This is a small lighter I keep on my keychain. It's called

a "Peanut Lighter". I would use it to light my cigarettes,

but seeing as how today is my Twelve Year Anniversary

since quitting tobacco, I reckon I won't. Hoo-rah!

Pleasant.

A week or two ago I had gone to the Boot Barn

to pick up a hat brush and a large bandanna. While there

I saw a lot of hats that I liked. I want one.

When I got home I completed an online survey and

in turn I received a five dollar coupon.

I went back for my hat today.

I ended up buying this Resistol Kingman 10x Shantung

Panama hat from the George Strait Collection. Not sure

how I feel about it being a GSC thing (even though I love

George Strait), but I tried many on and I like the Kingman's

shape and it fits pretty danged good.

I was given the opportunity and completed another

online survey for yet another five dollar coupon and now

I have to go back again. Oh the humanity.

~ IHOP ~

How about some Donald Duck

moccasins from the Indian Store?

I'm a doggoned huge Disney fan, but I

might lean more towards SpongeBob SquarePants.

Jansport steps up their game with a
leopard skin backpack.

 

Mreow.

No city water... No country water...

Hell, this is California. There ain't NO water.

Here is a blurry picture of a squirrel that has been

eating our bird food and does not have the

courtesy to stay put while I get an IN focus picture.

I totally missed "Talk Like a Pirate Day" 2015.

Stupid work.

Scary clowns are beginning to turn up everywhere.

It's the good ol' Palm Tree Lodge where evidently

there is no good ol' palm tree maintenance.

 

I had wanted the Vince Guaraldi CD for a long time.

I only really know him for the music he did for all the

Peanuts specials in the 1960's. "Christmas Time is Here",

"Charlie Brown Theme", "Great Pumpkin Waltz" and

on and on. You have most likely heard them all. This 2 CD

set has all of these songs and more. I am looking forward

to hearing more of his work.

I pre-ordered the "Halloween 6 Producer's Cut" on Blu-ray

from Amazon back in early July. I received it today.

 

I went to Walmart today and they had about four copies. I had no

idea that they would have this movie. They were selling for the

same price I paid, but no shipping of course. I lose.

But I have the movie, so I win! I'm a bit torn.

Here is a closeup picture of a small cactus that is

around here. It is not as in focus as I had hoped.

I spotted a "hidden Mickey" cloud today. I did highlight

it a little bit so that you could see what shape I was referring

to. Maybe I am reaching. La la laaaaa.

 

 A few days ago I posted this picture from the Indian Store

hinting that we had purchased something from this display.

We did. I just cannot resist some of these conchos. My son

bought that little silver ankh.

I bought this concho. What I like about this one is that it

looks like it has been around awhile. Aged in all the right

places. They only run a couple of dollars and I have a good

collection going.

This is a hat for sale at the Indian Store that we go

to and visited earlier this week. I suppose the beading is

authentic because the hat sells for a fortune. I am pretty

ignorant when it comes to why some of these items

are as valuable as they are (or aren't). I wish to learn more.

I bought this piece of scrap leather to strop my knives

on. It is just a "poor man's" strop until I can afford

a store bought one with compound. I will cut it to

size. This was the best piece I could find that was

inexpensive.

I have watched The History Channel's mini-series
"Texas Rising" over the last three nights. I viewed
the last ninety minutes tonight at Borden Cinema
and I think it was well worth watching. From what
I have read, I am almost alone with that. It is 7.5
hours long and I will watch it again someday.

The ending seemed to tease a part two called
"Comanche Wars". I hope that comes about. But
again, from what I have read, because of low
ratings, that might not happen. Sheesh, I thought
it was good.

I bought this skull mug for my son when out

and about today. It's for pencils and such on

his computer table.

Oh  yeah, I almost forgot. It's from Walmart.

~~~~~~ ALSO ~~~~~~

At the Indian Store during our Halloween Crawl this
week I bought a little skull bead that I wanted to put
on my knife lanyard. I knew I would need to drill out
the hole to make it at least as big as the hole in that bead.

I knew the jaw would not survive. But I'm good with that.
After drilling the hole (which was not easy I'll tell you what)
I filed down the jaw and sanded it a bit and...

...I went from this...

...to this. I like it. It came out not as good as I had hoped
but better than I expected. I even learned a new knot that
helped the skull hang straight. Both knot and
skull should last a good long time.

~ September 11, 2015 ~

Hooray! Today we went on our Annual Halloween Store

Crawl for 2015! It was great fun and I will be posting

pictures and purchases during the SCARY month of

October. I am looking forward to that.

Oh, and for at least the next month or two we are a

designated Zombie Outbreak Response Team. Not a

responsibility that we take lightly. Hoo-rah! More to come...

 We also took a trip over to the Boot Barn...

...where I picked up a much needed hat brush and a

HUGE bandanna. SO many great uses for bandannas

and I always have one with me.

We also made a stop at the Indian Store.

One of our favorite places.

I spotted this really great drawing of a couple of

horses that I wished I could buy...

...and a purse that I did not really wish I could buy...

...and a few items here that we did buy. Which ones?

More to come from the Indian Store too.

 We bought this guy at our first stop as our 2015

Halloween Crawl mascot. We decided that he is grumpy.

It was a great fun day and I spent money like I had it.

I have to slow down. I did however complete a

Boot Barn survey for a $5 gift card. I have points

from purchases, and as soon as I have a few extree

pesos, I am going back to pick up a Resistol straw

hat that I have my eyes on.

Think you have enough pots there, Butch?
(I just love that line. That is of course, why you have seen

it a hundred times. Thanks for indulging me, if you have.)

Happy Birthday, Dad.

I think she is praying for

slightly cooler weather.

Bougainvillea always says to me, "In Old California".

Happy Labor Day!

Just a couple of pictures I took while out and about

on El Rancho De La Tex. This is looking up from a

lower portion of El Rancho.

And wood which will eventually end up in the fireplace.

I call this the "For a Few Dollars More" plant.

"This train'll stop at Tucumcari..."

Around here, blue pipes mean recycled water. I

have no idea what red pipes mean.

These flowers over at Walmart say our beloved

Halloween Season cannot be far away!

I caught about 2 or 3 hours of Texas Rising when it was

on television and it looked good. It stars Bill "Tombstone"

Paxton and that alone adds bonus points. The value was

good for seven and a half hours of the Lone Star State in

glorious 5.1 widescreen blu-ray.

I'm glad this is better than it looks. Budget-minded

folks know where I am coming from. At one time or
another I think that most of us have been there.

I've been waiting for it. I've heard it looks and sounds GREAT on Blu-ray.

"Mad Max Fury Road". I saw it in the theater and I can't wait to see it a

second (and probably a third) time.

I bought my copy at Target and they offer two  exclusive comic books

with the purchase. Of course if you start turning pages you will destroy

the spine, so I have resisted the (low level) temptation to peak inside.

This comic will go right into a sealed bag. That's how I roll.

"Oh, what a day... what a lovely day!"

Everybody has been saying that this week.