MOTHER'S WISDOM POINTS

Yep … my mother didn't raise any pansy-asses 😂🤣

My gray matter is still stuck on some of these wisdom points.

THE BULL & THE GOAT; Quartzsite-AZ

Anticipating our trip through the Pass and over the hill to Bouse this afternoon, we were drinking our mugs of joy juice, and watching traffic … when a gust of wind sent Independence rocking & palm trees vigorously swaying 😳

An amber haze of sandy grit hovered in the atmosphere, too; we're pulling stakes here on Monday, and hope Kingman's air quality is friendlier.

Pretty gusty, this morning; The Pit Stop~Quartzsite-AZ

Immediate County Work still going on: this week, sewer lines are being dug out, and man-cover lids dug out & leveled with the new blacktop that was recently laid.

County Work continues …

Around 10:30 A.M., Holland told me that Gene Hackman has died 😞 I've watched most of his movies - my favorite, is "Zandy's Bride": I've watched that movie so much, for so long, that I know the script by heart 😉 I am trying to track the Novel down; it's a vintage writ, so it will take time to find a copy, and beaucoup bucks to buy it.

Gene Hackman

1974 'Zandy's Bride' Movie Poster & the 1942 Novel that the movie was based on; I liked the movie - the book will be much better.; which means it will be an excellent Read 😉

Gene was an excellent character actor, and supplied me with decades of hours of entertainment 👏 He lived a long life - ending at 95 yo. His presence is greatly missed.

Finally on our way to Bouse, Holland and I were discussing a loosely planned future … when he cracked off, saying I had a head like a goat - and that made me laugh. When he looked at me with a raised eyebrow, I said, "Well, that fits because I am a goat - I am a Capricorn." He swallowed a chuckle before saying, "Hmm; I never knew that. No wonder you're so wily - have you ever watched goat ropers; those goats see a rope in hand, and they are doing everything they can to escape the lasso." I couldn't help quipping, "Yeah, you're finding that I can be a little hard to rope, too." We both broke out in laughter.

I {AM} a 'goat'. Hahaha

It is good to be laughing in good spirits, again ❤️

Orleans - 'Still The One' Lyrics: 

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5aMMRes2u4)

In Bouse, we got what we wanted at the fresh produce tent, and Holland treated me to a leisurely drive back to Independence.

Today was a good day for the bull and the goat 👩‍❤️‍💋‍👨

BUCKET LIST SHABBAT; Woodland-WA

June 21st: Today started early; we were up and out the door a little after 8 AM … and back again a bit past 9 AM; Holland wanted to make sure the repairs tally covered everything needing to be tended to, before the insurance agreement was settled on all ends - he was satisfied, so hopefully this thing will get started and finished in a reasonable timeframe.

We both wore shorts and light shirts because the afternoon's predicted weather temperature was to reach 85-degrees.

On our way back to Woodland, Holland called my attention to a vehicles we were approaching - he jokingly said, "Look Baby - the Beverly Hillbillies." I laughed and he chuckled when I said, "It looks like a modern version of the old west snake oil peddler's wagon - look, it even has a chandelier dangling form the back end!" … then we both howled with laughter as we passed the heavy laden vehicle, because the entire hood was covered with antlers of every size and species: and those were interspaced with mounted plastic human-like skulls of varying sizes.

It was a rat rod nightmare ;-)

Salmon Creek-WA from Woodland-WA; 16 min (14.5 mi) via I-5 S

We got a laugh out of this …

When Holland parked, he asked if there was something else I wanted to do, and I said, "Yeah - but I don't think you'll want to do it with me." Holland hasn't been feeling well as he deals with withdrawals. He asked me what it was, and I said it seemed a waste to waste such a beautiful sunny day, so, I was thinking maybe we could drive to Willow Grove where he could enjoy the cool river breeze and watch the water craft … and I could walk the short walking trail there. He said he'd stay behind, but I could take the truck and, "be gone all day if you want to, because it's gonna be hotter than Hell here; visit some of your friends."

So, I did :-)

Washington State heat is miserable because the humidity is so stinking high … and Holland is cold all the time: so, things worked out well for both of us ;-)

I enjoyed my much needed walk at Willow Grove Park, and … I got my garage sale fix & bought 3 books & 2 necklaces (all three happenstances are direct answers to prayer); I got my hair tidied (and enjoyed the familiar back roads); I mentally patted myself on the back several times this afternoon when I skillfully backed Beast Betsy into tight parking spaces (backing her out is kinda scary 'cause she's long and wide) to make leaving the parking spaces less stressful; I survived the on-going freeway traffic jam (which included a wreck because of the road construction mess) without a claustrophobic meltdown; and I ate a chinese meal (also a direct answer to prayer) :-)

It was a busy {relaxing} day … and I loved every minute of it :-)

Willow Grove Park, Longview-WA from Woodland-WA; 35 min (28.7 mi) via I-5 N and WA-432 W

I wanted to squeeze every opportunity out of this sunny day ;-)

I want to be an agile 'old woman' ;-)

I watched a young mother try to teach her 3 yo son how to fly a kite.

I spotted this beautifully maintained vintage hot rod - full metal body; not plastic, like cars are today. CHROME! I miss chrome … 1969 Malibu.

Luke Combs - 'Fast Car' song: 

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fr7oYjnt3bM)

A daring little survivor all alone in the center of the rocky trail - a reminder of Life's story.

The brittle symphony of breeze rattled, sun-dried cottonwood tree leaves.

And happy, chirping & trilling bird song riding sunbeams.

This tree's bark is completely peeled away - naturally.

I need to start being more consciously diligent about walking - no matter what; or where.

I also scheduled a hair trim with the hair salon I like, in Castle Rock-WA

A welcome sign as I left the Park … I bought 3 books & 2 necklaces, here ;-)

Castle Rock-WA from Willow Grove-WA; 26 min (16.7 mi) via Delameter Rd

Kalama-WA from Castle Rock-WA; 20 min (19.9 mi) via I-5 S

The Lucky Dragon Chinese Restaurant, in Kalama-WA

Ferrying Supper home tonight …

Woodland-WA from Kalama-WA; 15 min (9.0 mi) via I-5 S

This 15 minute strip of freeway looks like 6 AM & 5 PM Seattle commute traffic - it's only 4 PM, here.

There is a wreck ahead; a 15 min. drive morphed into a half hour ordeal.

An inch at a time … all the way from Kalama to Woodland. Seriously. o.n.e.i.n.c.h.a.t.a.t.i.m.e.

A BLESSED SURPRISE; Shabbat~Ocean Park-WA

Today was pretty low-key.

And filled with humor … as well as unknown blessings.

Yoda dropped by the Pioneer Market, as we were pulling out ;-)

We had to drive to T-Mobile in Warrenton-OR to trade our internet tower in, for an updated one. Our tower has stopped working, and we are using the RV Park connection to get online; we want our own connection that will be reliable when we are road tripping - so, off we went toward Oregon, this morning.

We were there for 2 hours; everything had to be synched with the tower - including the new watch I came home with ;-)

It was a watch I have been wanting basically for the heart rate monitoring & activity calorie burning tally feature … and the price was right; sale price was $10 to walk out the door with it, and $14/mo. x 24 months. It was doable.

This feature will relieve some stress for Holland's peace of mind.

This feature will keep my weight loss goal on track.

I've never seen this before, here: a 'minus tide' in Chinook-WA.

The best feature for me is that there is no metal whatsoever on it that will touch my skin - metal burns my skin like acid, it burns into my skin, and will literally peel the skin off me when it is lifted (I even have to be careful with the miniscule metal on eyeglasses): no metal is a big score :-)

No metal; anywhere. It's perfect ;-)

I'm considering the tower snafu to be a blessing: it being on the fritz got us to T-Mobile, where a watch was waiting for me. Again, Elohim heard my prayer and prepared the way for me.

When we got home, Holland made us a tasty Supper smoothie: so good!

Today has been a perfectly wonderful day - even with the rain.

I have been blessed in every way possible, this Shabbat :-)

Liquid Supper tonight - a veggie-fruit smoothie; Holland's own recipe - he makes these recipes up on the fly. YUM!