Hot~~~Humid~~~Blahhhh~~~Books~~~Etc.

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Another hot/humid week...  Mon. high forecast is 91 degrees.  Followed by 95, 93, 90, and 91 degrees, the rest of the week.

There was "Jazz In The Park," on Sun. evening.  Free concerts, in the lovely Park.  But we didn't feel like going down...  When it's been a very hot/humid day...  -sigh-

One of those books, which I didn't read fully.  It's a skim, and get what I want, from it book. 

It's an in depth look at the history of the Renaissance Faire.  I've never been to one.  But when I was on "Live Journal" blogging, there was much talk of Faires and attending them, etc.

You can read more about this book ("Well Met"), at "Good Reads", by clicking here....... 

Our kitchen faucet was (finally) replaced, last week.  But the sprayer hose was installed in the wrong place...  Meaning, I can't pull the sprayer up far enough...  So we have to get the plumber back again this week.  ~~~~~~  It will only take about 5 minutes, and "Uncle A." could do it...  But I don't want him to.  We have had so much trouble, getting this ding-dang-faucet set fixed, that the plumbers should do ALLLLLLLL, on it.

I'm losing track of what books I have linked to...  Here.  I've been reading faster than reviewing books, on "Auntie's Reads 2013" and this has to stop.  I mean, I have to review, post, link to... right after I finish a book.  So I don't get mixed up.

Anyway, I loved "Buried In A Bog" (#41) and you can read my review, by clicking here....

I also loved "Bweitched, Bothered, and Biscotti"  by Bailey Cates!!!  My #42 book this year.  And the 2nd in this delightful series.  Loved it!!!!!!!!!

You can read my review, by clicking here....

Sad thing is, since finishing the above book, I've been hitting-a-wall, as to finding books-I-really-enjoy.  Oh I've gotten books out of the library.  But end up, losing interest in them.  -pout-  OH Bother!!!   But have a queue of "Cozy Mysteries" coming.  Hope they are really fun!!!

Well, I'll close this kind-of-blahhhhh post.  ,-)  No need of spreading my "blahhhh-ness," any farther, in Pretty Blog Land.  Hope your Monday is not starting out "blahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh"...  :-) 

Bringing back an Annual Floral Parade... :-)

Old photo...  Isn't that the sweetest thing???  An old picture, from an earlier "Floral Parade."  For our 150th Ann. of Racing (this Season), we are resurrecting the "Floral Parade."  :-)  The First was held in 1894, and continued for years, until it got tooooo big, according to reports.  :-)

 According to an official program, the Third Annual Floral Parade, consisted of "magnificently decorated private equipages," over 2 thousand bicycles decorated with flowers, and "the famous Olympic Bicycle Band on wheels."  Whooo-hooooo...  That must have been fun.

 Certainly hope our resurrected one, will be pretty and fun too.  It ends with an Ice Cream Social in the Park.  Ice Cream donated by a local company.  :-)

And back to the present...  3 "Grands" over, to have "Pop" fix their bikes...

Still trying to get my picture size, big enough.  But not too big....

"Grands" showing us, some ripe wee, little tomatoes.

 

According to comments, my blog is now *working* for some, who had problems before.  Not so, for others.  -sigh-

Please keep telling me, of problems you have, with accessing and reading my blog.  With luck, all will smooth out eventually.  I'll keep this setting of only 1 entry showing...  And keep working on the pic size issue.  Keeping them nice-and-big, but not too-big.  :-)

"Look Changes"~~~City~~~Repairs~~~Etc.

(Urns, in the Park...)

As you can see, I did "Blog Look Work"!  :-)  I didn't intend to do all this.  But I messed up, some how...  And had to "fix" many things...

(Interesting tree roots, in the Park...)

So I figured, as long as I got started, I might as well continue.

(Ballet Slipper, in front of Drink Hall)

This summer, our city has quite a few of these Ballet Slipper sculptures, here and there...  This one, is on the lawn, in front of the old Drink Hall.  (The drinking referred to, is that of various Mineral Waters, of the area.)  :-)

 

(Closer look at Ballet Slipper, in front of Drink Hall)

And here is a cropped look, at it.  Needless to say, you'll be seeing more pics of these...  :-) 

In summer, we have wildly painted Horse sculptures, here and there.  And this year, the addition of the Ballet Slipper sculptures. 

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This year is the Celebration of 150 Years of Thoroughbred Racing, in this city.  Lots of special events are planned. 

We've been unable to get a local channel, on our tv.  So we called, and they tried to fix it, by whatever "magic" they use.  This time, it didn't work.  So they sent a repair man over, this morning. 

Not only do we have our local channel back....  He fixed old cable, inside and outside.  He showed us the way squirrels had chewed on the outside cable.  Yikes!  And this messes with reception.

And really, we could see clearer colors on the TV!   We have the phone, tv and Internet connection Package.  He said my computer, may work faster also.

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Did anyone ever think to request that their outside cable connection wires be checked, for stuff like squirrels chewing on them?  

Various Photo Ops... And gardening...

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  A pic, of a picture, in our Sun. newspaper.  An area HS Prom, "rode" the newly opened Carousel in Congress Park.  Before going to dance.  Isn't that the cutest thing?!?  :-))))

Noticed my daughter-in-law doing late spray-watering, and I ran for my camera.  "Photo OP"!!!  I'm shooting into the sun, so it looks dark around the water.  But it was not dark.

"Uncle A." planted....

Rhubarb roots...  Which look very Ugh...  But their results, will make great pies.  :-)

And Hollyhocks, behind/around some Hosta.  Love old fashioned Hollyhocks.

"BK" just sat and looked cute.  :-)

We are finally able to see blossoms on fruit trees, from our back door...
 

Just a study-in-feet, big-and-little.  :-)

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Weekend~Books~"Size"~TV~NO Spoilers Though

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Showing the pretty geode again.  This time with pencil/hand, to better show size.  I always forget to do this!!!  Have something (whose size is recognizable) in pictures of objects.  Must remember!!!  :-)

The "Honey Man" at the Sat. Farmer's Market.  I figured it is time, to start taking a daily spoon full of locally produced Honey again...  To try to ward off some of the coming effects, of Spring Time Allergies.

This is the first time we have been to the Winter Farmer's Market.  It is held in a grade school and there is plenty of place to spread out, in the gym (above) and in the entrance hall.

There were lots of veggies...  But...  Fresh ones are not being grown locally, in winter.  And a place like "Gomez Veggie Ville" does not sound very NE Local to me.  ,-)    But..........   Whatever...

They even had live music, on the stage.  :-)

After having soooooooo much funnnnnnn, reading (click-->) "The Wee Free Men,"  I was not having any luck, finding another book.  -sigh-  I didn't enjoy the Cozy Witch-y book, I got out of the library.  And other Cozy Mysteries, has sounded good, but were soooooo slowwwwwwwwww....  I gave up on all of them.  So took a bunch of *non-winners* back, and got some more.

Actually, "A Witch In Time" is my own.  I really enjoyed this series by Madelyn Alt!  But this one was not in the library system.  ?????  So I got it from Amazon/New/Used/Books.  After I finish this one, the next in the series IS in my library system.  (But not the last, in the series...)  Grrrrrr......  After following this heroine for 7 or so books, I MUST find out how her *story* ties up!!!!!!  :-)  Will do another Search for the last book, when I'm done with ones I can get.

Have you heard of "The Blue Zones"?  Another one of those studies, trying to find the Longevity Secrets, of pockets of very long lived people, around the world.  Such books should be read, by young people!  Who have time (ahead of them) to take better care of their bodies.  ,-)  But since "Quality Of Life" is part of the premise, not just living many years....  Seems anyone might find something of use, in them....

For instance, how to better avoid gastro issues.  Yikes, betcha' most any Dear Reader could use some info, on that wide spread and painful problem....     

Just a very green looking shadow pic...   :-))))))))))

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No Spoilers!!!

But whooooo-hoooooooo, we are enjoying the plot twists and turns, on "Once Upon A Time" on tv!!!!!   They make me worried.  Then they make me glad.  Then...  I don't know exactly where they are going.  If you watch...  Are you having fun, with the present story line too??????

No Spoilers please.  Unless you say you are commenting a SPOILER...!!!!!!!!!!!

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