HERE I GO 'HIPPITY-HOP' TO THE BARBER SHOP

 PARTIALLY CLEAR SKIES OVER THE COLD WATERS OF LAKE HURON THIS AFTERNOON

Morning sunlight through the pine trees got me off on an even keel today.  No Elephants stomping around on a dense cloud cover for a change.  Had it not been for a strong icy cold wind it would have been an okay morning for a walk, but with a wind chill factor of 27F the Kid and I stayed in the warm Jeep with one window down.  Our sunrise didn't last long and by 9:30 a.m. we were again socked in under cold and gray cloudy skies.

 NOT MY IDEA OF STAYING WARM ON A COLD DAY

 EVEN THIS PLOWED FIELD LOOKED COLD THIS MORNING

 STILL A FEW SPLASHES OF COLOR CAN BE FOUND IN THE COUNTRYSIDE

Kelly, after much thought and additional research on recliners, stopped into Goderich's Home Hardware Watsons Furniture Center today and decided on a recliner she had taken a liking to late last week.  The medical grade recliner was built by Ultra Comfort in Barrie Ontario/Old Forge, Pennsyllvania.  Kelly's chair is from the Ultra Cozy line.  It's not a lift chair, we didn't want leather, and we decided it didn't need to rock and it didn't need to swivel.  We went the extra mile and bought this recliner with mainly Kelly's medical future in mind and especially so if she has the expected long recovery time from a possible liver transplant.  It may even come in handy for a while after my hip replacement.  The recliner will be delivered this Thursday and we are both anxious to take it for a relaxing 'laid back' spin:))

My main objective today was to get my 'ears lowered'.  That of course, is an old term for getting a haircut.  One thirty this afternoon found me comfortably seated in the chair at Bayfield's own Village Clippers.  Hopefully, this haircut will last me until Spring before my ears creep back up my head to my hairline again.

 HERE I GO 'HIPPITY-HOP TO THE BARBER SHOP'

 WELL AT LEAST MY HAIRCUT LOOKS BETTER THAN I DO

Al's Music Box:)) If.........If is a song written by American singer-songwriter David Gates in 1971 with his group Bread.   In the U.S., Bread's tune was the shortest song title to become a top ten hit until 1993, when Prince hit No. 7 with "7".  David Gates song is distinguished by its opening line "If a picture paints a thousand words.......

 THIS SWATCH OF BRIGHT SKY DIDN'T LAST LONG FIRST THING THIS MORNING

GROANER'S CORNER:((A minister had all of his remaining teeth pulled out. New dentures were being made. The first Sunday, he only preached 10 minutes. On the second Sunday, he preached or only 20 minutes. On the third Sunday, he preached for 1 hour 25 minutes.  When asked about this by some of the congregation, he responded this way: “The first Sunday, my gums were so sore it hurt to talk. The second Sunday, my new dentures were hurting me a lot. The third Sunday, I accidentally grabbed my wife's dentures...and I couldn't shut up.”-

I live my life with no regrets.  It's one of the benefits of not being able to remember things.

A woman walked up to a little old man rocking in a chair on his porch. "I couldn't help noticing how happy you look," she said. "What's your secret for a long happy life?"  "I smoke three packs of cigarettes a day," he said. "I also drink a case of whiskey a week, eat fatty foods, and never exercise."  "That's amazing," said the woman, "how old are you?"  "Twenty-six," he said.

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