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Sunday, October 16, 2011

Lost and Co(r)nfused


Spooky Greetings!

I know that Halloween is still two weeks away, but seeing as it's my favorite holiday, I plan to celebrate until it arrives :) All coincidences, strange bumps in the night and premonitions will be duly noted and shared! The above display is around the corner from my home. There's a grade school directly across the street - I like that this family goes all out every year (in fact their house is decked from top to bottom) - I'm sure the little goblins love it.


To begin our Halloween theme of the strange, odd and downright weird, I'll share with you the odd effect I appear to have on red lights: I attract them! I've noticed (and if you have ever driven anywhere with me, as either the driver or passenger, you will have also noted) that I seem to end up as the first car at a red light, more often than not. Intersection after intersection; day upon day! I'm not sure how long this has been happening, I only started noticing it a couple of years ago on my way to and from work and then began pointing it out to fellow passengers. Weird or what.


Then there are the moments I have perfect timing. Here is another piece of Frankoma I fortuitously stumbled across. As I had mentioned in this post last week, I seldom to never come across Prairie Green, in fact I rarely see Frankoma pottery of any kind. However, this past Wednesday I was just about to head out empty-handed after scouring Goodwill for close to an hour and a little voice (no, I kid you not) said to me "Don't forget about Frankoma, Jane" - I took two more steps, turned my head to the right and this piece jumped out at me. It was in amongst a jumble of mish-mash; in perfect condition. I literally had chills...


Here's a new field for you: Unicornomics. 
I had good look through this amusing book on Friday; very detailed and totally hilarious! 


And lastly, speaking of corn and fields, did you hear about the family who got so lost inside this 7-acre cornfield maze in Massachusetts that they had to call police to rescue them?  It was getting dark, the mosquitoes were attacking and they had a three-week old baby with them. I wonder if they're blonde?


6 comments:

  1. Love that Halloween display around the corner of your home. Very cool.

    That corn maze in Massachusetts is amazing. I wonder how long it takes to make it. We went to one in August (first time I ever did) and we all enjoyed it. It was a lot more fun than I imagined it would be. We got lost quite a few times; it wasn't as easy to get out as I thought it would be.

    He he he...had a good chuckle over the corn maze for blondes photo :)

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  2. What a lovely little Frankoma honey pot! Your story about finding it is spooky -- perfect for this time of year! Happy hunting for your "next" piece!

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  3. As a blonde, I am not offended. Thanks for the laugh.

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  4. Oh my god. Somebody else has the red light affliction besides myself. My wife gets completely irritated when she rides with me. Like you, I hit every light and I am usually first in line. Too funny.

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  5. Martha, I guess it's likely harder to find your way out than it might first appear - I've never been to one myself.

    Debra, It was suggested to me that I refer to Frankoma as Frankenkoma for the rest of the season, hehe!

    WebDebris, My husband gets annoyed too lol!

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  6. Mel, I'm a blonde too, but we know it's not true!

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