Mike
and hunting partner Ken left early Saturday morning (Sept. 24) to hunt
sharp-tail grouse near Chinook, MT (20 miles from Havre). The trip from here to
there is about ten hours. Bess went along, but Nellie and I stayed behind. Nellie
felt something at being left. She understands that she can’t go anymore and
curled up with her back to the door. As for me, you couldn’t pay me to go.
I
can, however, be bribed to stay behind with “staycation” gifts. Saturday
morning I headed to The Hangar Antique Mall where I purchased this wonderful old
lighted Christmas decoration. I paid $12.50 for it and I can just hear Mike
now: “I can’t believe what they ask you to pay for this old stuff.” “Well,” I might
counter, “all you have to do is surf through the Vermont Country Store to see
what they ask for the reproductions, and then what they tack on for shipping,
and it looks like a bargain to me.” Yes, I am aware that it’s slightly tacky,
but I like the vintage look for my understated farmhouse Christmas. I tell
myself that Ina would approve.
Oh!
And there have been other staycation gifts, too – a quilting book here, a color
book there, some vintage ephemera in the mix – but the main gift is the Dept.
56 “Toads and Frogs Haunted Witch House,” which was delivered from Amazon today. (The staging still lacks a little something.)
Since
it’s officially fall, my thoughts turn lightly to the coming holidays. True to
form, inspiration got out of hand and the other night I searched for patterns
to start a new project. Re-taking control, I firmly reminded myself that I have plenty to keep
me busy. A list helped me focus. As a result, I’ve nearly finished the Christmas granny
afghan.
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| Useless sign |
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| Nellie explores the gulley |
Sunday
morning I figured Nellie would sleep in, but no, it wasn’t 7:00 yet when I
heard her rattling her gate and whining. I wasted no time letting her out, and
then she pressed me for the morning walk. “It’s a beautiful day in the ‘hood,”
she seemed to say. “Let’s get out while it’s cool. I have a hankering to smell
some smells. Wow! I can tell it’s fall, can’t you?” She was frisky, trotting
right along. It wouldn’t be so noteworthy except that Nellie often doesn’t want to go with Mike and Bess for the morning walk. If Mike is serious about getting her out, he’ll put her
on a leash. Otherwise, she’ll come right back to the house.
The
hunters will be home tomorrow, so the staycation really is drawing to a close.
KW
6 comments:
You explained most of the photos, but not quite. What was the significance of the "SLOW" sign? Do you have slow dust there? You must have a story.
Well . . . the pavement only goes so far. Then it's a gravel road, but drivers don't slow down, which creates dust. Looks like the sign was put up by the home owners association, but it still seems silly. No one pays any attention. What was the motivation? Are they hoping to keep their rural homes cleaner? Maybe.
Thanks for your interest.
What was the motivation for the photo?
I see the reason for the sign--your comment underneath! The sign is useless because no one obeys it.
I like your choir boys! Looks like something I would have seen at your house back in the day and that makes me smile. I'm not much into decorating for Halloween, just go for fall, but your new Dept. 56 items looks wonderfully detailed.
My motivation for taking the picture of the sign was an illustration for the post. And Chris is right. No one obeys it. It's a useless sign. I just think it's funny that someone would go to the trouble to post it.
I decorate for Halloween, then take down the spooky stuff and increase the harvest/Thanksgiving items. Unfortunately the display stand doesn't sit where I can gaze at it during the evening, but I do enjoy the glow from the lights.
I'm glad you like my choir boys. Obviously they struck a cord in my memory, though I don't remember anything exactly like them. A new base and perhaps discarding the plastic poinsettia might freshen it.
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