Scene in the City – a round town

In a roundabout way Vancouver is setting the standard for beauty around every corner. The following photos reveal just a few of the city circle ways for slowing down traffic.

nice bird houses — Some have bird houses

nice corner on 1st — Another nice corner in Kits

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AWay with Words – timeless quotes by a comedic legend.

It’s not so easy being funny but this wild-eyed comedienne always had us in stitches.

Phyllis Diller, America’s famed self-deprecating queen of comedy, died on Aug. 20, 2012 at her Los Angeles home at the age of 95.

Housework can’t kill you, but why take a chance?

Best way to get rid of kitchen odors: Eat out!

Never go to bed mad. Stay up and fight!

I want my children to have all the things I couldn’t afford. Then I want to move in with them.

Burt Reynolds once asked me out. I was in his room.

What I don’t like about office Christmas parties is looking for a job the next day.

The only time I enjoyed ironing was when I accidentally got gin in the steam iron.

You know you’re old if they have discontinued your blood type.

I was born at home on newspapers…..I still have a story on my butt, although now the print is much larger. PHYLLIS DILLER, Like a Lampshade in a Whorehouse

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AWay with Words – a few brainy quotes

In honor of the Zombie walk last Saturday…………some mindful quotes about Zombies:Don’t worry.. the zombies are looking for brains, you’re safe..

My definition of a good zombie is depending on how it tastes.

Zombies were people too.

Zombies make great pets, they already know how to play dead!

Friends don’t let friends become zombies.

Who can forget Michael Jacksons “Thriller?” It’s the Zombies favorite dance song.

Yeah, I know I’m ugly… I said to a bartender, ‘Make me a zombie.’ He said ‘God beat me to it.’ Rodney Dangerfield

Great Minds Taste Alike!

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Picture This! Jia Jia as the Face of Fido?

Have you cast your VOTE yet?

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Confessions of a Dogaholic – part two: More reasons why I love…….

sign — This is one book I should have written

We’ve had dogs and cats in our family since I was born. Growing up with animals is wonderful and while I like dogs I’ve always been more partial to cats…..until now.

Maybe that’s because this little sheltie has many “cat”acteristics. He’s agile, very curious and fascinated by cats. He just stops and stares whenever one is nearby. He’s a dogcat!

Aren't you a cutie pie — He can’t go by a baby without saying hello

Love at first sight — He still believes in love at first sight

Can't you come out — Shows compassion for those stuck at home

fishing — His eyes always follow one little fish in the tank.

On occasion he likes to visit wineries. This one in Napa.

Football — Gets tired after a long day of playing football

JiaJija2 — But most of all never misses an opportunity to run along the beach. Here in Oregon.

little secret — Has some good pick up lines. “Did you know that if you’re not a sheltie you’re just another dog!”

*Fido is a Canadian cellular phone company.

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One Thing to Another – handy home décor ideas

Beautiful baskets, buckets and bowls

I collect baskets and bowls among other things from various travels and then wonder where to put them all or how to make use of them once home.

Ebony wood bowel basket for rice — when not in use as a salad bowl this ebony beauty from Kenya holds rice & grains.

Pineapple — The most obvious – for fruit
In background – another wood fruit bowl from Brazil

So many baskets – so many uses.

I try to find ways to store things in as many baskets as possible.

As you can see from the photos there are several ways you can use and display your baskets and make them functional too.

Zulu Basket — Hand woven Zulu basket from Durban, S.A. Glass insert for flowers.

open basket — Papyrus Egyptian used as sewing basket

plant display1 — various baskets for holding plants & herbs

wicker & rattan book basket — Rattan square for magazines & wicker oblong for books

Wicker bathroom basket from Guadalajara used to hold hair appliances. — this wicker basket from Guadalajara keeps hair appliances neatly tucked away

towel basket2 — For containing guest towels

It's what's inside the Zulu basket that counts — It’s what’s inside that counts

Zulu holding another basket filled with rocks — Not “just” a zulu basket

What do you put in yours?

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Scene in the City – and what a scene it was!

ZOMBIE WALK – downtown Vancouver

I’ve only heard about it before this. Sometimes I feel like a zombie but Saturday was my very first Zombie experience as an observer only.

It began at the Vancouver Art Gallery and continued all the way down Robson Street towards Denman & then along Beach Ave. What a nightmare!

Click on photos to enlarge

A zombie walk by definition is an organized public gathering of people who dress up in zombie (monster like) costumes. And it’s not even Halloween.

Zombie walks have become relatively common in large cities, especially in North America, often becoming annual traditions. Usually taking place in an urban center, the participants make their way around the city streets and through shopping malls to a public space (or a series of taverns in the case of a zombie pub crawl) in a somewhat orderly fashion.

These guys were weaving through traffic (which slowed down for the event) and scaring tourists on open tour buses. What an unexpected surprise???

Somebody get me a bloody Mary!

zombie 7 — You don’t scare me Darth Vader!
What’s he doing here anyway?

zombie 9 — Somebody get me a Bloody Mary!

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The Dog Next Door

Please HELP me VOTE for :

At Island Cow Restaurant - Copy (2) — I can really act. Here i’m pretending to be a cow.

Fido Casting Call 2*

With your help, Jia Jia could appear in a Fido ad. Plus, Fido is donating $ 1 for every vote to Lions Foundation of Canada Dog Guides, up to $ 200,000. Check out this pooch’s Casting Sheet and vote every day at http://www.fidocastingcall.ca/

To locate Jia Jia just scroll down to where it says “search for a dog” and “choose dog breed” – Shetland Sheepdog. Click on Jia Jia to cast your vote. Thanks for your support.

Confessions of a dogaholic – Part one

This sheltie is special because………….

No way i'm wearing these — He wears the socks I buy him even if he doesn’t want to

Sets new fashion trends by wearing a feather hair extension

My new hoodie — Likes to appear tough sometimes wearing a hoody

Raincoat 1 — Chose this raincoat himself

sign2 — He loves “Ophelia’s” in Sarasota, Florida. They have the best yappy hour menu items to choose from.

Special of the Day — Ophelia’s has the best daily specials of any restaurant he’s been to.

*Fido is a Canadian cellular phone company.

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Scene in the City – GET OUT!

Since Vancouverites love to paddle board, do yoga and be outdoors anytime they can THEN:

downward dog — Doing Downward Dog on your Paddleboard makes perfect sense.

Everyone knows our grass is greener so this makes even better sense.

yoga on the grass — Morning stretches on the grass

Basically what I’m saying is that we’ll take our yoga in any way, shape or form.

On average, jumping rope burns about 11 calories per minute. If you crank up the intensity of your jumps, you can burn in the neighborhood of 20 calories per minute. It’s easy to see why this exercise is easily one of the best cardio activities you can try.

Learning to windsurf — How about learning to Wind Surf? I hear it’s a breeze!

Take a lesson from us!

OR;

MAYBE YOU’D RATHER DO SOMETHING CLOSER…..to home.

Learning to Salsa — **Learn to Salsa** – Robson Square
Free Sunday lesson from 3:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Dancing after until 7:00 p.m.

**I can’t locate the photo of hula lessons (not hula hoop – hula as in grass skirts) at Sunset Beach but that looked like fun too. Until next time…………..enjoy your day!

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One thing to another – handy home décor ideas

TRANSFORM THIS:

What to do with that rusty old ladder?

This ladder is an antique (which sounds better than just plain “old”) and used as a stand for potted herbs or plants in buckets that were just lying around. You can clean it up but the seasoned patina gives it a vintage look. Drill a hole in the bottom of the bucket so plants can drain.

corona — Use a bucket to hold an umbrella for your outdoor table

Fill the inside of bucket with decorative rocks or shells to make it more solid. This is cheaper, more imaginative & more attractive than an original weighted stand.

You can double it for your Christmas tree stand.

I have three of these bamboo ladders which are used to display magazines. They work better and are more imaginative than an ordinary magazine rack. They would look as good in your bedroom with scarves or throws hanging from them or used as a towel rack in the bathroom.

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