Windows

 Reading Barb's post today about leaving car windows opens brought back some memories or....

WHY I ALWAYS CLOSE CAR WINDOWS

Many, many years ago I had one of the last VW Squarebacks sold in the USA.  Loved that car, AKA The Little Red Schoolbus.  The window opening went across the top and down the side, very nice when you wanted just a bit of air and a breeze.  One day left window cracked, went inside, thought no more about it until following morning when then husband came in and asked, "Why did you leave your lights on overnight?"  Me, "Lights on?  I didn't leave the lights on I came home from picking Proge up.  It was afternoon, it's summer and sunny.  Why would I have lights on?."  We go out to jump car.  Little hand and footprints on car, BY THE WINDOW!  Our little raccoon buddies had been visiting.  Immediately pictured raccoon perched on car, reaching in with one arm and playing with knobs and handles and very handy lights.  Even turned lights to high.

So a salutary lesson was learned🤭

Thanks, Barb, for the memory! 

Stay strong, and as always, thanks for stopping by.................*s*

Sonnet #33

 I started the morning with a reading of Sonnet #33 by the Bard himself.  It somehow feels appropriate for our times.

I read the sonnets in no particular order, but simply open my book randomly.  It seldom disappoints.

As always, stay strong, and thanks for stopping by.........*s*

it’s Always Sumthin’

Yesterday morning I was doing my usual wake up routine of lying bed, drinking tea, doing a crossword puzzle when there was the sound of something crashing...loud crashing.  Immediate thought was that the cats had finally managed to pull over a bookcase or the TV.  (Not really a possibility as everything is well mounted and immovable.). But the crash went on.  Got up went into living room to see this tree crashed up against the house.  I guess all the rain and general damp we have had finally weakened this large branch, that was quite rotted at the base  so it finally fell.  Happily no windows were broken, no roof bashed in, just a very leafy bower against the house.  Everything is so green and happily growing this year that we are going to have to clear a lot of overgrowth to get to it.  It's on the north side of the house so not terribly sunny, definitely doable and there is the added bonus of winter's fire wood.

Meanwhile things are growing and catching up after a chilly May and early June.  My hydrangeas look wonderful even with the neglect of last year.  The roadside orange dallies are in full swing.  Lots of buds on both daylily varieties and asiatic lilies.

As always, take care, and thanks for stopping by.............*s*