STYLE

 I did a load of laundry the other day which included my favorite pair of blue jeans.

When I pulled them out of the dryer I found for the first time the ravages of them having been worn every day for weeks.

Two spots on one leg very near to each other and very near to wearing completely through the denim!

I showed them to SWMBO sadly, bemoaning the loss and opining that I'd soon have to have a new pair and agonizing over breaking them in.

So did she put her arm around my shoulders and coo "there, there" to me?

Au contraire!

Instead she said, "A little more wear and you'll be able to ask $150 for those on eBay!"

Holy smokes, what a concept!

I checked around.

She may be right!

And that's why I call her She Who Must Be Obeyed.

CURIOUS MONDAY

 The Donald Trump presidential campaign is coming to the Prescott airport for a noon-time rally today.

That's only a few miles from where I'm sitting and nearly abutting where the BRD lives.

It's also in a county that is overwhelmingly Republican.

Which makes me wonder why, with only 15 days left before the election, he's spending the time in a place that he is certain to win.

But there's a lot I don't understand.

Meantime, at the Blue Bird Bath . . .

FROM THE TAYLOR FAMILY BAKERY

 

Lemon Pie ala Judy

SILENT SATURDAY

 

THE FRIDAY FUNNIES

 (yawn) (ho-hum) Bet you thought I'd never get here, didn't you?

Well, some days just start later than others.

Especially when the nights are cooler and the bed is warm and . . .

Oh, never mind all that, let's get started.

Awright, awready . . with that, I'm done here.

Now let's all have a marvelous weekend and always remember to keep laughing!

Here, kitty-kitty . . .

(awwww, so cute . . .)

BE-WITCHING

 The season is drawing nigh.

I ONLY KNOW IT'S MONDAY

 In this 21st Century a hoo-hah has erupted over whether today's holiday is Columbus Day or Indigenous Peoples' Day.

In the once peaceful city of Portland, Oregon, statues of Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt were torn down overnight.

I can't make sense of it all.

So I resort to a cartoon, with which to wish you all a good holiday.

POT PLANTS

 Our pot plants are hanging in there nicely, possibly due to the continued warm weather.

(They're not what you may have been expecting. I call them that because we grow them in pots.)

The tallest plant here is a Serrano pepper plant.

Next to it is a Shishito pepper plant.

Down in front is a Coleus plant that started from a cutting and was about to be given up for dead until SWMBO brought it outside and snuggled it in with the pepper plants.

Since then it has thrived.

In the lower left you can see a Basil plant and way down to the right you can catch a glimpse of a Mint plant.

There's also a peek down in front of our struggling Chives, about done for the season.

Meanwhile the tomato plant keeps surprising us with a plethora of various sized fruit though it's beginning to look like we may have to have some Fried Green Tomatoes.

The rain gauge sharing the pot regrettably is as dry and unused as that barbecue grill in the background.

Pot gardening - it's been profitable this year and kind of fun.

STILL THE BOSS

 

THE FRIDAY FUNNIES

Yes, I know.

The weeks just keep getting weirder and weirder.

Sometimes I think, "how can I come up with something to make people laugh."

But I keep trying and searching, aided by my many contributors and fellow funny folk.

So with that wee bit of alliteration, let us begin.

Okay, you're giggling, right?

C'mon, I know I got you with at least SOME of these.

Well, whatever, have yourselves a wonderful weekend.

And always remember to keep laughing!

Here, kitty-kitty . . .

HYDRATE

 For years now, I've been taking a drug called Warfarin, which is a blood thinner.

That requires me to have a blood sample taken every four weeks.

It used to be simple, just a quick finger stick and a drop of blood taken.

But then the labs here quit using the finger stick and instead insist on sticking a needle into your arm and drawing out a larger quantity of blood.

So today, I went to have my monthly blood draw and here's what happened.

My bandaged left arm . . Old Faithful, as I call it.

Except today while the nurse hit the vein right off, the blood didn't come in a quantity that she needed.

So, the right arm got pierced, as well.

That one got enough blood to satisfy the lab personnel.

I've been having these tests done for so long the piercing actually doesn't bother me all that much.

But if you fear needles let me advise you, as the nurses do me, drink lots of water the day before your blood test.

Actually we're supposed to drink lots of water every day.

So do it.

And wear your mask.

That's today's medical lesson from Doctor Catalyst.

Um, yeah

 

THE BRITS

 I began watching Downton Abbey yesterday.

I had watched around the first six episodes a couple of years ago and then quit so I decided to start at the beginning once again.

Nothing like a British drama to relax the mind.

And then what turned up in my email?

Probably from Wacky Wally but I'm not sure.

At any rate, here it is.

Coincidence?

Must have been.

SPOOKINESS

 I'm not sure how long Halloween decorations have begun coming out in my town.

Or as I call it, "rushing the season".

But since it is now October I guess I can post my first of the "seasons greetings".

Rest assured, spookiness abounds.

This once-attractive young lady hangs by a noose from a tree in a yard not far from where I reside.

The first time I saw her I was driving by and she twirled perfectly in a breeze, making it appear she was turning and watching me pass by.

Creepy!

And then there's this - sent recently by one of my Friday Funnies contributors, Wacky Wally.

There may be no trick or treating going on this year but weirdness still teems.

THE FRIDAY FUNNIES

 Without comment on this week's news, let us commence.

That's all I've got for The Week That Was.

Have yourselves a happy little weekend and always remember to keep laughing!

Here, kitty-kitty . . .