Grange Sale
We made it through the Grange sale in fine form. Jamey, Arthur and I held down the fort for the meaty middle of the day. We sold a decent amount of Heidi's Jam & Jill's hats. But, as usual, it's not what you sell, but what you buy that makes this sale so fun!! For instance, Heidi picked up a Bat Apartment Building, which houses up to 30 bats!!! Now I know some of you are thinking we've gone completely off our rockers with this, but check this out: Bats eat half their weight in insects each night! If I were a bat I'd have to eat over 100 pounds of insects per night!!! Or if I were a nursing mother bat, I'd have to eat over 200 pounds!!! Each night! OK, that's enough digression. I just wanted to give the image of a 230 lb. nursing mother bat with my face as a Halloween treat to you. So we just have to mount this box on something, in the open, facing east-southeast and about 15 feet above ground and we'll be able to declare this a 'bug-free zone'.
And we found the usual assortment of glassware, honey, baked-goods (especially cardamom bread). All of which is practically irresistable.
News From the Campaign Trail
Heidi hadn't planned on campaigning with 'yard-signs', but one of her opponents has put out many. Now Heidi feels that to honor her supporters, who have already put some effort into spreading the word about her candidacy, she should level the field regarding sign-visibility.
Books Jamey Has Read
A Treasury of Dick and Jane and Friends
Jamey finds the Dick and Jane stories both easy and pleasurable to read. There are about 40 small stories in this treasury, and Jamey has but 4 to go. He prefers these stories far more than several other "learning readers" he has tried in the past. Once he has completed reading all the stories he will be treated to a dinner at Red Lobster, to celebrate his achievement.
As witness to his progress, I have experienced wonderment akin to watching "Magic Rocks" grow. Seemingly from nothing and from nowhere, this wonderful talent has appeared. Of course that points to the truth, which is that Heidi has primarily worked with him on reading. I spend many mornings telling him all about "how trees make oxygen" and "how babies are made" and how "molecules conduct heat" and "how the weight of the atmosphere can crush a kerosene can" (that one we demonstrated already). So I work on the fun stuff, while Heidi slogs away at the fundamentals. :D
Arthur has earned his trip to Red Lobster by recognizing and naming all the letters in the alphabet, upper and lowercase.
Red Lobster was chosen by Jamey because that's where his uncle Ryan's high school graduation dinner was held. I'm surprised that he remembers the celebration there at all. In my memory we spent nearly the entire time in the restroom on one of his marathon expeditions. The kind where you return to no food, because the waiter thought you must have been done, or left altogether.
Heidi points out that neither of us have done anything to earn our trip to Red Lobster. :(
3 comments :
No comment. I would strongly suggest you study very carefully the placement of the 'batpole'. Landing and takeoff patterns, terrace positioning, picnic locations, photographic angles toward the sunset. Otherwise you will have the critters swooping every outdoor event you have in the summer. I would also recomment not inviting anyone to dinner with a bouffant hairdo! Bon pique-nique.
These are terrific suggestions. I will think carefully about the placement of the 'bat condo'.
No comment. Mike also says to be careful about placing it too closely to the house, they WILL move in! And all those insects they eat must turn into something, believe me, he has the experience.
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