purple room vents: SOUPITY SOUP SOUP SOUP

Well my cabbage 'diet' soup is back on. I haven't made any for a while now and my craving for it has not diminished one bit. I wake up in the morning and crave that sharp spicy stuff. As a result I was off to No Frills to get cabbage, broth, lemons and sombal olek and Napa cabbage. Which of course they didn't have. Apparently you can't get Napa cabbage in Port. Surprise surprise. Sometimes I get tired of dumbing down my cooking to accommodate the lack of stuff in this town. There is just so much I can't get my hands on here. (shovel list)

Gads! As I am typing away here, Hoarders is on the tv. Now if that isn't motivation to clean out my junk I don't know what is. And the episodes that have bugs and cats and poop and disgusting rotten stuff kind of sticks in my mind.

As I was leaving the house the other morning there was a very distinct smell coming up from the basement. Not a good one. It was familiar but I couldn't place it. It was really strong and really bad.

Later when Monte got up he said, 'jeez it smells like cat urine downstairs, bad." BINGO!! It's been a long time since I smelled that smell and that is exactly what it was! But how? That smell is exactly why I do not and never will have a cat.

Then Monte remembered that Peter told him he had not shut the windows in his area downstairs. Of course Monte promptly forgot.

There is a bush outside his window, just the kind stupid cats like to spray on to mark their territory...which I would like to point out ISN'T their territory! On a side note here it really pisses me off (no pun intended) that cat owners don't control their damned cats like people with dogs do with their dogs. I think there should be fines for lazy cat owners like there are for careless dog people. Clearly the ginger cat in this neighbourhood marked MY territory right outside an open window. Monte shut the window and bit by bit the odour is disappearing. Jeez! what an awful smell that is.

Is it bad to be watching Hoarders and while they are showing the hoard, you see stuff you want?

While we are on the subject of animals, we have more deer in this town than people. Which is okay. I don't like people. Hmmm...I don't really like deer either.

I watch them roam through the neighbourhood like a bunch of gangsters, eating all the foliage that counts, avoiding the weeds completely, little buggers. If we all could shoot two deer per household we would have enough meat to survive on and there would still be deer left over.

My brother and his wife came for lunch Saturday. And after all that chit chat on my last post about the food I was going to prepare, we didn't do even one of it.

Monte swanned off to the bakery and store and bought a fantastic selection of sammiches and an almond pie. We also had peaches, plums, watermelon, green melon, plums, nectarines, strawberries, oranges and blueberries. They arrived late morning hauling the cutest trailer you ever saw! And....the cutest dog! I don't remember the breed and there is no way I will ever remember the name they gave her. But she is a true cutie!! In they came and we had the most wonderful conversation and lunch. So enjoyable.

And Antonia, bless her, asked to hear a couple of songs from Monte's album he is releasing on Aug 13. This album is by far his best. He is so creative and his lyrics are amazing. I really appreciated them listening to the music. And Stan paid him the highest of high compliments. He said that he enjoyed Monte's music more than any music he has heard since the '70's. You have no idea what this meant to Monte. Music is not like visual accomplishments. You have to stop and take time and in our world today that just doesn't happen.

So....challenges. Two more.

47. Buy a gift card for a local store in your neighbourhood. No need for me to be a Captain Obvious here.

48. Play a board game. She mentioned Code Names...only the most awesome game I have played this century. It truly is a thinker! and great with a group of four or more. Just be safe and make sure everyone is double vaxxed. Send the unvaxxed home!

Stay safe, noodle, oldster and TTYL

"Music is indeed the mediator between the spiritual and the sensual life." Beethoven