So, I share.
It’s America’s Independence Day today. And you can sure tell the gasoline prices still continue to skyrocket in cost. Why, just yesterday, the middle of the week mind you –Thursday, and midday even, the traffic on the main thoroughfare was bumper to bumper. I was silently asking myself “Doesn’t ANYone stay home any more?” As I took an off ramp to get off and get me something to eat for lunch, I couldn’t believe my eyes. Of course the light at the first intersection was red, but ohhhhhhh, the traffic! They were lined up behind the light from here to tarnation!!! It took me three light changes just to get to the intersection!! “Of course” I say —”no one can afford to go on vacation anymore, so they’ve all taken the week off and they’re staying at home”!! That explained it all.
And guess what? While I type this, it’s raining!!! We need rain. It will probably put a damper on the celebrating and may even cancel the city’s big fireworks display tonight, but we need the moisture. You won’t hear me complaining!!! I can just HEAR our grass and plants outside sucking up the drops. And as some have perhaps noticed, I have had the Hurricane Watch button on my sidebar. I check this out daily — and tho the first Atlantic Storm was Arthur, and piddled out before it became dangerous, we have another one, Bertha, out there just off the coast of Africa building up steam. According to the watch, it has a good potential of becoming a hurricane. Yet, the predicted path looks, right now, to head in the North and Northwest direction —heading for the eastern seaboard of the USA. Let’s just hope it also peters out!!
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Just one photo today! But it’s filled with the pleasures of warmth!
My Holiday Coffee Cup Collection. And oddly enough, I don’t drink coffee!!! So, I’ve used them for hot chocolate, hot teas…and even once in a while a cup of juice.
Left to right –starting in the back row —
My Musical Christmas cup [when tipped to your mouth, it plays music. Jingle Bells], hidden behind Dracula is my imported china Santa face cup, then the high cup is another Santa carrying his bag of goodies, next is Santa on the housetop, Santa in a wreath, Santa [with him perched on the cup's handle], a cup with a ‘string’ of Santas around the entire cup. [Next row left to right] – My Frankenstein cup, then Dracula [it's huge! This is my favorite for hot chocolate!], next is a lidded witch cup with her broom as a handle –for my witch’s brew [tea], a Halloween scene is next with a ghostly handle, another imported china cup with Dracula’s blood dripping down the rim, and then another witch mug. [Next row left to right] – my Easter cup…a bunny handle, my mother’s day cup “Mother” [from Irene], 4th of July cup [the off white...with gold trim and fireworks in gold, red and blue], St. Patrick’s Leprechaun, and one with different sized hearts for Valentine’s Day. [Front row] Two for St. Patrick’s Day –shamrocks and last is another Valentine’s Day cup of hearts.
