Saturday Travels
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Posted:Jul 19, 2015 9:04 am
Last Updated:Jul 24, 2015 5:34 am
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I talked a friend into driving me to Lookout Pass on the ID/MT border so we could pick St. John's Wort so I can make massage oil which she's been asking for since she ran out over 6 months ago. It was nice getting out there, and since I wasn't driving the trip seemed so much shorter than usual.
Massage Oil for joints and arthritis:
Fill a glass jar full of St. John's Wort flowers
Cover in olive oil
Put the lid on tight and stick in the sunlight.
Shake every morning on your way out the door to work (or on your way in)
Continue until you feel like stopping. The friend that taught me begins in early summer and leaves it till the end of summer and it turns black. I've only made it once but left it a month or so until it was a deep and gorgeous ruby red color.
Strain through layers of cheesecloth or a coffee filter to get all the solids out. May require a few strainings. Not sure if leaving till black makes a difference... but it kinda smells. OK: It smells exactly like St John's Wort. But I don't like the smell. lol.
After strained: I take small amounts at a time, add drops of essential oil for scent (I used Lavender but you can find other combo's online). Then you can either use as-is.... or turn it into a salve. I may try salve making this year. Or something of a body butter consistency.
St. John's Wort:
Pics from our trip:
East Crick view - taken by me
West Crick view - taken by me
Sunlight through trees - taken by me
Pics my friend took:
A painting on the wall (literally) at The Fainting Goat where we had lunch in Mullan ID. I was willing to try their trout with lime, cilantro and... something else. But they were out. So instead we shared crimini mushrooms stuffed with barley, feta, spices and a hint of lemon. And garden fresh gazpacho. Really wish I'd taken a photo of our food but it never crossed my mind until I finished the last bite. My next cooking experiment: figure out how to replicate lunch.
I also went to see The Minion Movie with my family. Originally it was just going to be dad and myself, as I took him to see Despicable Me 2 and he loved it. But my sister, her husband, 3 ( plus 1 friend) and my brother all went. Haven't seen most of them in years. Odd family dynamics plus we're all busy in life. My sister bought me a birthday present. The first in 40 years. I now have a Minion (Cro-Minion).
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More rain dancing
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Posted:Jul 16, 2015 9:05 pm
Last Updated:Jul 21, 2015 4:56 pm
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It's not raining here, now. But the weather has been nice. A bit overcast, a bit "rain COULD happen" but also sun and breeze. It's like the Spring we never had.
This one made me laugh... so had to share it.
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RAIN!!
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Posted:Jul 11, 2015 9:07 am
Last Updated:Jul 16, 2015 8:42 pm
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It's raining!
Glorious, beautiful rain.
I'm off to dance in the rain 
Have a great weekend!
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Posted:Jul 9, 2015 11:30 pm
Last Updated:Jul 16, 2015 8:17 pm
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Most of my friends, acquaintances, and strangers have finally stopped asking me. But I just got it again tonight from a long-time friend.
"Why haven't you gotten married? You're 40 years old." He didn't get into the "having " conversation. Most people seem to have given up asking these questions about 8 years ago, but I still get broadsided with them now and then.
"Why don't you settle down..." as if I'm a wild party animal, and off having sex with 100's of men and "you won't tie ME down to family and responsibility!" At least that's what the comment makes me think of.
"Hurry up and have - you're not getting any younger!" As if having a is the be-all, end-all. I spent 20 years (14 - 34) hoping and dreaming of having a family and of my own. I'm finally okay with the idea it won't happen for me. (Though yes, I do have a " by choice" and she's having a baby in a few months so... yay! I'll be a grandma lol)
Between the ages of 28 and 32 I think I was hit with some version of these questions every week, at least. Often many times on the same day by various, as mentioned, friends (male and female), acquaintances and strangers.
Why do people seem to think all you have to do is want to get married and voila! You're married? They seem to not realize it rather involves a 2nd person. Certain levels of trust and friendship, chemistry... and for some it takes a person strong enough in the right ways to make one not afraid.
Men: Do you guys get this sort of badgering too? OK... tonight's question was more curiosity than criticism or suggestion. It still has the power to piss me off though.
Dang it. Sorry, readers Long hiatus from blogging... and I show up venting. LOL.
I know... most have good intentions in the asking or suggesting. But dang it...
Maybe I should just start telling everybody that asks that I don't like men LOL. or that I'm too independent to be forced into the box of a shared living situation. Not true. But it would ... probably not shut anybody up. Then they would just argue why I'm wrong to say that.
Women: Do they ever "stop" asking when you reach a certain age?
OK... Mild rant is over. Goodnight! Hope everyone is having a wonderful night.
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Curious - What would you do?
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Posted:Jul 4, 2015 10:57 pm
Last Updated:Jul 9, 2015 11:09 pm
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Friday night I went swimming in the river. There is an actual swimming area, blocked off to keep swimmers and boaters from smacking into one another. It's a "no lifeguard on duty, swim at your own risk" area.
Being as I was there alone (everybody else was there as part of a couple or group of friends or family) I had plenty of time to people watch. It seems I was the only person to see and be upset by two boys, roughly age 7 and 5, go out on a float tube way past the swimming zone. Such that should anything have happened it would have taken time to reach them assuming anybody even noticed. So far as I could tell there was nobody watching the .
Now: What would YOU do if you noticed this? Just let the swim out there, "Not my , not my problem"? Or would you call them in? Or in my case: snag the nearest guy as I have a soft voice, thinking his voice would carry more, and request he call them in. Not that it matters - he said "I think that's his mom right there" and pointed at a woman sitting on shore. There are a dozen reasons I felt certain she had no connection with the at all (validated later when the got out of the water and went right past her to another section of the park). Thankfully the came back in on their own soon after, but I was highly disappointed in the man for having absolutely no caring of the potential risk. Especially as he was there with a baby himself.
I was raised by a mom who made every her business. Besides her , her step , all her friends , her friends, neighborhood and she babysat... A needs all the encouragement, support, and good guidance to become a good human. My mom even saw some riding bikes between traffic once and when she yelled at them to stop and they didn't... she took off running. Caught them on their bicycles, chained their bikes together to a sign post and called the police to take them home to make sure they got home safe. It doesn't matter whose is in danger: you make sure they are safe and gain knowledge for future choices.
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Saturday Pics
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Posted:Jun 29, 2015 8:42 pm
Last Updated:Jul 6, 2015 9:06 pm
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Saturday's photo's:
Lake Pend Oreille from the South side of Long Bridge:
Not sure where we were but the view off the dock while the boat was being unloaded:
And not-so-funny "funny":
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Time to Shave the Pussy
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Posted:Jun 29, 2015 7:18 pm
Last Updated:Jul 6, 2015 5:14 pm
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Have to keep things cool....
and not to be discriminatory:
As for my weekend: I ended up not going camping. All the camp sites were taken by the time I got out there. So we went boating instead. Tons of fun but... I'm going to spend the rest of summer, at least, trying to even out my sunburn. Spray sunscreen is a bit trickier than expected, and I'm striped.
4th of July, drought, and super high temps... be careful out there, everyone, and don't be stupid! Wildfires are not fun.
And no: I am not shaving Sassy. She might be comfortable and happier. But she also might try killing me in my sleep. I'm going with "rather safe than calling 911 at 2am"
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Summer is Upon Us
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Posted:Jun 25, 2015 6:44 pm
Last Updated:Jul 11, 2015 9:12 am
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Drought. Heat. Ugh 
My neighbor said the Spokane River is so low that they actually walked across it from the Centennial Trail near Liberty Lake.
We're supposed to hit 108 degrees Fahrenheit on Sunday. followed by a week of 100+ weather.
No: I still don't have an a/c. This was supposed to be "The Year" ... oops. I have other things to save money for. But Yay! DIY (or DIYODS - Do It Your Own Damn Self). Styrofoam cooler, a couple dryer vent or larger PVC pipe elbows, an old fan, and some frozen bottled water... voila! Portable Air Conditioning Of course growing up it was a frozen ice jug in front of a fan but that never seems to work as well for me as I remember it from childhood.
Then there's the "get out of town" option. My pregnant is going camping. Her boyfriend thinks staying near or in water would be the most comfortable for her. Since I was planning on camping even before hearing of the heat wave I'll be out camping with them.
Another "home" option I often use: wet down a cotton gauze dress, wring it out, put it on and sit in front of a fan. Ice cold in moments.
How do you stay cool in summer? Anybody else going camping this weekend?
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My Auto Reply
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Posted:Jun 22, 2015 6:19 pm
Last Updated:Jun 30, 2015 6:38 pm
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Auto-reply message:
Hello! This is an auto-reply message. I'm not into FWB, NSA or otherwise casual sex. I'm here for blogging, mild flirting, and keeping up with friends. Totally platonic friends welcome. Flirting is acceptable. If my present boundaries are acceptable: let me know. I will reply back.
Now: A local guy has been messaging me lately (kinda). Odd, less than full sentence comments. Me, as ever, being stupid and probably bored at the time and polite... or any one or two of those in various mixes... replied back.
Eh... because I'm bored now (and feeling slightly sickly and not sure what I want to do about it yet)... I'll post the extent of our conversations:
February 28:
Him "Sexy"
Me: (Auto Reply)
May 29 (long after my profile said "I'm no longer looking"):
Him: "LOL"
Me (auto reply)
Me: ??? That's random.
Him: U screen messages
Me: Typically it saves time for both parties.
Anyhow, glad I gave you something to laugh about at least.
Him: U in for the night?
Me: *crickets chirping* (I never replied)
(I updated my profile again a few weeks ago)
June 20:
Him: U found a man
Me: (auto reply)
Me: Whether I found a man or not makes no difference. My auto reply message still applies regardless. But yes, I'm in a relationship now.
Him: "Smart and rude, what a way to be." and later "LOL"
My auto reply is the exact same one I've used for years. Barring the short period of time I plagiarized Eros_Space's auto reply (with permission) - but mine "fit" me better, despite how perfect and polite his is
Random guy above said today that he never realized I was off the market and that he'll stop bothering me.
If I *was* on the market: those few non-sentences wouldn't in any way inspire a woman to be available. No attempt at connection or catching a person's curiosity or making one want to know more or even, for that matter, any sort of conversational jumping off place.
I believe my profile and auto reply indicated I was "off the market" all along. Or is "Platonic" one of those words, like "eclectic," that a lot of adult and even college educated people do not know the meaning of? I have been sadly surprised at the words I've had to define and spell for people over the years. And the jokes that have lost all humor by having to explain basic (to me) English to native English speakers.
Trust me: there are a TON of words I don't know, and I will forever be slightly afraid of pronouncing certain words. Specifically: oregano and aspartame. I pronounce them in my head a few times first "just to make sure" because the first time I attempted them I went with Spanish pronunciation and made everybody around me laugh (after making me repeat a few times then spell it out so they knew what I was trying to say). One danger of learning bits of multiple languages. I never quite know if a new word will come out sounding Spanish, Arabic, English, or some odd conglomeration. Hah.
Anyhow... one tries to be clear in written communication.
As to the redundancy of the site's "Auto-Reply message" followed immediately by my "Hello. This is an auto-reply message"... I found it was needed. Without my repeating it I discovered years ago that men tend to skip over the site's words and think I wrote the message specifically for them then get all pissy that I went to the trouble of writing that out and not having a regular conversation. Including it twice seems to get noticed.
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The Proof I'm Not a Woman
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Posted:Jun 22, 2015 5:26 pm
Last Updated:Jul 1, 2015 10:14 pm
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Hahahaha... OK... my weird humor.
I'm obviously not a woman because:
Women - do not mate/have sex with men trying to produce the best offspring. They usually seek out men for financial security. (Maybe I should re-visit #2 haha... but I've never chosen a guy for either reason)
Wine is to women as duct tape is to men, it fixes everything. (Considering wine makes me spit (ick! ick!) but I own a few rolls of duct tape... *AND* a can of WD-40)
These are a couple silly things on the internet that made me laugh today.
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TGMIO
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Posted:Jun 15, 2015 9:43 pm
Last Updated:Jun 22, 2015 9:40 pm
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Happy "Monday is OVER!" (aka "Thank God Monday Is Over")
I can't wait till Friday. My team at work is down ... well, we were down 4 people today. One quit for his dream job, one took time off for medical reasons, I'm not sure why everyone else has time off. It sounds like this is how the week is going to go. I chose the responsible option and showed up to work today. It was so tempting to call in sick... but my only reason would have been the fact it's Monday, I'm whiny and don't want to.
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Survived
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Posted:Jun 9, 2015 8:09 pm
Last Updated:Jun 17, 2015 6:36 pm
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That is all.
I'm off to pass out now. After eating watermelon, drinking a smoothie, and soaking in a tub of ice water.
A few friends have offered massages... HAHAHAHAHAHA
Ain't nobody touching me unless I have an air conditioner first hahaha.
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If nobody hears from me....
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Posted:Jun 8, 2015 10:16 pm
Last Updated:Jun 22, 2015 4:10 pm
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If nobody hears from me after Tuesday 6/9... it's because I accidentally killed myself.
I joined a walk/run training group to build up towards completing a 5k in August. Tomorrow is day#1. In 95 degree Fahrenheit weather. IE: Late July, August after we've had a whole Spring and most of a summer to ease into hot weather temperatures.
On the bright side: If (*cough* okay, WHEN) I finish this 10 week program... I can join their trail running group if I want. Or at least have enough training and experience that friends who've gone through through the training will be comfortable having me do trail running with them. I've never voluntarily ran before because I *HATE* the idea of anybody seeing me and I also hate cement/asphalt, etc. The only running I've ever enjoyed was the recycled-tire running track at my High School (it was slightly bouncy) and deer trails and other paths in the mountains. Oh: and that one time in middle school when the jerk ran past taunting my overweight friend and I for being slow (I wasn't overweight just lacked confidence and preferred to stick by my friend). I said "See you in the locker room" to my friend and took off... passed everybody (The "Go, DSK!" from another friend was awesome)... ended up passing the jerk and beat him by 5 minutes. That was fun.
Yep, yep... I can do it. But... am I going to hate myself for it? Assuming I survive my first walk/run in high heat. lol.
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