If you think you know what some of these are, because you're smart, informed & you know stuff - I make a bet that you don't.
Paper clips
A live chipmunk
An apron made out of cotton balls
A circa 1977 stereo speaker
Would you like to save this stuff?
We'll email you this post, so you can refer to it later.
Brussells Sprouts
just a gal who has completely abandoned trying to please google in favour of trying to to please you. I hope it made you laugh & took you a tiny bit by surprise.
Nope
So as long as it's not a '77 stereo, it is?
Linda in Illinois
Laughing hard good one, Karen
Dwight Blanton
Was a surprise and I chuckled.
Like most of your post. 😂🤣🤪
Barb
Have to disagree about the brussel sprouts, one of my favorites. But then again, I'm already an "old fart"! ;-)
Karen
LOL. Well, I think liking brussels sprouts makes you an old fartier. ~ karen!
Theda
Thanks for the heads-up!
Karen
I'm always looking out for you.~ karen!
Catherine Powers
Could I get the pattern for the apron anyway?
Karen
Shoot. I don't have the pattern for it, just the recipe. ~ karen!
Lin
Good to wake up to you this morning. Was distracted by your snazzy new look. (heart emoji/rolled eyes because I can't find emoji button) Hope your batteries are recharged, Philip has a new 'do' and all your dahlias are ready to go in your garden.
Peace
Karen
You just reminded me that I haven't checked my dahlia tubers since before Christmas! I'm going to do that immediately. I'm using a new method this year for storing them.🤞 ~ karen!
CGinAZ
Finally! A diet I can stick to.
Mary
My first thought was that these are things that Phillip has eaten recently!
Dale
For the record, I would happily consume items one through four before I ever wrapped my lips around a brussells sprout. Finally, someone else who sees the demon fart orbs for what they truly are.
Mary W
Gave chipmunks up a long time ago - they scream too much! I was surprised to see your post and did enjoy the moment! You are the best!
Kat - the other 1
Baby squirrels and baby rabbits scream too. One of the neighbors cats was a sadistic critter. Sounded like a baby screaming. Traumatized mom's pacifist cat. He was so horrified. I'm sure the lil critters were traumatized too of course. Not for long though. He liked the ones that didn't even have fur yet. Ugh.
REBECCA
5 star review. thanks.
Dee
You hit the spot! Thank you.
Deb from Maryland
Lol! Perfect.
Leslie Elledge
Ha! What a great post! 🙂
Tamara
Sounds like Things My Cat Shouldn't Eat too.
Nina
No chipmunks in my neck of the woods; but are live ground squirrels safe?
Karen
Generally, yes, but a bit more of a choking hazard because of the bushy tail. ~ karen!
Mike Flegle
Oh, thank heavens you posted this life-saving information, for just this evening…by complete mistake, I consumed a chipmunk. But lucky for me, it was dead! (Lucky for it, too, I suppose.) According to your well-researched list, eating a LIVE chipmunk could have been fatal. For me and the cute rodent. Thank you so much for your kind-hearted public-service announcement.
Karen
I'm so glad you're well. Remember to always tape your mouth shut while sleeping *just in case* a chipmunk wanders into your bedroom. They're known to run right into the nearest open mouth and then you're done for. ~ karen!
Mike Flegle
(SFX: head exploding.) Once again, you dole out sage advice. I was taping my mouth shut during the day and removing the tape at bedtime. Duh, Mike! For the sake of humanity and a better world, let go of the decorating, gardening, how-to projects, critter interests, and what not. And focus on sitting atop a Canadian mountain…cross-legged and wearing a fancy-dancy robe, where you’ll use your thought-Sherpa talent to share spoken-word directives to those who climb that mountain to seek you out.
Desiree
You made me laugh. It's sad that every good blogger now has to pay homage to the algorithm god. No matter what, please reassure your faithful readers you will continue to write. I will gladly pay money for your words of wisdom (I'm not being sarcastic).
Terry
This is the way. Though I’m no longer completely comfortable with SubStack. There are a few others that are in use now too! Hope you and Philip have a wonderful Sunday to chill.
Karen
Thanks Terry! Philip might relax, but I still have a basement to finish organizing. But since I don't find relaxing to be relaxing, it all works out perfectly. ~ karen!
Karen
Thanks Desiree. I have no plans to quit. It's very difficult to find an audience on the Internet without the backing of Google. So it's riskier but significantly more fun to write for people! ~ karen!
Randy P
Hah! I'm torn between which is worse...the cotton ball apron or the Brussels sprouts. At least the apron wouldn't give me gas.
Kim
When you are looking for new topics, will you please do a review of your Gozney oven. Did you get the wood only version, or the combo with gas? Did you get the door and steam attachment? How big is the learning curve? Have you cooked things other than pizza? Etc.
Thanks
Karen
Will do! I can tell you that the door is pretty but utterly useless in terms of keeping the oven warm because the door has no insulating whatsoever. Other than that the Gozney Dome has been great. I'll add it to my list of summer posts! ~ karen
Kat - the other 1
Do you know that from experience? 😉