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I know, I used the Pix my Friends Mike and Leslie took of me Buying Pappi the Racooon in my last Post, but, whatever, I like it enuf to make it the Lead Pix of Today's post too. *LOL* I sure do Miss them and all the Shops like this one that have Closed over the Years. Junquing ain't what it used ta be, and the Industry is faltering now, just a few of us hanging tough and trying to weather the Economic Storms of a shitty Economy now. But, you have to accept the Ups and the Downs to weather stuff in order to last. I can Outlast almost anyone, or so I've been told. I am relentlessly tenacious, I ain't gonna Lie. *Bwahahaha and Winks*
Today it's not supposed to get to triple digit temps, a Monsoon Storm is moving in and might dump some significant Rains. Which will be nice, tho' it will be Humid and Hot, not pleasant when Humidity is higher. I prefer a Desert Dry Heat even if it gets Hotter, if it stays Dry, it's preferable to me. The House is clean and tidy since I got it in order for Hosting a Guest. Our visit with The Son's Friend was really nice, she said she hadn't hung out for that long in ages, she stayed 'til around Midnight, since her Aunt had the Kids so she could have a good time. She doesn't go out much, coz like The Son, she also has Autism, and isn't comfortable Socializing much usually.
She said it has helped her to Raise a Child with Autism, since, she understands how he is. I told her I'm pretty sure I'm undiagnosed and on The Spectrum, I do a lot of things Autistic folks do, like Stimming, Fixating, Socially not always Reading the Room appropriately or saying appropriate things with a Filter. *Winks* Yeah, my Filter is either broken or missing entirely and I am Aware of it. But, find it difficult, if not impossible, to filter information from coming out of my Mouth if it's been in my Brain percolating and just aching to come out and have Voice. *Bwahahahaha* So, if you can't handle The unfiltered Truth, or have delicate Sensibilities, we probably can't be Friends. *Winks and Laughs* I know a little bit of me can go a long way. *Smiles*
I don't personalize it if you just can't connect with me, or don't want to, I can be a lot. *Bwahahaha* The Muchness overspills in Real Life and here on the Ole' Blog, my Stream of Consciousness is like a torrent and can't usually be easily contained. I do Love to Write tho' and to take Photographs, I don't really Care if anyone will read it, tho' usually they can Visually absorb the Imagery even if it's a lot of it. *LOL* Can we really have too many lovely Visuals? I think not. The Kids said the Main Event Fight was a Draw, tho' they felt Pacquaio should have Won it, so it was a controversial decision. The opponent was Old too, but Manny is Older, he's 46, but looks Amazing and still has what it takes to be in the Ring, which is impressive.
But, at his Age, he doesn't need to take the risks, he's been a Senator of the Philippines from 2016-2022, and The Son wouldn't be Surprised if one day he's the President of the Philippines. He is widely regarded as one of the Greatest Boxers of all time, he's Won 12 Major World Titles and is the only 8-Division World Champion in the History of Boxing and holds Six Guinness Book World Records. He was the 1st Boxer to Win World Titles in Seven different Weight Divisions. So, his resume speaks for itself and is unmatched even by the Heavyweights of Boxing. I guess it was a good Fight tho' so the Kids liked it even tho' they said they didn't agree with the decision it was a Draw. Boxing does Love a good Controversy tho', people talk of a controversial decision long after a fight ends. Sidebar: A lot of Shops are doing a Christmas in July Event, so it's been Fun to peruse that and early Halloween Decor being presented.
The Son is doing the Yardwork before the Storm hits, it's nice outside right before a Storm, Cloudy and Cooler than usual for July. So, inside and out will look nice by the end of the Day. I was upset that The Daughter ruined one of my expensive Designer Pillows by leaving it outside in the Sun, which messed it up, no idea why she even had it outside at all!? So, I'll have to talk to her about it so she doesn't do that again with any of the others. I may have to QC what she's got in the 5th Wheel and is using, so none of it is my favorite stuff that might get damaged? I let her Decorate with most of my stuff to her Heart's content, but expect it all to be respectfully used and sometimes she's hard on stuff, depending on her Mental State of Being. She never intentionally ruins anything, but her decision making is sometimes poor and she doesn't always make good decisions on a consistent basis.
Sometimes she will do the Craziest things and there's no explanation, she doesn't even know why or remember doing it. So, she may have no explanation as to Why this expensive Decor Pillow was outside on a Table in the Sun and had been exposed long enuf to start being Sun damaged. I took it back inside and it can be Salvaged, but I was distraught to see it had been left out there and got damaged. I may have to do some Boro Mending of it now, to make the damage seem like intentional Distressing? *LOL* She claims it was deteriorating and she didn't have anything to do with it, and that could be True, she's not prone to lying, so mebbe it's just Age and environmental factors over Time? Anyway, I'll think about Creative ways to mend it now.
I've been quite Nostalgic and Sentimental lately, looking back on some Industry Pixs during the heyday of it all. Those were the days my Friend, we thought they'd never end... And yet, they did. And it was a whole lotta Fun while it lasted. Everything now seems banal and unimaginative by comparison and a big ole' Yawnfest. Ugh. I'm almost afraid to see how my Pay Period ended at the Antique Mall, it's been so abysmal lately with Sales being so Soft unless you're a Pokemon or mass produced Crap Hawker. The folks do like their worthless Crap and will spend Money on that rather than in Investment pieces these days. But, we have become a disposable Society and so, the throwaway items Rule now. The only thing I always buy that's disposable is Paper Plates. *LOL*
Anyway, I did find a Brass Turtle Shaped Flower Frog when I was at Work Friday Night. I didn't know if it had any Age to it but Online they were more than triple what I paid for it, so it didn't matter to me how Old or Young it was. I Collect Old or Unusual Flower Frogs in various Metals, Glass, Crystal, Stone and Ceramics. I bought another Two Antique Metal Japanese Ikebana Turtle Flower Frogs Online at Auction, the Seller had reduced the Pair by 50% of what they had Listed them at and had them on a Buy-It-Now Feature with low Shipping Cost, so, couldn't resist... now I'll have Three Turtle Shaped ones it's Officially a Collection. *Winks*
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My Friend Nina got me hooked on Japanese Antique Flower Frogs and Sold me some of hers. Her Mom was Japanese and her Dad an American G.I., so she had a lot of great Antiques from Japan. I miss her Spaces at our Antique Mall, which were fabulously Merchandised, her Art of Display is incomparable, and I miss her, she's a Dear Friend. She moved to Texas where they will Retire. The Metal Pair of Antique Flower Frogs shaped as Turtles from Japan are an incredible Score. Some Retail Therapy has been in order since, well... Life has just been a LOT lately, hasn't it? I'm busy doing a load of Laundry, then I'm all caught up on my Housekeeping for the Day. We mostly had Towels and such since all the Kiddos went Swimming last Night after the BBQ, which turned out really good too. And The Man and I didn't have enuf for a full load until we included the Beach Towels. All the Kiddos do their own Laundry and Housekeeping.
The Guys are still working on The Son's Car, they're determined to get it Fixed. Which is handy coz The Son didn't have a Peace about Buying anything right now or me Fronting for one either on his behalf, so, we'll see what happens? Used Car Dealerships weren't really hungry for Sales it seemed so I didn't really wanna do business with an ambivalent Seller who didn't act like they Cared about you doing business with them. Now that The Young Prince got his Phone fixed we talked at some length the other day and he's doing better now. So doesn't mind staying in New Mexico for now and figuring something else out to get his Cargo and himself to Arizona eventually. So long as he's not in Crisis I think it best to Move on his own Terms rather than an Emergency relocation anyway.
I could be out doing something since it's a Cooler than usual Day, but with a Storm moving in I don't wanna risk being caught out in a Monsoon when it hits. Nobody has to Work on Sundays so it is our Day Of Rest, such that it is, tho' we always finds loads to do around here that constitutes Work. *LOL* We have leftover BBQ and some Chinese Takeout, so, nobody has to Cook either. I may talk The Man into going and doing something tho', just becoz we can. *LOL* LATER: We went out and did Environmental Cleanup, trawled some Goodwill Stores to look at their Halloween Merch... it was a lovely day, Cool, Cloudy and Breezy, stayed way under triple digits, very Rare for Mid-July. It looked like Rain but never did, so we stayed out 'til almost Sunset just enjoying the Weather.
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Yet, I know it's the wave of The Future and I really need to just enter the 21st Century with the rest of ya'll and not be such a Dinosaur. But, Believe it or not I'm having some Young Adults tell me now that some of the old school style stuff they think is Safer and better too! You only need to have a few Negative Experiences New Wave I guess to be a Convert? *LOL* When I was telling some of the Creditors I wanna go back to being Billed, every single Young Phone Rep told me it's Safer and better to! They don't even like Auto Pay anymore or having to go thru rigamaroles of dealing with Phone Bots, instead of a Representative whose Human, when they make Calls these days to sort out problems with their Auto Pay functions. Yeah, mebbe it saves a Tree, but, I like having actual Receipts. *Winks*
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