MY SUNROOM PROJECT TODAY

Standing and looking out our living room window upon another grey wintery day I made two small decisions.  One, I was not going to go back into that spare room and continue with the clean-up project, and Two....I was not going to stay in the house and not take Pheebs out for her morning car ride.  And, with that, we were out the door and on our way.  Tim Hortons for a coffee to go in Clinton was our first stop with a second stop at the Shell Gas Station to top off Subie's tank.  From there, it was northwest out of Clinton into the snow-covered countryside we went to see if we could snap a few pics along the way.

 WINTER'S FENCED IN MOONSCAPE

WHAT CAUGHT MY ATTENTION HERE WAS THE LITTLE BLACK DOG RUNNING DOWN THE FARM LANE BARKING LIKE A HORSE

Home again, I had decided while we were out for our Sunday morning drive that I was going to put my 'spare room' project on hold for a while.  Two days of going through old memories was a bit much so I decided on another project.  I had given the Sunroom a good cleaning several months ago except for under and behind the computer desk.  Today was the day to do that so with a few grunts and groans I moved the desk just far enough ahead that I could squeeze myself in behind it to not only clean the window but to vacum out all the cobwebs that had gathered back there this past year.  A good dusting and a wiping with a damp cloth went a long way to spiffing up the whole area.  Cleaned off the desk top as well and rearranged some things after bringing in a couple bricks and a piece of wood from the shed.

 MY SUNROOM PROJECT BEGINS

 PULLED THE DESK OUT SO I COULD CLEAN AROUND THAT MOSH OF WIRES

I ALWAYS KEEP A DOZEN BRICKS AROUND BECAUSE THEY OFTEN COME IN HANDY FOR SOMETHING

MY NEW TEMPORARY COMPUTER DESK SET UP...TEMPORARY??  YA, BECAUSE I OFTEN GET BORED WITH STUFF AND CHANGE THINGS AROUND

Somewhere between the computer desk project and thellate afternoon sun going down, I did manage to shovel all my outside pathways clear.  Luckily there was only about three inches of fluffy light fallen snow.  It was still a cold day though with a temperature of 23F and a wind chill factor of 14F.  Not nice!!  Scotty, I hope you are up there tracking my coordinates in case I hurriedly need you to beam me up:))

WHAT'S NICER THAN A BUNNY IN THE FRONT YARD

 TWO BUNNIES AND A FLYING BIRD THAT'S WHAT:))

A Blast From Our Past:)) On this day in 2009 we were boondocked near Borrego Springs, California.  In the morning we decided to take ourselves for A Hike Into Hell Hole Canyon.

THESE ARE TEDDY BEAR CHOLLA CACTI AND YOU NEVER EVER WANT TO GET TOO CLOSE TO THESE GUYS OR YOU COULD BE IN FOR A WORLD OF PAIN...AND I TELL YOU THAT FROM EXPERIENCE

Al's Music Box:)) Moonlight Serenade is an American swing ballad composed by Glenn Miller with subsequent lyrics by Mitchell Parish. It was an immediate phenomenon when released in May 1939 as an instrumental arrangement, though it had been adopted and performed as Miller's signature tune as early as 1938, even before it had been given the name "Moonlight Serenade". In 1991, Miller's recording of "Moonlight Serenade" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.  Miller studied the Schillinger technique with Joseph Schilling, who is credited with helping Miller create the "Miller sound", and under whose tutelage he composed "Moonlight Serenade".  The song evolved from a 1935 version entitled "Now I Lay Me Down to Weep", with music by Glenn Miller and lyrics by Eddie Heyman to a version called "Gone with the Dawn" with lyrics by George Simon, and "The Wind in the Trees" with lyrics by Mitchell Parish. In his biography of Glenn Miller, George T. Simon recounted how vocalist Al Bowlly of the Ray Noble Orchestra sang him the Eddie Heyman lyrics to the Glenn Miller music of "Now I Lay Me Down to Weep" in 1935. The Noble Orchestra never recorded the song. Finally it ended up as "Moonlight Serenade" because Robbins Music bought the music and learned that Miller was recording a cover of "Sunrise Serenade", a Frankie Carle associated song for RCA Victor. They thought "Moonlight" would be a natural association for "Sunrise".  Jazz critic Gary Giddins wrote about the song's impact and legacy; "Miller exuded little warmth on or off the bandstand, but once the band struck up its theme, audiences were done for: throats clutched, eyes softened. Can any other record match 'Moonlight Serenade' for its ability to induce a Pavlovian slobber in so many for so long?" (The New Yorker, May 24, 2004).  The 1939 RCA Victor studio recording of "Moonlight Serenade" was released by the U.S. War Department as Army V-Disc 39A, VP 75, Theme Song, in November 1943. The recording was also released as the Navy V-Disc No. 160A and the Marine Corps V-Disc No. 160A. A V-Disc test pressing of a recording of the song from November 17, 1945 by the AAF Band was made but the disc was not issued. A new recording by Glenn Miller with the American Band of the Allied Expeditionary Forces (AEF) was broadcast to Germany in 1944 on the radio program The Wehrmacht Hour.  The song was recorded on April 4, 1939 at the RCA Victor Studios in New York City and released on the RCA Bluebird label. It was a Top Ten hit on the U.S. pop charts in 1939, reaching number three on the Billboard charts, where it stayed for a total of fifteen weeks. It was the fifth most popular hit of 1939 in the Billboard year-end tally, where Miller had five records in the top 20.

GROANER'S CORNER:(( Adam was walking around the Garden of Eden feeling very lonely, so God asked Adam, "What is wrong with you?" Adam said he didn't have anyone to talk to. God said he was going to give him a companion and it would be a woman.  He said, "This person will cook for you and wash your clothes, she will always agree with every decision you make. She will bear you children and never ask you to get up in the middle of the night to take care of them. She will not nag you and will always be the first to admit she was wrong when you've had a disagreement. She will never have a headache and will freely give you love and passion whenever needed."  Adam asked God, "What will a woman like this cost?"  God said, "An arm and a leg."  Adam said "What can I get for just a rib?"....The rest is history

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"Darling, I just called to tell you how awesome you are. You really are the love of my life…"  "Sir, I’m sorry, this is a brewery!"

"Oh, I know…"

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At the doctor's office, Tom was getting a check up. "I have good news and bad news," says the doctor. "The good news is you have 24 hours left to live." Tom replies, "That's the good news?!" Then the doctor says, "The bad news is I should have told you that yesterday."

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Dear God, so far today, I've done all right. I haven't gossiped, and I haven't lost my temper.  I haven't been grumpy, nasty or selfish, and I'm really glad of that!
But in a few minutes, God, I'm going to get out of bed, and from then on, I'm probably going to need a lot of help.  Thank you! Amen.

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A blonde gyt is going to London on a plane; how can you steal his window seat?  Tell him all seats going to London are in the middle row.

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Al's Doggy World

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Kellys Corner

CHECKERS, CORA, AND KELLY ON A MORNING HIKE IN WILLIS SLOT CANYON NEAR CANNONVILLE, ,UTAH

 SITTING ON THE RIM OF THE GRAND CANYON

 CROSSING THE SAN PEDRO RIVER NEAR THE GHOST TOWN OF CHARLESTON, ARIZONA (NEAR TOMBSTONE)

Al's Art Gallery