A blast from the past

Anyone remember this? It's called a Viewmaster. You pop these little circles into the viewing thingie at the right and hold it up to the light. Then you look through the gadget and repeatedly press a lever up and down to advance the little mini slides. My family had quite a collection of these. We could look at wildflowers in bloom, a volcano eruption, the Petrified Forest, Hoover Dam, or the 1962 Seattle World's Fair. This was one of the things kids did for excitement before Playstations and X-Boxes. I figured this collection would be worth big bucks on eBay, but I was wrong. Guess I'll just keep it for the grandkids. Maybe by then it'll be an antique.

The other day hubby and I took a short trip over to the local farmer's market that we'd read about in the paper. Too bad we were in a "cleaning out the fridge" mode because they had quite a bounty. A big portion of the park was lined with the tents of local growers selling their produce. Next summer we'll get over there sooner. And we'll go for lunch. In addition to the fruit and veggies, there was Bertha's Taco's, a Hawaiian buffet, and a lady wearing a beret and a fancy French apron making crepes.

So I emailed our Connecticut neighbors today to let them know we'd be arriving home tomorrow in a rental car....so they wouldn't think someone strange was breaking in. They had to call us once when a pick-up truck mysteriously backed up to our garage. We called the police, but soon found out (mom calls son's cell phone) that Tech Guy had stopped by with a friend. It's still a mystery, but somethings are better not known.

Anyway, it seems that while we've been away, our neighbor's large garden has been producing vast amounts of goodies. And they are ever the thoughtful ones, so I'm sure some of the pickins' will find their way across the street. I'm one who loves fresh veggies, but hates dirty fingernails. Maybe we can work out a trade. Fresh zucchini and tomatoes for a couple of knitted dishcloths?

So we'll be leaving sunny California tomorrow morning for the muggy heat of Connecticut. It will be nice to see my craft room again though, and to see how all the characters have gotten along without me. They'll probably have a few things to say. I can only imagine.....