WHEEEEEE... the rollercoaster......

is dipping and diving... the financial rollercoaster that is.... am hanging on tight, hoping that the bottom doesn't fall out... we shall see i suppose... i was hoping that the american govt would come to some sort of agreement in 'financial aid'... mortgage wise anyways... perhaps a cap on housing prices, a few years back, would have been prudent.... as for the common folk... gosh.. spend what ya got, not what you don't have!!! think i'm sounding a bit old fashioned but my parents were depression era and struggled and starved right along with others.... i think i learned some valuable lessons from them... frugality being one of them.... i did have a time where it was fun to purchase new and exciting things... but most of them were 'things' and just 'things'... back to the old ways, shopping for sale items, canning and preserving, utilizing items already in my cupboards or sheds ;) ....
anyways, enough rantings.... the weather is about to change ... brrrr and wet... my tomatoes are still ripening and i'm thinking maybe i need to rip them up and hang them upside down in the garden shed.... but first i have to organize it.... another couple of hrs and i should have a fully fledged garden shed.. been putting things in my big studio/shed... but trying to keep it to a dull roar... and yes utilizing my bits and pieces of things.. like wood, cupboards etc., i've been collecting tiles... a LOT of tiles... but am noticing that the supply is starting to dry up... a reflection of the economy i suspect... anyways... should have enough to tile the bathroom tub surround.... that will be my spring project... the tubsurround is starting to decay and becoming a serious problem... sooooo trying to dry it out and do a patch job until then....
anyways....... garden has been lovely... here's a pic of one of the residents....





just looked, been awhile since i last posted... have been busy going back and forth to Youbou, its very pretty at this time of the year... but spent much of my time, doing computer work for a friend... was fun.... she's the most wonderful hostess... mmm i'm sure i gained another 10bs.. sigh
see this fellow... he's gonna fix my friend's old Pontiac....
Ed, the fixer.. who won an award in 2003 (i believe) for a Hot Rod that he'd restored...

the pontiac.... will show pics of what it used to look like.... so sad to see it being hauled away like this... was once a fine tuned vehicle!!

an end of an Era... Ted Leroy Trucking and Logging company.... another victim of the 'recession'? or bad wheeling and dealing and one very horrible accident... this was at the Chemainus Richie Bros., auction... was sad to see, as it's just a sample of some of the bigger companies that couldn't weather the financial storm of the lumber industry....