Bubblegum Diaries: The colors of country life

Friday, June 25, 2010

The colors of country life

Life is back to normal today, thankfully!

Got my shopping done this morning (chicken food, dog food, human food... in that order, LOL) and scored big-time at the fruit store: I asked one of the employees what they did with all the produce they couldn't sell and he said they threw it away :-o

So I said I was looking for scraps for my flock and he said "Oh, lots of people come in for that - here, we have cases you can take -" and then showed me what was really at the end of the proverbial rainbow... huge boxes of veggie and fruit trimmings, ready to be either carted away by ~~crazies~~ people like me or be disposed of in containers, which the stores have to pay for so they're happy to get rid of the stuff in other ways.

*choir of angels*

I wish I had known about this months ago, it would have saved me a ton of money! It took me about an hour to pack a bunch of bags for the freezer and to puree a few portions with my shitty food processor but I'm well stocked now, and I can get boxes anytime I want :-D

Seriously, there's glorious stuff in there: fresh lettuce leaves of all kinds, herbs, cabbage and cauliflower trimmings, all manners of fruit, bits and bobs of veggie bits - ah, I'm so chuffed!

I live for cheap thrills :-D

When I get my horse someday, it's going to be as spoiled as my chikkins - he he. Speaking of horses, let's start the slideshow since I have too many photos laying around and this is my way of "disposing" of them, LOL!

We have refreshing greens, hues of cream and chocolate browns:

Vibrant reds and snowy whites:

A spectacular array of blues and greys:

Golden yellows and teals:

Dazzling fushias and purples:

...and you can even eat the rainbow, if you wish!
(this is not one of my photos, in case you wondered!)

Hey, it's Friday! Even if I've lost all sense of time, it's still hard not to like a Friday. Vegas is officially on vacation for the next 10 days - woooHOOO! - and oh, life is sweet. I is happy again.

Now, what's next on my list... ah yes! Weeding!

Byyyyyeeee!

/end of She's Not Crazy, She's Happy post/

8 comments:

Anonymous said...: that bacon looks tasty man! xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx yuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuum bacon! technodoll do you have you tube coz i do!!!! add me on it! im charlotte24799; June 25, 2010 4:48 PM
Debby@Just Breathe said...: Enjoy your time with Vegas. Love the rainbow of bacon :) Sounds like you hit the jackpot, awesome.
Love all the pictures.; June 25, 2010 4:49 PM
Busy Bee Suz said...: How awesome that you get the leftovers from the market!!! Talk about being GREEN. :)
Love your photos...you are an amazingly talented woman.
Enjoy your weekend and your upcoming Vegas time.; June 25, 2010 7:02 PM
prin said...: On vacation? But.. I don't get it.

Yey! But I don't get it. :D; June 26, 2010 12:54 AM
Lou Archer said...: I looooove freebies too. The veg boxes sound fab.

My chickies are looking a bit sad today, feathers looking a bit poor. I'm off to get worming powder and red mite powder.

Have a lovely time with Vegas (coolest name I ever did hear!); June 26, 2010 2:41 AM
Anke said...: Your photos are amazing! You are so talented!!! Hope you enjoy your vacation with Vegas.; June 26, 2010 7:41 AM
Roshan said...: That's so colourful. Wow!; June 27, 2010 10:24 PM
Rebecca Foster said...: Oh, I love that building, so beautiful. All the pictures are lovely, they made me smile big. Even the blue bacon! I hate blue food, so I could never eat it, but it did make me smile. :)

So glad you found lovely things in the country to love, it's these little things that make life so fun.; June 28, 2010 4:30 AM

george carlin jewels

Property is theft. Nobody “owns” anything. When you die, it all stays here.

The planet is fine. The people are fucked.

The real reason that we can’t have the Ten Commandments in a courthouse: You cannot post “Thou shalt not steal,” “Thou shalt not commit adultery,” and “Thou shalt not lie” in a building full of lawyers, judges, and politicians. It creates a hostile work environment.

The only good thing ever to come out of religion was the music.
“When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?” This title offends all three major religions, and even vegetarians!

And now, in the interest of equal time, here is a message from the National Institute of Pancakes: It reads, and I quote, “Fuck waffles.”

Atheism is a non-prophet organization.

Cloud nine gets all the publicity, but cloud eight actually is cheaper, less crowded, and has a better view.

I’m always relieved when someone is delivering a eulogy and I realize I’m listening to it.

Just think, right now as you read this, some guy somewhere is gettin’ ready to hang himself.

If all our national holidays were observed on Wednesdays, we could wind up with nine-day weekends.

Most people with low self-esteem have earned it.

Most people work just hard enough not to get fired and get paid just enough money not to quit.

“No comment” is a comment.

You can’t argue with a good blowjob.

So far, this is the oldest I’ve been.

worst pickup lines

Can I buy you a drink, or do you just want the money?

I may not be the best looking guy here, but I'm the only one talking to you.

I'd like to screw your brains out, but it appears that someone beat me to it.

If you were a new hamburger at McDonald's, you would be McGorgeous.

I wish you were a Pony Carousel outside Walmart, so I could ride you all day long for a quarter.

Excuse me, do you have your phone number, I've seem to have lost mine.

I can't find my puppy, can you help me find him? I think he went into this cheap motel room.

steven wright wisdom

The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.

OK, so what's the speed of dark?

Hard work pays off in the future. Laziness pays off now.

Everyone has a photographic memory. Some just don't have film.

Shin: a device for finding furniture in the dark.

Many people quit looking for work when they find a job.

Join the Army, meet interesting people, kill them.

If Barbie is so popular, why do you have to buy her friends?

Boycott shampoo! Demand the REAL poo!

Who is General Failure and why is he reading my hard disk?

What happens if you get scared half to death twice?

I used to have an open mind but my brains kept falling out.

I couldn't repair your brakes, so I made your horn louder.

If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried.

A conclusion is the place where you got tired of thinking.

Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it.

For every action, there is an equal and opposite criticism.

The colder the X-ray table, the more of your body is required to be on it.

The problem with the gene pool is that there is no lifeguard.

Monday is an awful way to spend 1/7th of your life.

A fool and his money are soon partying.

Plan to be spontaneous tomorrow.

awesome country songs

rejected hallmark cards

1. I always wanted to have someone to hold, someone to love. And now that you've come into my life... (Inside card) - I've changed my mind.

2. I must admit, you brought religion into my life... (Inside card) - I never believed in Hell until I met you.

3. As the days go by, I think how lucky I am.... (Inside card) - That you're not here to ruin it for me .

4. Congratulations on your promotion. Before you go.... (Inside card) - Will you take the knife from my back? You'll probably need it again.

5. Happy Birthday! You look great for your age.... (Inside card) - Almost lifelike!

6. When we were together, you said you'd die for me... (Inside card) - Now we've broken up, I think it's time to keep your promise.

7. Congratulations on your new bundle of joy.... (Inside card) - Did you ever find out who the father was?

8. You are such a good friend. If we were on a sinking ship and there was only one life jacket... (Inside card) - I'd miss you terribly and think of you often .

9. Your friends and I wanted to do something special for your birthday... (Inside card) - So we're having you put to sleep.

10. Looking back over the years that we have been together, I can't help but wonder..... (Inside card) - What the hell was I thinking

11. I'm so miserable without you... (Inside card) - It's almost like you're still here.

12. Thank you for being part of my life..... (Inside card) - I never knew what evil was until I met you!

13. Congratulations on your wedding day!... (Inside card) - Too bad no one likes your husband.

14. How can I say this.... (Inside card) - Your cooking kills me

15. Hooray..... (Inside card) - You're divorced.

16. I just want you to know that I'm sorry for what happened... (Inside card) - Especially since you survived.

17. Congrats on getting married... (Inside card) - It's not everyday you decide to ruin your life.

18. Someday I hope to marry... (Inside card) - Someone other than you.

19. We have been friends for a very long time... (Inside card) - What do you say we stop?

not the sharpest bulb in the closet?

A few peas short of a casserole.

An experiment in Artificial Stupidity.

An intellect rivalled only by garden tools.

As much use as a hedgehog in a condom factory.

As much use as a one-legged man at an ass-kicking contest.

As useful as a wooden frying pan.

As useful as tits on a bull.

Dumb as a stump.

He's got a mind like a steel sieve.

His cheese has slipped off his cracker.

His porch light ain't on.

If brains were dynamite, he wouldn't have enough to blow his nose.

Like a pair of children’s scissors, bright and colorful, but not too sharp.

Million dollar body and a 2 dollar engine.

Proof that evolution CAN go in reverse.

Room temperature IQ.

Was left on the tilt-a-whirl too long as a baby.