Gasoline Humour

The gas jokes are making the rounds and I thought this one was funny!

One of my girlfriends told me she doesn't shop at Walmart much as they don't have ethical policies, perhaps in how they treat their employees, etc. She prefers stores like Costco. Well, have you looked closely at a Walmart advertising flyer recently?

In this ad, I would assume I could buy a fitted sheet for $8, which sounds amazing. If you look closely, that is the price for a TWIN size fitted sheet. The prices for Queen and Double are in small print! Well, I find this to be very misleading. Maybe my girlfriend is right! Surely it's all about corporate profit at the busy consumer's expense.  At any rate, pay close attention to these flyers if you're out shopping!

Paint Party Friday - Christening

For Paint Party Friday, I made a card for a Christening we will be attending in a few weeks. It's acrylic on acrylic paper (4.5 x 7 inches).

Please visit the other talented participants in this fun blog hop!

Signs of Spring

The trees are coming to life once again:

Maple Tree Blossoms

Crabapple blossoms

M and I were bed shopping on the weekend. We met a well-dressed 79 year old salesman in one of the stores. He told us he was the number one saleman for his company and went on the say how many children and grandchildren he has. When people ask him when he's going to retire he says 'when I get old'. I noticed him smoking outside when we left. M found him very gruff in nature and in fact, did not like his authoritative manner. I had no problem with that, in fact, he is a role model for the older generation!

60 Years Later

I found this from Cassie at Pinterest .

You know you're British When

My mom and I went to the doctor yesterday mainly to refill our prescriptions and ask about the shingles vaccine.  It turns out we have to order it from a drugstore for $190 and it has to be kept cold and administered within half an hour of picking it up.  It's quite expensive, so I'm still thinking about it.

Then the doctor said we both hadn't had physicals in a year and a half, so we decided to just get that done while we were there.  We will have to do fasting blood tests to check our cholesterol and other good stuff!  The doctor himself was suffering from seasonal allergies.

L will be home from university for the summer in a few weeks.  I think she'll be sad to leave her life (and friends) there, she already calls the place 'home'.  But she will be busy with her summer job and the fall will come soon enough.  Do you remember this stage of transitioning to adulthood?  When the family home was no longer your centre?  It's a bit sad for me, but it's life.   Meanwhile K recently turned 17 and he's acting like he's 21 already.  This is another difficult stage!

Well, have a nice day anyway!

Asian Salad Bar

My friend S and I went to the Asian grocery store again on the weekend and had fun tasting all the food samples. They had a lot of (salty yet delicious) noodles and dumplings this week. I noticed a Natrel brand dark chocolate milk and forgot to buy a carton to take home. I took this photo of their salad bar for you, something different:

S met a friend of hers there by chance. This lady is about 45 years old and I thought it was interesting that she rides a motorcycle! I had to ask her about that. Her two sons are now in university, so it's just her and her husband at home these days. She said she hit 40 years old and thought...she had better do something exciting while she still has the chance. So she got her motorcycle licence! Apparently her husband also has a motorcycle. She was wearing a $500 leather motorcycle jacket which is apparently for safety reasons. It had a brace stitched into the back and elbow re-inforcements. She said jeans are the worst thing to wear on a motorcycle, that leather pants are the most protective. Of course, one would need a good, properly fitted helmet.

Well, it's not something I would ever do, just interesting facts I suppose!

5 Rules to Remember in Life

I received this one in an email and thought it was sort of funny:



1. Money cannot buy happiness, but it's more comfortable to cry in a
Corvette than on a bicycle.

2. Forgive your enemy, but remember the asshole's name.

3. If you help someone when they're in trouble, they will remember you when
they're in trouble again.

4. Many people are alive only because it's illegal to shoot them.

5. Alcohol does not solve any problems, but then neither does milk.




THERE YOU HAVE IT.

Sunday Sketches - Spring Fashion

Welcome to Sunday Sketches! Please visit the other participants and join in this fun blog hop!

This acrylic ACEO is entitled 'Spring Fashion'. I saw this photo in a fashion magazine and loved the colours. These must be the latest colours of the season (orange, lime green and tan).