Musings of Nothing Much

Do you ever run across people

in the stores that you wonder about

day's later and shake your head in dismay?

Last week in Costco,

I was waiting to turn into an isle

that was blocked by two seniors

of an older generation than I.

One man stopped the other man

who was wearing a Navy ball cap,

and then he went on to say derisively:

"Take that Navy hat off.

All it is, is a birthing station.

All those women getting pregnant."

The other guy lamely said yea.

I couldn't believe it as I walked between

the two men. 

  

I stopped further down the isle to write

down what I had just heard on

my grocery shopping list.

I wanted to accurately repeat 

what he had said to Rick.

We're a retired Navy family and I 

  resented what that elderly man had said.

I kind of wished I had been brave enough

to say something to him.

But I don't like confrontation,

and besides what good would it have done?

I ended up behind the offending senior

in line to get our receipts checked at the door.

He turned back to me and said:

"Don't ever buy furniture here.

I bought a rocker and it only lasted one year.

Made in China."

He still had that attitude...

I swear I've heard him in Costco before 

saying the same thing about the furniture.

I don't agree with him at all. 

I just "love" it when someone 

is highly opinionated and is willing

to tell everyone and anyone what's what.

Oh well,  

It's been stuck in my brain off and on 

ever since.

Okay, rant is over.

The enormous tent.

I shampooed the carpet

 (thanks to dusty paws Liberty)

a couple weeks ago. 

It took two days to dry

because it was so awfully humid at the time.

Once it was dry, and since the 

furniture was off the carpet,

I decided that we should put up the tent

in the front room for a trial run.

Oh now that was a hot idea.

We had to open the windows to get

some airflow.

The tent covered the entire room

from the bar stools against the kitchen counter,

 to the couch on the other side of the room.

In the other direction it covered the room

from the brick wood stove area to where 

the furniture was up against the other wall.

There's plenty of room for the cots  

to be placed in an L shape inside.

We'll probably go camping later this fall.

So far, there's no definite plans to go.

This is the black petunia that I purchased earlier

this spring.  I can't believe how black/purple it is.

The worms finally stopped munching on this

petunia and so it's filling out a bit.

I don't use pesticides, so sometimes 

we loose out to the bugs and such.

Here's an idea I wanted to save from 

a garden show back in early June.

One of the ladies selling stuff  had

handcrafted several of these boards with 

canning jar bouquets attached.

I only like the canning jar idea.

They were wrapped 

with wire  and included buttons,

 stones, beads, marbles and beach glass.

Some of them were very pretty,

although I only got a photo of this one.

I think some small pieces of

driftwood, sea glass,

 and shells would be pretty.

We have to wait until Friday before 

Rick's car is hopefully ready at the body shop.

  We found out that they

are redoing part of the paint job

because they weren't happy with the results

on the first try.

It's taking much longer than we expected

but it's going to look fabulous again

when we get it back.

Let's just hope it can stay that way

for a long time.