Barrel & Button (274/366)

TIME: 12:29 pm

PLACE: Yard
SUBJECT: Rain Barrel & Bachelor Button

*~*~*

I took this today (October 1st), but I'm posting it as my September 30th picture (which is the date of this post).

I took a similar picture on September 30th (the date of this post), but I managed to delete my photos taken from September 30th to September 25th off my camera.

Don't ask me how - I've had issues lately.  

Luckily I've been downloading all my photos daily, so I still have copies of the 25th to the 29th on my computer.

Except I didn't download yesterday's - September 30th - which is today's backdated post. 

Does that make sense?

 

Freeform Web (273/366)

TIME: 6:18 pm

PLACE: Front porch
SUBJECT: Spider web

*~*~*

I don't think the spider read the directions when assembling this web.

Alley Leaves and a Fly (272/366)

TIME: 5:51 pm

PLACE: Alley
SUBJECT: Leaves in a water puddle

*~*~*

I think fall arrived today in the form of a cold rain which knocked some foliage off the trees.

TIME: 6:29 pm

PLACE: Unfinished room
SUBJECT: Fly

*~*~*

We have had several flies flitting around the house the past week or so.

I hope the cold does away with them soon.

Two Cats (271/366)

TIME: 9:16 am
PLACE: Living room
SUBJECT: Jack

*~*~*

I was able to talk to my boy this morning - had him on speakerphone so the husband and StellaDella could hear and speak as well. 

Jack-Jack watched us as we talked and I Snapchatted his photo to Monkeyboy as well.


TIME: 5:48 pm

PLACE: Driveway
SUBJECT: Cat silhouette on cardboard

*~*~*

I am attempting to make a Halloween wreath/door decoration with a witch broom from the Target dollar spot, and artificial flowers, witch hat picks and a wooden cat figure from the Dollar Tree.

I spray painted the artificial flowers and cat figure with black spray paint and ended up making a little silhouette of a cat on the cardboard in the process.

I haven't put the whole thing together yet - waiting on the paint to completely dry - we'll see if my idea is any good.

Light Stripes (270/366)

TIME: 6:17 pm

PLACE: Living room
SUBJECT: Light on wall

*~*~*

Late afternoon light in the fall is the best.

Flashback Friday (269/366)

TIME: Sep 25, 2007, 9:06 pm
PLACE: Home
SUBJECT: Sock Monster

*~*~*

I made this sock monster 13 years ago using a pair of my mother's socks.

I gave it to an 8-year-old Monkeyboy...

....he loved it.

About 3 months later, he accidently left it on the living room floor and Miss Oreo chewed it up.

Living Room Still Life (268/366)

TIME: 8:13 pm

PLACE: Living room
SUBJECT: Lamp, salt lamp, photo of my maternal great-grandparents
and a candle on the doughbox table

*~*~*

It's getting darker earlier and earlier...the sun set at 6:52:11 pm tonight.

Tomorrow it will set at 6:50:36 pm - 2 minutes earlier than tonight.

I am so not ready for this.

Atrium (267/366)

TIME: 8:12 am
PLACE: Barnes - outside the Surgery Center
SUBJECT: Atrium

*~*~*

SD had a procedure this morning to remove a cyst from her wrist.

It all went well and she is now home resting.

Tuber Tuesday (266/366)

TIME: 5:43 pm

PLACE: Back yard
SUBJECT: Sweet potatoes

*~*~*

Our gigantic harvest of sweet potatoes - bet we saved a ton of money vs. store bought.

*rolls eyes*

Mo-Mo Monday (265/366)

TIME: 6:40 pm
PLACE: Living room
SUBJECT: Mulder

*~*~*

Someone is feeling very secure tonight.

Nixon Agnew (264/366)

 

TIME: 10:45 am

PLACE: Grocery store parking lot
SUBJECT: Nixon Agnew sticker

*~*~*

I was walking into the grocery store this morning and passed a beautiful classic Plymouth parked in the lot.

I then noticed the bumper sticker in the window.

I continued walking to the entrance then turned around and walked back to look at it again and take a quick photo.

The owner had exited the store and was putting groceries in the trunk when I walked back.

I told him I liked the car and the sticker - he said he was going for the period vibe as the car was a 1967 and the sticker was part of the 1968 election.

After I took a quick photo and was walking into the store, the horrible realization dawned on me that I could be considered a classic too - I was born in the same year as the car.

Snake Saturday (263/366)

TIME: 5:07 pm
PLACE: Reptile store
SUBJECT: Green Tree Python

*~*~*

I accompanied StellaDella on her trip to the reptile store to pick up crickets and mealworms for her geckos.

While there, we checked out the occupants in the aquariums and cages.

One of them was this guy...now, I am not a huge snake fan, but I gotta admit, they are fascinating creatures.

Take this Green Tree Python for example - it has such a beautiful color.  Also, the orderly arrangement of its scales is aesthetically pleasing to me as well.

Yes. I am weird.

Vine Flowers (262/366)

TIME: 6:57 pm
PLACE: Front porch
SUBJECT: Hyacinth Bean Vine flower

*~*~*

I bought this vine several years ago - well, not this vine, but it's great-great-great-great grandmother.

I save a couple of seed pods in the fall.  In the following spring, I plant the seeds in a large pot that sits in my front flower bed.  It a has a homemade "tepee" type trellis for the vine to creep up.

One year, I forgot to save  the pods, and had to use seed from some older pods - it still grew.

The perfect plant for bad gardeners like me.

 

Thursday Bouquet (261/366)

TIME: 8:17 pm
PLACE: Kitchen
SUBJECT: Flowers

*~*~*

A local florist has $10 bouquets on Thursdays.

I asked demanded that my husband go get one for me.

He did.

So basically, I can say he bought me flowers today.

Sometimes? You just gotta let the man know what you want.  

I Think I Got a Good Deal (260/366)

TIME: 8:55 pm
PLACE: Living room
SUBJECT: Chair

*~*~*

I miss going to auctions, estate sales and flea markets.  Stupid COVID.

So, to feed my urge to purchase items I don't need, I've been checking out auctions near me on the Hibid.com website.

Late Sunday afternoon, I am browsing an auction that was to close in about 4 hours.  On the last page of items up for bid, I come across a lot of 2 chairs.  These chairs have no bids.  They are labeled in the auction as "OUX chairs".  They looked pretty mid-century to me and also look very similar to furniture my brother has in his living room <-- which is definitely authentic mid-century furniture.

So I Google - God bless Google - I do not find "OUX" chairs but do find plenty of "DUX" chairs. Very expensive chairs from what I can see.  I found a set of six, which has two like the ones in the auction, with an asking price of $3,295 (free shipping though!) or about $549 a chair.

I figure, what the heck, and placed a max bid of $50.

I got them for $32 plus a 15% bidders fee. I'm still a little giddy!

I picked them up today. The cushions need to be cleaned &/or replaced, there are some white marks here and there on the frame and the teak wood may need some Danish oil to bring back the shine, but overall they look good. I believe they are Folke Ohlsson designed chairs made in Sweden and imported for DUX.

Here is a photo of the whole chair - it's not an artsy photo and I ask that you please ignore the dog scratches on my front door.

Drewes and Dry Ice (259/366)

TIME: 7:36 pm
PLACE: St Louis, MO
SUBJECT: Ted Drewes sign

*~*~*

The husband had a desire for some frozen custard after dinner. 

He and I went and had a prime parking spot under the sign.

I brought StellaDella a Twisted Caramel concrete (salted caramel and crumbled pretzels).  They packed it in a bag with dry ice to keep it from melting on the way home.

Once we returned home, of course I had to place it in a bowl and add warm water.

Always fun to see the clouds of white fog.

I even made a video!

 

Stop Telling Me What To Do (258/366)

TIME: 12:24 pm
PLACE: Kitchen
SUBJECT: Doritos bag 

*~*~*

These days, even my snack chips are trying to tell me how to live my life.

 

Succulents & My Son (257/366)

TIME: 5:08 pm
PLACE: Living room
SUBJECT: Succulents

*~*~*

Inspired by my brother and sister-in-law's decor, I purchased some succulents from the Home Depot and planted them in my Hull swan planter.

From top left, clockwise: Haworthia, Burro's Tail and String of Buttons.

Here is a side view of my planter.
(I know I am officially old because I love me a vintage planter)

*~*~*

The best part of today? Zooming with my boy.

I worry so much about him over there.  So happy to see and talk to him.

Technology is a good thing. 

Butterflies (256/366)

TIME: 1:55 pm

PLACE: Yard

SUBJECT: Eastern Black Swallowtail & Painted Lady butterflies

*~*~*

We have had so many butterflies around the yard this summer.  

These Eastern Black Swallowtails have been showing up at the Butterfly bush lately.

On the side of the house, where the zinnias grow, the Painted Ladies like to hang out in large groups. 

Heartworm (255/366)

TIME: 6:30 pm
PLACE: The neighborhood
SUBJECT: Worm (and ants)

*~*~*

Took Mulder for a walk.

Saw this...I got nothing more today. 

A Vixen and Crop Circles (254/366)

TIME: 10:34 am
PLACE: My brother's
SUBJECT: 1986 Vixen RV

*~*~*

My brother owns a Vixen RV which was designed by Bill Collins.  

Bill Collins was the guy who designed and built the prototype for the DeLorean DMC-12.

Less than 300 were sold from 1986-1989 when the company went out of business.

It's a pretty cool RV - when the top isn't up, it is only 6 feet high.  It is 21 feet long and was designed to fit in typical garage.


TIME: 1:59 pm
PLACE: Airplane
SUBJECT: Center-pivot irrigation 

*~*~*

These were interesting to see during my flight home.

It looks like the engine is spitting our green BBs

 

Didn't Need a Filter Today (253/366)

TIME: 10:43 am

PLACE: Nicasio Valley, CA
SUBJECT: Old St. Mary's

*~*~*

When I woke up, the sky was orange.

This was caused by the smoke from the numerous wildfires on the West Coast.

Very eerie.

*~*~*

Lucky me - I got to be in San Francisco for the hottest day experienced on September 6th since 1904; the temperature hit 102 degrees.  Then, on Monday, the temperature in Novato (where I was staying), hit 114 degrees.  Good times!
  

 

Supper in Sebastopol (252/366)

TIME: 4:18 pm
PLACE: Ramen Gaijin, Sebastopol
SUBJECT: Hitodama & Shiitake Miso Ramen

*~*~*

We drove to Sebastopol to do some antique shopping. 

Then, since we were hungry and didn't eat lunch, we made an old person's 4:00 pm dinner reservation (when they opened) at Ramen Gaijin.

Good stuff.

SUBJECT: Hairy-footed flower bee

This gal sat next to me on the bench seating.

I'm not sure if it was because she liked me or just wanted the flowers that were in my drink - In either chase, I gave them to her anyway.

I also let go of my "Where's George" bill here as part of the tip - we'll see if anyone else logs him in.

 

Mitzy (251/366)

TIME: 6:10 pm
PLACE: My brother's
SUBJECT: Mitzy

*~*~*

This is Mitzy or Spritzy or Mitz.  

She has several other names, all of which escape me at the moment.

This girl is about 14 years old.

She reminds me so much of my late Miss Oreo. 

Except she's about a 10th of Oreo's size.  

And white instead of black.
But her old lady ways are the same.

But I do love me a senior dog.

 

The Golden Gate & a Horse's Ass (250/366)

TIME: 6:13 pm
PLACE: Legion of Honor, San Francisco

SUBJECT: Golden Gate Bridge

SUBJECT: The rear view of El Cid Campedor (1920) by Anna Hyatt Huntington

*~*~*

I am spending the next few days visiting my brother in California.

My vacation got off to a great start when we had to de-board the plane because one of the crew members wasn't feeling well.

There was a 2-hour delay while they re-sanitized the plane and found another crew member to work the flight.  I missed my connection in Denver and had to wait another 2 hours there to catch a flight to San Francisco.

I lost 4 hours of vacation - not horrible, but when you only have a short time at your destination, every hour counts. 

My brother and sister-in-law picked me up at the airport and we drove into the city to pick up some fish and fried avocado tacos. 

We were going to go to the beach and eat them. But that plan went to hell too. This was because it was a rare sunny, very hot (in the 100's) day, it was Labor Day weekend and the public parking lots were closed to discourage a crowd at the beach. So of course, EVERYONE was there.  Social distancing was not happening at all.

My brother suggested we go to the Legion of Honor and sit on the grass there instead.

That worked - we easily found a parking spot and there were not very many people.  Successful social distancing was practiced! 

We had a nice view of the rear of the horse too.

Almost a Rainbow & Some Graffiti (249/366)

TIME: 1:16 pm

PLACE: Jackman's Fabrics
SUBJECT: Quilting fabrics

TIME: 1:35 pm

PLACE: Outside fabric store
SUBJECT: Graffiti

*~*~*

My sewing machine was not working right - the dang thread cutter wasn't working and the bobbin thread was getting all rat's nested up in the case - so I took it in for repair.

The store has this wall of fabric color, which I like.

However, it does bother me that it is not in RoyGBiv or even VibGYor order.

Since I don't work there, I guess I can't complain.

A new gas station is going up on next to the store on the corner, hence the dumpster.

I like the graffiti man too.

 

Where's George (248/366)

TIME: 10:02 pm
PLACE: Kitchen
SUBJECT: Dollar bill

*~*~*

We received this dollar from the Bank of America last Friday when requesting small bills for our yard sale. (Worst.Yard.Sale.Ever.BTW)

I finally keyed in the info on the www.wheresgeorge.com site tonight, eager to see where this boy has been.

.....aaaaannnnd I am only the 2nd person to enter his serial # - the 1st being the initial entry.

How disappointing!

He started out in Helena, MT back on October 8, 2019.  It took 332 days, 6 hours and 6 minutes for the 2nd entry.  He traveled at least 1,247 miles at an average speed of 3.8 miles per day.

I have a plan on releasing him back out into circulation.

I'll keep you up-to-date.

Ice Cold (247/366)

TIME: 6:17 PM
PLACE: 12th & W Main
SUBJECT: M & L Mart side window

*~*~*

I've always liked the "ICE COLD" lettering on this window.

The red background used to be a silhouette of a bottle.  When they installed the electronic sign, it cut off the top of the bottle. 

I still like it.

Where Have All the Trees Gone? (246/366)

TIME: 6:51 pm

PLACE: Downtown
SUBJECT: Metal tree surround

*~*~*

The city redid the sidewalks downtown several years ago, including some side streets.

The re-do included planting trees in metal surrounds like this one.

Many of the trees didn't make it.

I have no idea if they ever plan on replacing them in the future.

Take Me Back Tuesday (245/366)

TIME: 1 Sept 2008 - 10:07 am
PLACE: S 2nd & W Garfield St
SUBJECT: Window

*~*~*

12 years ago, on this date, HH, the kids and I walked in the Labor Day parade with his union.

This was something we did this for several years as a family.

While we were lined up, waiting for the parade to start, I took this photo of an old building that was on the corner.  

The old factory building is no longer there; it was torn down years ago.

TIME: 1 Sept 2008 - 11:00 am
PLACE: Hough Park
SUBJECT: DramaQueen, StellaDella & Monkeyboy

HH's union was always at the beginning of the parade, so we would be the first group at the park where the parade ended and there were rides and food.

The kids loved it because they never had to wait in long lines for the rides. 

DQ was almost 11, MB was 9 and SD was 4 - they were so little!