. They tried and tried to get the door open, but they couldn't.  The one with the coat hanger stopped for a moment and the other said, "Hurry up! It's starting to rain and the top is down."

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Charlie was playing with his little brother Mickey when the little boy asked whether he could fly like Superman.  "Sure you can, Mickey," Charlie said, "Just flap your arms really hard."  So Mickey climbed up on the windowsill, started flapping like mad, jumped, and then fell into the flowerbed below.  Horrified, their mother came running into the room and said, "What the heck happened?!?"  Charlie said, "I was just teaching Mickey not to believe everything someone tells him."
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 KELLY AND ELLA, AND DID YOU NOTICE THE LITTLE MONKEY FACE

 KELLY AND HER DAUGHTER SABRA

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