Last night after I published my blog post, I put something back into one of the cabinets that is over the windshield. As I shut the door, there was a loud crash on the dashboard. For years I’ve had one of those round cheap big clocks stuck to the middle of one of the cabinets with industrial strength Velcro. Well, it bit the dust last night. When I got up this morning, both of my cheap Walmart watches had quit working… dead batteries I’m guessing. Hmm. Interesting that most of my time keeping devices crapped out within hours of each other.
I left the rig at some time this morning to head to town for my weekly grocery trip with a watch and clock added to the list. First stop was the Saturday morning farmer’s market to pick up another delicious loaf of bread from the Fargo Breadsmith booth. There was quite a line this morning, and they were out of my first choice by the time it was my turn, but I got a nice crusty loaf of rustic Italian bread. Nothing much beats a nice slice of fresh crusty bread slathered in butter in my book.
When I was at the market two weeks ago, I got a nice bouquet of lilacs. The lilacs are done now, but today a booth was selling peonies.
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Some of you may remember when I had Robyn and Dennis remove the Euro-recliner from my rig in March so I could put these drawers in instead. Well, it’s the perfect place for a bouquet of flowers on top. I can also use two of my little treasures. The white runner on top of the drawers is hand embroidered in a southwest motif. I picked up that little gem for $2 at a church bazaar in Deming, NM, a couple of years ago. And the vase is really a jar for holding a celery stalk with water in your fridge. It has been passed down from my grandmother, but I suppose she kept the celery in the ice box. 
Someday I’d like a nice wooden set of drawers there that match my cabinetry. I love having fresh flowers to smell and admire, and I’m so pleased that I now have a place to display them.
After I finished my chores in Detroit Lakes, I checked the mailbox out at the end of the road on the refuge. There was a Netflix inside and two packages for me.
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The first package contained the Thunder Shirt that I had ordered for Emma to help her ‘weather’ noisy storms. She is a real basket case with any thunder, lightening, or hail. I’ve been very skeptical about this idea, but thought I’d give it a try. The directions said to practice putting it on before there was any hint of anxiety in her. It was also suggested to offer her a treat laying on the shirt before putting it on her. You can see on the left what she thought of the treat idea. She pushed it onto the ground. I must say, she was certainly calm while wearing the shirt, and typically tried to avoid looking at me once she saw the camera. Maybe this wild child should wear this shirt 24/7! We’ll have to see what happens when the next storm comes along.
The second package was a surprise gift from my brother Carl and his wife, Denise. It was a new hat for me.
BUT WAIT, THERE’S MORE!!
I noticed a zipper on the top of the hat, and thought perhaps you were supposed to put a bag of ice in it to keep your head cool during the summer heat. Ha! Not so!
Tucked inside is mosquito netting that can be pulled down to protect your face from nasty flying insects! What a hoot!! Sun and bug protection all in one neat little package. I asked fellow volunteer Steve to take these pictures for me, and he about croaked when I pulled the netting out of the top of my head.
Okay Donna Cave-blogger, eat your heart out! Let’s see you top this fashion accessory. 
Just picture it… this hat, my white socks pulled up having my long pants tucked into them, and steel-toed boots. I’ll be ready for the fashion runway, and who knows… maybe it will help me sneak up on the birds. Thanks, Carl and Denise, you made my day!
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Thanks for stopping by… talk to you later, Judy
