October happy mail

 The pictures on this one aren't so great since I took them at night. But here is the card for October.

and the inside.

Drawings year 3 week 15

Here is where I decided to use the alphabet to determine my pictures. 

A is for apples

B is for bear

C is for cow

 Next weeks drawings will continue in the alphabet

Crash bang smash em up

 The one day I was sitting at work and heard a crash. I looked out the window and saw there had been an accident. This happened about 4:50

I didn't see it but my guess would be that the white vehicle ran into the other

The guy in the dark colored vehicle got out and walked down the sidewalk. He didn't appear to be hurt but definitely looked like he was stunned He's the one in the plaid shirt

The guy in the black shirt ran to assist the woman in the white vehicle. It appeared that he had to struggle to get her out and when he did she looked like she was ready to fall over. I thought to myself that they probably shouldn't have moved her. They did walk her across the sidewalk though.

Almost 10 minutes later the Erie police showed up and it was time for me to leave.

Lunch and jingles.

 The boss was in again and this time we got Reubens for lunch. These sandwiches were huge plus there were fries. I could only eat half and even that was pushing it. The fries barely got touched. I did heat the rest up the next day for lunch. 

Now for the jingle part of today's post. I saw this on Facebook. Maybe I'm old, or maybe I've just watched too much tv but I knew all of them.

How about you? 

Just in case you need help

1. oh what a relief it is

2. sometimes you don't. almond joys got nuts, mounds don't

3. is folgers in your cup

4. Nare for short shorts

5.toys r us kid. So many toys at toys are us that I can play with. From bikes to trains to video games, the biggest toy store there is. I don't want to grow up, cuz if I did. I couldn't be a toys r us kid.

6. It's o-s-c-a-r my bologna has a second name it's m-a-y-e-r. Oh I love to eat it every day, and if you ask me why I'll say cuz oscar mayer has a way with b-o-l-o-g-n-a

7. State farm is there

8. to sing in perfect harmony. I'd like to buy the world a coke and keep it company

9. band aids stuck on me

10. wouldn't you like to be a pepper too. be a pepper, drink dr. pepper.

Pumpkin spice craze.

 I'm sure you've all noticed the pumpkin spice items popping up all over the place. I do like some things pumpkin flavored but I have to say I think it gets carried a little too far sometimes. 

I was leaving work the one day and saw this sign.

Pumpkin beers? Really? I don't like beer to begin with but I can't imagine that pumpkin beer would be any better.

Gas wars

 I suppose it really isn't a war but there is a huge difference in gas prices between Ohio and Pennsylvania again. I've said it before, if the savings is minimal I will just get it down the road from my house. If it's higher I'll drive the 15 miles to Ohio. I later read that the governor of Ohio has suspended gas taxes for the next 90 days. Looks like I'll be going to Ohio for a while.

Sunday I had to fill up for the week. I took two not so good pictures at each of the places and then asked AI to do a side by side comparison for me.

I couldn't believe it when I checked my app for the Love's price and then drove by Country Fair. That's a whole dollar difference in price. Well I don't have to tell you where I filled up this week.

I was impressed.

 I sometimes have too much fun using AI. One day I was sitting there thinking about how I needed a hair cut. I snapped a quick, very bad selfie.

Then using the texting apps remix feature on my phone, I asked it to give me a flattering hair style and makeup. Why I asked for makeup is beyond me because I never use it. I just don't want to be bothered with it.

Any way, this is the picture it gave me.

I saw the picture and was totally impressed because this is the hair cut I normally get. When I actually went to get my hair cut I told her I had to show her something. She even said, yep, that's the haircut you get. When she was finished she turned me around in the chair to face the mirror and said "see, just like the picture."

Drawings year 3 week 14

 

Free lunch

 I've mentioned it before but it's always worth using as blog fodder. When the big boss comes to the office he always buys lunch. He usually asks what I want. There have been a few times when I give suggestions but more often than not I let him pick. I mean after all, he is the one paying.

This particular day I said I didn't have any ideas. He suggested Panera Bread. I've been there a few times with Amanda and I love their chicken bacon ranch sandwich with the broccoli cheese soup. Of course that's what I ordered.

I had never suggested Panera before because I know he's not real big on fast food and didn't know if he would like this place or not. I'm guessing he's more likely to decline if it's McDonalds or Burger King though.

Another parade.

 I was coming home from work on Friday 9/25. I had just turned down my street when I saw flashing lights. I realized it was the homecoming parade coming up the street. I hoped that I could make it to my driveway before they got there. Thankfully I did. 

The street was lined with people ready to watch the parade and little kids armed with bags to collect all the candy that would be thrown from those marching.

Each of the contestants running for homecoming queen rides in a vehicle with her escort. It's sometimes a flashy sportscar, sometimes an antique car or sometimes it's a pickup truck and they're riding in the bed. 

All in a days work

 There are some really strange people around where I work. This woman pulled up and parked in front of our building sideways. I'm not sure what her reason was but she was slumped way down in the seat and looked like she was scrolling through her phone. She sat there for about a half hour and then drove away

Then there is a young man who obviously has some mental impairment. He came in the office one day and asked if we wanted to buy any cookies. We told him no and he was on his way. I saw him walk by the office on a few other occasions but never bothered coming in. Last week he came in again and asked. I told him no thank you but a guy sitting there waiting for another customer said he would buy some. The next day the young man came in again and sat down. I asked if I could help him and he asked if I wanted to buy any cookies. I told him no thank you and he continued to sit there. His dad was outside and opened the door several times to call him out. He continued to sit. Then he got out and looked at some of the things on the counter. Finally he left with his dad. 

Thankfully the big boss was there that day. Not that I think the young man was dangerous or anything but it was nice to have someone else there in case any kind of situation arose.

Welcome October.

 How did we get to October already? Did we skip over all the other months? It sure feels like it sometimes. 

Even though I had already decorated at work I decided to take a few things in from home. These are sitting right in front of my computer. 

I didn't pull all my fall decorations out at home this year so I thought I would take a few to work to enjoy. Then I decided to see what AI could do with this picture.

First I asked it to just change the background and I think I asked to make it look like an oil painting.

Then I asked it give it a plain background and make it look like an oil painting.

I'm not quite sure why it put the paintbrush on the side of the picture. I think I like the first attempt better.

Hooked

 For a while I was doing quite a bit of crocheting and loom knitting. Once the weather started warming up I kind of got away from it. I had started a blanket that is supposed to be a Christmas present and I'm still trying to get it finished.

For some reason I get one or two rows done on it and then I'm putting it up again until the next time. You can see that Gibbs is totally bored with the whole process.

I plan on finishing up with the skein of yarn I'm using now and that will be it. However long it is then is where it'll be done.

Drawings year 3 week 13

 

This beautiful world.

 My google photos always has different collections across the top. Most of the time I ignore them but the one day one of them was entitled "This beautiful world" so I decided to take a look.

It's all pictures I have taken in the past so it's nice to look back too. There is always a collage included of the photos used. And of course, my blogger mind said "hey, use that for a blog post."

Or how about this one titled "exploring trails over the years.

Somewhere over the rainbow.

 I was driving down the highway on my way to work one day and thought I saw a rainbow in the sky. I got off at my exit and since there wasn't anyone behind me I stopped at took a picture.

Yes, I do believe that is a rainbow

And here's another one. It's faint but it's there.

Fun with photos and AI

 I used one of the pictures I took of the fall decorations at work and had a little fun with AI. I used this picture

I asked AI to put the scarecrows in a corn field with pumpkins, crows and sunflowers. This is what it gave me.

I thought it was pretty cute.