Thursday 29-03-2018 – National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day

Thanks to Kittenmaster for getting us up and running again.
Good grief the roads and stores are busy busy busy today. Crazy traffic as people head off for the long weekend a day early to avoid the traffic but I think they all have had the same idea and as for the stores they are shut Good Friday, one day people, you’re not going to starve in one day. heck when we were farming and a long way from anywhere we shopped once a month. Dismounts from soapbox.
Does this happen over Easter in your areas?
Wow KJ, do those chair pads look like rings of a tree trunk or am I imagining things? Love the kitty mat.
Overcast day here now after sunny hot humid morning.
Do I have a story – as I checked the house was all locked and things turned off last night I was startled by something in the kitchen making a noise but couldn’t see anything so assumed it was from outside. Came down bleary eyed this morning and wondered how a volcanic stone could have appeared on the bench. Ahhhh it was from the dish of cacti on the window sill but it can’t jump by itself. Further checking reveals half a tomato has been eaten and evidence of mouse poop. Grrrrrrrrr. Then horror of horrors I discover that my precious special pepper seeds I was drying in jar lids on the sill are ALL GONE ! Noooooooooooooo ! 😯
Not my seeds. 👿 😡 😥 I hope that the furry wee grey menace is having regrets about eating those seeds and that they are hot hot hot on the way through it’s system. I managed to buy some more peppers to save seeds from but the very special ones I grew are a goner. Tonight there will be traps set where HRH can’t get her paws. One of the downsides of Autumn is mice sneaking inside.
He he he 😈 😈 I just found half a dozen tiny wee chilis a client gave Mr MS. Now we’re not chili eaters but I might put out the seeds from these possibly birdseye chili and see what happens tonight. 😈

Lagatta, I could have a wonderful time in that store. Lots of lovely fruits and veges and interesting produce in jars and bottles.
I was in a store this morning that is full of wonderful bottles,jars,cans, and packets of foods that are not seen on supermarket shelves from all around the world. Things like smoked balsamic jelly, waterchestnuts in cans, exotic vinegars and sauces, cheeses, rubs for meats and all sorts of gourmet produce.
Speaking of mats, I have a great mat at my front door, it has a heavy rubber base but sadly the dirt is almost impossible to knock or shake out of it. It needs to be a heavy mat as the wind blows a lighter mat away. Then I solved the cleaning problem, put the mat in the boot(trunk) of the car and use the petrol station car cleaning vacuum. Perfectly clean mat and I am happy.

Hi Efurrybody,

I just got on the site. Love the weed…cafe! 😛 Ah, Justin what’s taking so long, dude.

Shopping is not my thang but I can see KJ loving every minute of it. Somebody has to keep the stores in business. Tree rings? Not seeing it. Sorry about your seeds but they’re doing a job on that damn pest.

Good Friday isn’t a day off for most people. Usually, people who participate in church rituals take the day off.

Mom and Pop stores are neat and if I have patience there are lots of chachkies to be had. But the best are mom and pop trattorias in Italy. This is true about Scotland and other countries but Italy has purrfected them.

It’s been raining all day and we’re supposed to get some snow overnight. After running around and panicking for days, I found the place!

Have a happy~
PG

Good morning – I wonder if someone took weed day literally and forgot to unlock the TDK cafe yesterday…
Jersey’s new Governor wants to legalize it. Then we can have Mom & Pop dispensaries!
Working all day today, then trekking across the dam to neighbor’s place (it’s getting easier), then get ready for work tomorrow.
Have a great day all!

It is supposed to be legalised by this summer here, but it won’t be small private shops. Government monopolies as is the case for all hard liquor here and most wines. Wine and beer are also sold in supermarkets and at corner shops called “dépanneurs”, often shortened to “dep”, especially but not only by English-speakers. A dépanneur is something that helps you out (such as a vehicle that boosts cars or tows them if need be).

This will also make life much easier for people who use cannabis derivatives for medical purposes. I have a friend who (sadly) has cancer, but seems to be recovering – knock wood – and he takes a cannaboid for pain, and interestingly, it doesn’t provide a buzz. Not that he hates a buzz, but is more likely to rely on the old standards of a shot of espresso or a glass of wine in the evening. He is a researcher and retired professor and needs a clear head to work (as do I). I’ll be checking that substance out (for arthritis) as it seems to have fewer side-effects than other analgesics.

It is about 7:30 here, I’m having an espresso, and Livia is doing her first turn in the back garden, exploring her tiny “territory”.

WOW, didn’t have time to read all the comments, and so early on a Thursday morning too! I couldn’t access the site all day yesterday, but thought maybe it was just me.

I love the pics today, they are just adorable….the kit with the purse..oh my!

PG, congrats on the new place! That is a very nice looking abode with amenities!! Let me know your address please–send me an email!

MS, had to laugh at you trying to sabotage the little buggar with hot pepper seeds. I used to fix the traps so that they had a ‘hair trigger’–I know it sounds sadistic, but it’s actually more humane. Got tired of them stealing the bait and making off with it. Peanut butter works best, as they have to spend some time trying to lick it all up and then WHAM!! 😆
Sorry–(sort of!)

Hi Efurryone,

AV will be delighted to know she can use peanut butter for something else.

Bwa, ha, ha – Miss Gaea met her nemesis. I was gettiing ready to put the trash out as was the neighbor. Next I hear a meowrrrrr! hiss! The neighbors’ Husky puppy can running over from his yard into ours and Miss Gaea was up a tree.

The thing is Toby (I thought he was a she) didn’t even go after her. My yard has more room to run and he was having a blast. We, eventually, got him back home and Miss Gaea came down. She’s been needing extra lovings.

I’m not really laughing