Book Board Chat

Hi guys. If Jamie can't read cursive, but I'll bet he can - - I'm sure Beth will help him with his cards. Never once did it cross my mind, either. It was just something everyone learned, and practiced and I would hate to see it disappear. I guess when WE disappear, so will cursive. Went to the "big city" yesterday to Walmart to get my month's supply of cat food, etc. Enjoyed my trip, not having to worry about anyone else's preferences...had lunch at Famous Dave's, played at a casino awhile, and headed home in time to get my two tacos from the wonderful Mexican food truck that is open one day a week in our town. They do a land-office business, and only because she is home schooling their children this year have they cut back on their "open" times.

Joanne - if you are so inclined, pick up a package of UNsalted peanuts in the shell for your squirrels. I can't tell you how much they enjoy them. I was looking in the pet food sec tion of Walmart yesterday and finally asked a worker about squirrel food....I knew I couldn't be the only one who fed squirrels. She said, "oh, that's over in the garden section". Well, that section was completely at the other end of the store, and my cart was impossibly heavy by then, so I had to pass on trekking back over there. I'll find some around here. I rigged up a little "bird feeder" from an auction box - it is useless as a feeder, but perfect for what I did - it's about 8" high, one wall is open, and one is glassed in. I threw something over a branch about 10 feet up in the front yard tree, then tied the box to that, and I can raise and lower it to fill with peanuts and little bits of celery or carrot...the cats go nuts watching him sit on a branch, taunting them while he eats. I saw him cross the street yesterday after I had gotten the cats inside...I don't know where he hangs out when he's not in my tree, but he was sitting in the middle of the neighbor's lawn yesterday. Phone rang, so I didn't get to see where he ended up going!