'Wet stuff' continued to fall out of the sky now and then (Hooray!), but we also had a lot of hot sticky days. Saturday, we headed for Grand Lake, where I did a few appraisals at the Peaks n' Pines Quilt Show. Beautiful quilts - friendly people. What more could you ask for?
Then it was on to the resort at Hot Sulphur Springs -- but it was too hot there, unless we used the coolest pool, and stayed in the shade.
This week, I'm judging and appraising at the Black Canyon Quilt Show in Montrose. Stop by and say hello!
Homemade vanilla ice cream sounds good.
Or maybe listening to blizzard noises?
Seven people are arrested in Paris for a $2 million art theft. Suspects include a man and his elderly mom.
Get your wedding reception meal, based on what you're willing to kick in to the bride and groom! (Update: the couple said, after a huge backlash, that they were 'just joking.')
Some interesting (and weird) survival hacks -- including 'spit fishing.' (Really??)
Ever wanted to live in a museum? These people did...and got away with it for a while. (Helps for the parents to be the museum janitor -- and the manager.) I always wanted to try it, after I read this book.
Did a restoration "mush" Leonardo's Salvator Mundi, instead of saving it? (If it IS a DaVinci, that is.)
Best frugal living tips -- 45 of them -- from personal experience. Warning: if you click on a specific tip, it will zoom you just to that one. Don't close it after reading, or you close the entire link -- just scroll up or down to the next tip. (Thanks, Millenial Money Woman.)
An Anglo-Saxon cemetery (141 bodies, so far) unearthed just ahead of a planned high-speed railway.
Was Marie-Sophie Harvey drugged, after her success at the World Aquatics Championships? She thinks so.
An elk crashes an outdoor concert in Estes Park -- no problem in Colorado.
A halter dress -- made from an oversized pillowcase.
A flash flood -- caught on video near Grand Junction, CO. You'll be amazed at how quickly this moves.
Lemon cookies. Ooooh...
The galleon 'San Jose' is surveyed by a deep-sea robot -- gold is visible in the photos, more than 3000 feet down!
Newly rediscovered Roman roads are found in Britain -- suggesting that the Romans traveled a lot further into the interior than previously thought.
A Philly policeman is shot in the head -- and finds the bullet in his hat. (Whew)
'Time traveler' socks -- a free knitting pattern. (From Completely Hooked Knits)
Exonerated after 33 years of prison. Now back in jail for attempted murder.
Authentic Swedish meatballs... they're easier than you think.
Ten no-bake pie recipes. Great for keeping your kitchen cool!
Texas Trash Pie. (No, I'm not making this up.)
A weird green sky and 99 mph winds in Sioux Falls, SD.
A longer look at the would-be rapper who shot people at the Highland Park parade.
One lottery winner's fomula for success.
An Orient Express mystery -- solved.
What happened to the Japanese mini subs from the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor? (We watched Tora! Tora! Tora! for the Fourth...and I got curious.)
A huge parasite pulled from the stomach of a hornet! This is a weird one...and a bit stomach-churning for us, too. (The hornet lived.)
'Four clear winners' in a survey of cooling fans.
One of Elvis' best-ever songs: "Guitar Man."
And I'm beat...have a good week.
2 comments:
Hi! I am enjoying your blog and all the interesting, strange and just downright funny items you share. I just wanted to thank you for brightening my day. Blessings, Shirley
Ummm... when I first read your comment, Shirley, I wasn't certain whether you were complimenting -- or expressing shock! But hey, this is how I amuse myself. Hopefully, youall, too.
Thanks so much for commenting. It's nice to hear from you.
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