Before Cameras

In George Washington's days, there were no cameras. One's image was either sculpted or painted.

Some paintings of George Washington showed him behind a desk with one arm behind his back, while others showed both legs and both arms. Prices charged by painters were not based on how many people were to be painted, but by how many limbs were to be painted.

Arms and legs are limbs, therefore painting them would cost the buyer more.
Hence the expression, "It'll cost you an arm and a leg."

Solar Project Beginning

Yesterday morning, Rose and Colin drove up from Penticton just to help us build the platform for the solar panels, for which I am so very grateful as we would not have been able to do this with my hip as it is.

As it was, I thought I could do more than I thought and was worn out by lunch time.

Colin kept telling me I was doing too much anyway, so I sat down and supervised. I found out later that he was right. I could hardly walk by supper time.

I was walking better this morning, but still hurting.

Senior's Discussion

A group of pensioners were discussing their medical problems, over coffee at the local Senior Center one morning.

'Do you realize,' said one, My arm is so weak I can hardly hold this coffee cup.' 'Yes, I know,' replied the second, 'And my cataracts are so bad I can't see to pour the coffee anymore.'

'And I can't turn my head because of the arthritis in my neck,' chimed in the third. 'My blood pressure pills make me dizzy,' commented the fourth, adding, 'I guess that's the price we pay for getting old.'

'Oh well, it's not all bad,' piped up the first senior, ' We should be thankful we can still drive.'

Three Doors

An airline captain was breaking in a new stewardess. The route they were flying had a layover in another city.

Upon their arrival, the captain showed the stewardess the best places for airline personnel to eat, shop and stay overnight.

The next morning, as the pilot was preparing the crew for the day's route, he noticed the new stewardess was missing. He knew which hotel she was in so he called her room wondering what had happened.

She answered the phone, crying, and said she couldn't get out of her room. "You can't get out of your room?" the captain asked. "Why not?"

The new stewardess replied "There are only three doors in here," she sobbed. "One is the bathroom, one is the closet and one has a sign on it that says 'Do Not Disturb'!"

Evening Out

Brenda and Tom are going out for the evening. The last thing they do is put their cat out. The taxi arrives, and as the couple walk out of the house, the cat scoots back in.

Terry returns inside to chase it back out. Brenda, not wanting it to be known that the house would be empty, explains to the taxi driver, "My husband is just going upstairs to say goodbye to my mother."

Several minutes later, an exhausted Terry arrives and climbs back into the taxi saying, "Sorry I took so long, the stupid idiot was hiding under the bed and I had to poke her with a coat hanger several times to get her to come out.

Miracle Fix

Fresh from the shower, I stand in front of the mirror, complaining to my husband that my breasts are too small. Instead of telling me it's not so, he comes up with a suggestion.

If you want your breasts to grow, then every day, take a piece of toilet paper and rub it between your breasts for a few seconds. Willing to try anything, I fetch a piece of toilet paper and stand in front of the mirror rubbing it between my breasts.

"How long will this take?" I asked. "They will grow larger over a period of years." my husband replied. I stopped. "Do you really think that rubbing a piece of toilet paper between my breasts every day will make them grow larger over the years?"

Without missing a beat, he says, "Worked for your butt, didn't it?" He's still alive and with a great deal of therapy, he may walk again someday.

Oil Spill

Yes,it definitely has been a long, long time since I posted anything on my blog. Indeed!!!! I've been thinking about it for some time now and decided to just do it. Procrastination! My number one fault and the story of my life, but more on that another day.


The news of President Obama losing his cool today sparked some thoughts on that subject.
Safeguards and regulations should been in place before anything like this ever happened.

The oil companies boast about stats where spills and mishaps have declined over the past many years, but that to me is no excuse. The devastation and damage done by the Exxon Valdez spill should have been a wake up call.

The oil companies have raped us for years and the governments of the world have been helping them by turning a blind eye, all for the sake of the mighty buck.


The heartache and grief as well as the hardships to come for the families of those killed and seriously injured in the Gulf of Mexico spill is so very sad, but the resulting devastation and economic chaos is going to be felt for generations and the big oil companies will continue to rake in the big money and nary a second of sleep will be lost by any of them. Greed will prevail.


The world needs to reduce it's energy consumption and dependency on oil. Global warming? That's just a myth, they say.

However, it's our children and grandchildren who will be left to suffer the consequences of that. That is, if the planet lasts that long. Enough said for now!

Snow In April

Ron, Louise, Karen and Jim all came down to see us, which was a nice lift to my spirits as I hadn't been feeling so great most of the time.

My appetite was not too good, my belly was growing and uncomfortable and I was cold most of the time. Also I was spending a lot of time on the toilet.

Thankfully Ron and Jim helped Craig fix the washing machine while they were here as I would never have been able to lift the dryer down or help move the washer.

A hose had come loose and it was making an awful racket whenever I needed to use it. They also gave the pool pump a whirl as it had a slight leak, but were unable to get it to budge.

The weather was a bit unsettled, but not too bad. Some of them even went for a walk down the greenway and around the neighborhood.

Mother Nature reminded us that winter wasn't quite over yet. We got a surprise snowfall, but it didn't last for long.

Jim and Karen brought pork cutlets along with them and introduced us to a dish with Panko crumbs. Yum, yum. It was a delicious and enjoyed by all I'm sure. Kick started my appetite I think.

It was a fun time and a good visit. We even got the chance to play some Joker too.

Car Show Parade

We took in the car show parade again this year and headed for our usual spot, but we left just a few minutes too late.

There weren't any parking spots way up close so I had to walk aways. It wasn't too bad though.

The ground was a bit uneven, but I just took my time and made it just fine.

The parade was pretty good. Of course we picked the wrong side of the street again with the sun shining in our eyes. Maybe next year we will smarten up!

Foothills Parade

Shortly after everyone arrived, the Yuma Foothills was having a parade to raise funds for a cause. It was just up the street from our house so we all walked up and took in the parade. It was a nice day and good exercise for me.

Yuma House Warming

A little late, thanks to an unpleasant event, but as they always say, 'better late than never'.

The weather turned out alright, a little breezy, but warm.

However, typical desert weather, as soon as that sun goes down, so does the temperature.

Lots of good food and a pleasure to see everyone.

A couple of dishes in particular were a bit hit.

Doris and Mel brought Hawaiian Beans and Connie and Dave brought Cornmeal Casserole. I made sure to get the recipes for both.

The happy hours and gathering of friends is the only thing I miss about not being in a park.

We will just have to take ourselves to happy hours and maybe have a few of our own as well.

Yuma Birthdays

A couple of birthdays were celebrated in Yuma. Ron and Louise arrived first, just before her birthday.

She had decided to trim a little weight so to kick start her metabolism, she went on a cabbage soup diet.

She was quite rigid in her resolve to stay true to her regime, so of course no cake and ice cream for her. We did celebrate though and it was a good laugh.

Hal's birthday came next and he took us all out to dinner at the Olive Garden. Very good meal and a nice celebration.

Because we were having dinner out, we gave him a piece of cake at home before going out. Our miracle man looks pretty good eh!