Day Fifty Six 2012

Sunny, windy Saturday. The wind had a bite to it again today. Mother Nature seems to believe it's March already. Hubby Neil and I let the wind blow us once around the block. We did manage to make it back to the house, even though the sign said 'stop'. Hope you are having a groovy weekend!

Day Fifty Five 2012

Hubby Neil is in Matrix mode as we head to the Nashville Flea Market late this morning.
Never did shake those clouds. No rain, but it was crazy windy all day, and the wind was cold and sharp.
You can tell spring is on the way when bunnies start showing up at the flea market.
These must be those fainting goats I keep hearing about.

I liked this cool fireplace screen. It’s kind of creepy, though.
Trust no one, Mister Mulder! There was a Scully doll, too. The truth is still out there.
You can leave your hat on. Even if you’re headless. Poor girl. At least it matched her dress.
This great sign appealed to me for some strange reason.
Speaking of insane….today was creepy doll day at the flea market.
What’s a flea market without socks? Neil and I actually bought some. I think that’s a first for us.
Love this sleigh. Kind of made me wish for some snow before this winter is gone.

Today was also creepy teapot day at the flea market.

Did I mention that today was creepy teapot day at the flea market?
Creepy dolls everywhere…..
Vinyl is alive and well here. Now all you need is a turntable. You remember those, right?
The wind was so biting today that even the statues wore scarves. I had mine on. Could have used some gloves, too.
Demented Easter bunny—another sign of spring.

I wanted this but common sense prevailed.
Balloon man making balloon animals. What a happy job that must be.
We had a nice day at the flea market!
Before we headed home, we stopped for a visit and some supper with daughter Kelly, son in law Kerry and grandpeep Knox. Couldn’t resist a gratuitous self portrait in the bathroom mirror. Knox has on his baseball cap turned around backward. Yo! (Note the monkey on his bottom--major cuteness)
Silly Monkey Knox was asleep in my lap and woke up when I took his picture.
Baby hands are the sweetest things ever! Look at those dimples. Now there’s something you won’t ever find for sale at the flea market. Happy TGIF, everyone!

Day Fifty Four 2012

Fierce winds in my neck of the woods today. In fact some of the 'woods' ended up on my front porch, not to mention a rather large limb (middle picture) that came crashing down only a few feet from me and my daughter's car this afternoon as I was saying goodbye to her and the grandkids out there on the sidewalk. Had to drag the limb into the yard as it was partly in the street. Daughter Holly says her dad and I could be crushed to death in our sleep if one of our big (and dying) Maple trees gets blown over onto the house. Now there's a nice thought. Neil and I do get concerned about falling trees when the wind gets nasty. We've talked about taking those Maples down for decades now and planting new trees. Somehow I think that ship has sailed. We'd never live to see any shade from a tree planted today. But I suppose whoever ends up in this old house after we're done with it would probably appreciate the shade from some nice sturdy Maples. Something to think about. In the meantime, I'll keep a good thought that one of those old trees won't do us in sometime in the middle of the night.

Day Fifty Three 2012

A Little Bit Random

Day Fifty Two 2012

Snow bunny grandpeeps Elijah and Shelby and their mom and dad had a great time this past weekend on the ski slopes at Paoli Peaks, Indiana. Shelby said they had an easier time of it after they took a ski class, and that getting off the lift was the hardest part--well, that and trying to stop once you got going. But they got the hang of it and really enjoyed it so much that they're ready to go back. Not to mention the fun they had at the water park where they stayed. (Elijah said he and his mom got stuck in the funnel and ended up going down backwards) I asked Elijah which was more fun, the skiing or the water park, and he promptly said, "Both!"