Tuesday, November 25, 2008

A Very Tired Retro Wednesday.......





The big marble in the first pic, was my Grandmas.
She had it ever since her early childhood. She was born in 1903.
That long stone next to it is a wet-stone. I learned the value of keeping your knife sharp at an early age. In the "Thumb" of Michigan is a small community named Grindstone City. You could walk along the shore and pick up these stones like sea shells. This stone has been in our family for years, and it still works just fine....
The bottom 2 pics is why I'm so tired today, we had to broom our cars on the lot because of an overnight snow accumilation. Of course I came dressed for it....Most didn't. Grrrrrrrrrr.
Thanks to everyone that shared their family stuffing recipe'...You all ROCK!!!
Peace...!!!
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13 comments:

  1. SerenaNovember 25, 2008 at 10:19:00 PM EST

    Ooooo, that snow looks cold. It's not even December yet and I'm already tired of winter. Something tells me it's gonna be a long, cold haul.

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  2. MonaNovember 25, 2008 at 11:39:00 PM EST

    O dear, that winter looks severe!

    I hate winters!

    Have a good rest Galen. Please take care!

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  3. ShadowNovember 26, 2008 at 6:05:00 AM EST

    damn, i wouldn't want to face a car looking like that every morning. i guess there are advantage to living in sunny sa....

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  4. barmanNovember 26, 2008 at 7:38:00 AM EST

    I really could have done without this early snow. Just shoveling the walks was not fun... that was heavy snow. I feel for you and that particular aspect of your job.

    I thought that marble was a super ball. I had lots of those. They kept getting trapped under the kitchen cabinets. There must be 30 of them under my parents cabinets.

    I like the idea of that wet stone. Very nice.

    Have a great Thanksgiving filled with family and friend.

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  5. limeNovember 26, 2008 at 9:27:00 AM EST

    neat old marble. and i had no idea you could find a whetstone just laying on the ground like that. what type of rock is a whetstone?

    sorry you had all that brushing to do. i think a snow day at a car lot has to be a miserable time.

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  6. SNovember 26, 2008 at 10:45:00 AM EST

    OMG SNOW!
    I just cant imagine.

    :P

    I lived in Alaska for three years, that was enough snow to last the rest of my life

    Happy Thanksgiving GMAN!

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  7. buffalodickNovember 26, 2008 at 11:14:00 AM EST

    That car lot own a hose? Slop snow melts quickly...

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  8. barmanNovember 26, 2008 at 11:45:00 AM EST

    Susie, you lived in Alaska? Boy I sure have so little I know about you. Did you know Sarah Palin? LOL

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  9. Poetry SueNovember 26, 2008 at 4:38:00 PM EST

    Just looking at the picture of the marble and the stone... well my guttermind kicked in and I could have sworn that it was something alot dirtier

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  10. GABNovember 26, 2008 at 6:46:00 PM EST

    OOOOh Im so glad it's you guys and not me "Yet".

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  11. G-ManNovember 26, 2008 at 8:21:00 PM EST

    Sherry.xo
    Mona Dear
    Shadow
    Barman
    Trini
    Suze
    Buff
    Poetry Sue
    Gale///You all have a Great Thanksgiving!!!

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  12. Cha ChaNovember 27, 2008 at 9:57:00 AM EST

    I'm so glad to see that I'm not the only one who thought that thing was some sort of elaborate sextoy.

    I was gonna ask you where you got it.

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  13. AnonymousNovember 27, 2008 at 2:57:00 PM EST

    Learned something new today. Wetstone must me a thing of nature since it was found on the shore of Lake Michigan. Whetstone must be the manufactured version.

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