Little Pleasures.

One of my favourite passtimes is to browse garage sales when possible.
We have made some wonderful fun finds, & it is always nice to get a rockbottom priced bargain. Plus it is always good to recycle!

This gem of a Cookie Jar was one such find. My daughter loves pigs, & has quite a large collection of all things pig. When I saw this lovely cookie jar, in mint conditon, for a mere $2 I had to buy it for her. She was thrilled, & has it proudly on display on her kitchen counter.

We couldn't decide whether the pig should be facing this way, or the other. Daughter J says the lid, which is the Pig, seems to fit best this way.

I must admit, it brings a smile to most people's faces!

Our friend L came out this morning & got a wonderful bargain bicycle, in mint condition for a price too cheap to mention!

She rode it home, while Gom drove her car home, & I drove ours. I think she regretted the decision to do that! It was so hot & humid with the damp conditions, she was very hot & quite exhausted on reaching home! Gom had offered to ride it for her, & I was rather glad he hadn't when I saw L, who is much younger & presumably fitter!!

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I hadn't seen Small Grandson for about a week, since his father's work schedule has enabled him to be home to care for him. I was getting withdrawal symptoms, so I decided on this wretched, grey, intermittently showery day, to go & collect him, & take him out to a Duck Pond to feed the ducks.

He was delighted at the prospect of an outing, & his mother was glad to have a break. His father is on night shift again, so they have to creep about, & try to keep quiet.

Here is a 'forbidden pleasure' these days. He was given this for Christmas, & luckily we have had a good bit of rain, to fill it. With water so tightly restricted, it is not a good plan to use it frivolously! One layer had gone flat, & luckily I had bought a pump for $3 at the garage sale, so it was just the perfect item!

I collected SG & a generous donation of some stale bread, & off we went to the Duck Pond. It is a pretty area maintained by some community group, & the ducks seem to know it for a sanctuary, & they are always present.

I love this photo of the little boy, SG, standing so carefully tossing the bread for the ducks

On the way, I stopped to photograph gum blossom blown from the tall gum trees. Not a very good pic! I realised to my disgust that my batteries were almost out.

I had wanted to get lots of pics of SG with ducks, & so I was very disgusted with myself for not taking the camera I have been loaned. And/or the extra batteries I have.

SG was delighted when Mr Big Duck came & ate from his hand! I told him to be careful, as ducks can hurt with those big bills!

We think this one was Mr Duck, as he is larger than the darker Mrs Duck. He was quite bold too.

However Mrs Duck was a little timid & would not take his offerings from his hand, & she kept her distance.

There were many other plainer, smaller, ducks on the water, but none of the pics I took came out, so the batteries must have been too low.

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I seem to have a curious feeling that the days are just 'rotting out from under me'. My brother was quite amused by this thought, & as he has been on holiday, & according to him, not achieving much, it is rather a good description!

He is off to stay with a Beloved Aunt, who is unwell presently. I wish I was there too. Our cousin, her daughter is staying with her, after having her at her place for a week. Slow improvement is a worry. She has diabetes, & not being able to eat is a serious problem, as a result.

Beloved Brother is to attend another Cousin's 40th wedding anniversary tomorrow.

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I had thought to do a post about the little French couple's cottage, that became ours. I think I may have one or two photos, so must look them out. I do have some but they show little or nothing of the house.

Jean-Michel Jarre, Equinoxe