Thin Mints Do NOT Work

 Weather report:   Low of 55, with a lovely high of 75.  It's going to be a nice day in the Central Valley hood.  

The news has been interesting of late ... everything about food you didn't want to know.  Apparently the reason most everything doesn't taste as good as when you were a kid is due to all the additives the big production food people are hiding in plain sight.  I've mentioned it before ... this doesn't taste the same as I remember.  I thought that was just me.

NOW we learn the manufacturers are putting things in that can be addictive, so you will buy and eat more?  That's kind of a shocker!!  It certainly explains why there were no overweight kids in my grammar school ... but look now.  Then again, we were always outside playing to keep from having to do housework or empty the garbage.  We didn't sit on the couch with phones and X-boxes.  

And apparently you have to eat TWO boxes of Thin Mints for them to work.

  Here's a little more on Luke Bryan's Farm Tour.  Great idea to help out local FFA groups, though I don't know if they really ended up with any money.  Apparently 20,000 people were expected.  That's a lot to stuff into a small space like this, especially when all you have are two little two-lane roads to get there and only two entrances.  

Parking was crazy at $40.00 each because most everyone who bought tickets missed the "click here" for $20.00 parking.  

A sea of humans for as far as the eye can see.  Apparently they didn't have enough people at the gates, and entry was slow.  SO slow that it took most of the folks over 3 hours just to get on the tarmac.  Hundreds of unhappy campers just turned around and left, even after paying the ticket price.  Tickets ran from $86 to $436 each.  

Two other performers played for two hours, before Luke's one hour show, which was over by 10:00.  Unfortunately they parked everyone facing the wrong direction, so most folks didn't even get out of the parking lot until 3:00 am.  I love country music, but not quite THAT much.  

Friday there was another concert just down the highway ... and one more tonight.  Make hay while the sun shines!!  I did notice he rides around in a HUGE beautiful RV.

I, on the other hand, was more interested in what was keeping the gophers out of my back yard.  I haven't seen the foxy kids in some time now, but I imagine the big house built next door took away their habitat.  On very rare occasions, I've seen this black kitty hiding in the weeds, so I decided to give him a little snack.  

We have five wild kitties in the area that I think the locals keep fed.  I guess I'll do my part for this guy.

While outside, I checked the growy things.  These tomatoes ... WOW!  They are now twice the size of when I started.  The little tomatoes are getting bigger and bigger, but nothing is turning red.  What's up with that?  Maybe it's too early.  The zucchini is over a foot high already.  I can't wait to see little orange flowers.  So far my black thumb has been kept at bay.

It was another day of recouping and getting rid of that naggy headache I had.  I tried to push the Do Not Procrastinate button, but I think it's broken.  I did finally get up enough gumption to finish the binding on yet another quilt.  I now have eight of these completed, with five more half done.  I can see the light at the end of the tunnel.  At least I hope that's a light and not just a train heading straight for me!  This one is my favorite.

Time to get my act together.  I'm taking one of those quilts to the fabric shop for quilting.  I'm afraid the embroidery is too thick for my machine ... and I'd rather they break theirs than I break mine.  Oh ... and Mr. Cooper needs a bath.  His least favorite thing to do, next to going to the Vet, which is next week.  I've been saving my pennies for that one!!

Hope everyone has a fabulous weekend!!!