Summer sleet?

 It sleeted the other day..!?! 

It was a hot day under 100 degrees and it decided to sleet. 

All different shapes and sizes of ice and even tho they weren’t big, it was loud! 

No damage, was interesting, and glad I could capture it for u here. 

 

 

    

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Have an awesome weekend!

1. I spent a lot of time, money, and effort childproofing my house… but the kids still get in.  
2. Why is it a bad idea to iron your four-leaf clover? ‘Cause you shouldn't press your luck. 
3. What do you call a beehive without an exit? Unbelievable. 
4. Why do vampires seem sick? They're always coffin. 
5. How does a penguin build its house? Igloos it together! 
6. Which days are the strongest? Saturday and Sunday. The rest are weekdays. 
7. What do you call a fake noodle? An Impasta! 
8. What happens when it rains cats and dogs? You have to be careful not to step in a poodle. 
9. What’s the difference between a poorly dressed man on a tricycle and a well-dressed man on a bicycle? Attire.
10. We all know about Murphy’s Law: anything that can go wrong will go wrong. But have you heard of Cole’s Law? It’s thinly sliced cabbage.  

                                        Happy Fathers’ Days..!  

     

    

                      

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I admit, I’d sign up…

 I don’t make enuf from my tiny route, but if I could, I admit, I’d sign up. 

Gourmet Chocolates

For $50 a month, it sounds quite luscious. I still have fond memories of my book-of-the-month club as a kid, the revolutionary makeup box subscriptions as a teenager, and QVC to this day. 

World Chocolate Day is coming up in July, not so great for the deep summer of the Northern Hemisphere, just fine for the cool summers of the Southern Hemisphere. I don’t know how economies are fairing there, but I do hope and pray the chocolate vending route makes it thru another hot summer! 

   

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Summer is here!

 Summer is officially here, and remember that candies can ‘sweat’ in the heat. 

When they cool down, the cocoa butter solidifies outside M&M shells and although it alters the appearance, it doesn’t affect taste or freshness. 

Feel free to keep me updated here so re-placement can be planned in time, thanks..! 

Likes? Loves?

? The homepage used to have several Likes but seems to have re-set :-/ 

Ever since I updated the Contact form, which updated beautifully, the Likes button reset and doesn’t accept new Likes :-/ 

I’ll try to fix or change it. In the meantime, feel free to Likes this blog and always eager to read comments! 

                                                      

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Toys Galore!

 There are candy vending machines that are solid metal, heavy, and colorful. 

They can either vend gumballs, candies or toys, which vend in capsules so they can move easily thru the machines. 

There’s no mistaking they are toys, mostly because the capsules will have bracelets, fuzzy toys, small spinners, or bouncy balls in them and are never mixed with candy so there’s no confusion. 

Since I’ve moved away from vending machines over to honor boxes, I have a backlog of toys which virtually last forever, and although vending candies usually have an incredible shelf-life, they aren’t imperishable like toys are, so I’ll either be donating my remaining toys stock, tossing previous favorites, or will specify on the honor boxes that the items are either toys or candies. 

Thanku for your patience. 

 

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Happy Mother’s Day weekend!

 

For my dear mother in heaven, I wish you’d stuck around a little longer, okay, a lot longer. 

Until I see u again, my thoughts are specifically with u this weekend. 

I went bluebonnet hunting and was told they could be found at a nearby park. 

I didn’t see them and will have to find out when and where they might be. 

Although I didn’t find bluebonnets, I found some fun critters on a lovely walk. 

For my Mama on Mother’s Day; 

These tiny white flowers were everywhere on bushes over 12 feet tall! Very lush place!  

 

A friendly squirrel 🐿 going about his business. 

 

A tiny, tiny bunny waiting for his mom to return… 

 

A beautiful family of ducks :-)  

The drake immediately swam over to his hen, who was eyeballing me with caution. 

They both watched over their brood who were happily oblivious during their meal. I guess they feed on algae and seed…

 

Random patches of these light pink flowers can be found just about anywhere there’s greenery.  

 

Happy Mother’s Day  

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Coco beans, sugar, vanilla

That’s it!  

After that, it’s a matter of preferred flavoring, oils or lecithin for viscosity. 

Of course, my beloved M&Ms will have their candy shells, peanuts, crisps, marshmallows, etc. 

Chocolate is one of the many foods that has plant-protein only, and except for milk chocolate, it contains no animal proteins. Even pollination of the cacao plants can be done by birds, winds, or manual touch. 

Don’t be fooled by imitators anywhere! The reliable original is best. 

Train tracks

 

It was oddly satisfying to see this train go by. 

There is a 20-minute video of this looooong train on a beautiful evening. 

The video wouldn’t upload so I’ll try later. 

It helped that I wasn’t in a hurry to be anywhere and it was so amazing because I realized I hadn’t seen a live train in years (?!)  

Maybe it’s bringing those sweet-tarts that’s been so hard to find, or the red hots that were so popular…

 

May 8, 2023, here's the video of the supply train going by I promised.  

It doesn't seem to want to show up yet, tho...

 

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What an odd month

 Happy Everything Day; 

To Passover, 

Good Friday, 

Easter, 

Tax Day, 

and Earth Day. 

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