Haphazard Miscellany – February 2025

 

Flea Market Findings

 

 

Angry Toaster

I doubt that I would get this, but it sure would make breakfast more fun if you had small kids.

 

 

Cat Purse

DEFINITELY would get this. It doesn’t look to be big enough for much of anything, but sure would be fun.

 

 

Door Knocker

YES YES YES!!

 

 

Oh Deer

Wouldn’t get this, but think how much fun you’d have dressing it up for holidays!!

 

 

Hippo Table

I’ve seen one like this a couple of times before, but this one is different. More rustic. I’d probably set it against a wall somewhere. Don’t know if the lily pads come with it, but that would look good along with some duckies and froggies, huh?

 

 

Valkyries Horse

This looks like the horse in the Bugs Bunny cartoon where Bugs is dressed like Brünnhilde. I would LOVE to have this ONLY if I could find an appropriate rider for it.

 

 

 

 

 

Pig Doorknob Assembly

Honestly can’t imagine where I would put this, but IT’S SO COOL!!!!

 

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Random Thought:

A cross between a male zebra and a female horse is called a 'zorse', and a cross between a female zebra and a male horse is called a 'zonkey'

 

It’s All About Control

I saw a neat meme the other day on FB and thought it had some very good points to focus on for your life. It was about what you CAN and CANNOT control. We are so bombarded by things in this world. It’s a good idea to set boundaries.

 

Things I CAN control:

My – attitude    

          actions

          thoughts

          words

          boundaries

          efforts

          choices

 

How I –   spend my time

                treat myself

                treat others

 

Who I choose to spend my time with

 

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Things I CANNOT control:

The past

The future

Other people’s mistakes

What other people do/say

How others react

What other people think/feel

Other people’s happiness

World problems

 

I’m sure there are other things that can go on both these list. This is just a starting point.

Here are some of my PERSONAL control efforts, along with the ones above.

 

I have a strong faith base that I cling to daily.

Spending time in nature. Just sitting and enjoying God’s creation.

Trying to put more positives in my brain than negatives. It’s SO easy to fall into the negative abyss on social media and the news. Take breaks from that. I have tons of positive/funny Instagram pages and sites on the Internet that I love looking at.

Crafting.

I wish I could say “eating healthy” is on the list, but let’s face it…I’m a junk food junkie…

And that being said…STAY OFF THE BATHROOM SCALE!!!

 

Australian Milk Bar

 

I’ve been reading a lot of Phryne Fisher mysteries, written by Kerry Greenwood. They are all based in Australia in the late 1920s. They include slang from the period and other things I was not familiar with concerning Australia. Fascinating stuff. One thing mentioned in one of the books was a milk bar. I forget what the person in the book was looking for, but she said she would go across the street to the milk bar. I had run across the term “milk bar” many years ago in a book that was based in England. At the time I just thought it was like a Foster Freeze or Dairy Queen. Somewhere you could get dairy drinks.

 

 

This time, though, in the context of this mystery, that was not what it was. I had to look it up. It all started in Australia and later made its way to the UK. It started as a type of suburban general store/deli place/small scale convenience store where you could buy snacks, newspapers, milkshakes, etc. Much later they evolved into places where you could get groceries, hang out, play pin-ball or jukeboxes. 

 

 

When fast food places took over, they became mainly convenience stores. There are still some milk bars in suburban areas that sell dairy products, candy, bread, newspapers, etc.

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Just in case you’re curious…

I recently watched A Clockwork Orange for the first time. The Korova Milk Bar was a very important place there. TOTALLY different from any real milk bar… Bizarre movie… The patrons could purchase “milk plus” in 3 different versions: Vellocet (milk with amphetamines), Synthemesc (milk with synthetic mescaline), Drencom (milk with adrenochrome and hallucinogens). Bad stuff. Do not recommend.