poetryandart

It seems that stores are competing to give us cash back these days.. no matter where you shop!  The downloadable apps are everywhere.  My discount bread store even has an app!  Last time I went there a bread "outlet" store, I was standing in line and heard the cashier say to the man at the check out desk "do you want to download our app"?  It was as if he heard that in a foreign language, he just stood there and looked blank - stared up at the poster on the wall that showed the picture of the downloadable app and said "no," in a very slow uninterested way.  I thought I was in a bread store, now they have an app... but I am learning.  Big Lots has an app - my local nearest supermarket has an app where you can get free rewards as you are shopping through the store just click - yes, I want my free item and go and get it (I must admit I like that one).  But some of them are a little more difficult to understand.  Maybe if they all did the same thing and all th

It is beyond me how firefighters can work in these climates and conditions.  I read somewhere that these fires would not be so great if the land management people would clear out the dead brush and debris between the trees.  I don't know... sounds right though -- less combustible material. It has been very hot here -- hovering in the 100 plus range to 80s -- too hot for me.  I don't feel like going out much.  Candy doesn't seem to like it either - it puts her off her food somewhat and she sleeps a lot. I keep busy in the house with a variety of things. There is always housekeeping .. ugh and then I sew and paint etc.  My sewing machine broke (the ankle of all things broke), and so I got a different one used from a thrift store.  That was gambling to get one used from a thrift store,but so far so good.  I have only used it to make a few repairs though.  We will see.  It is unusual piece of equipment, in that it is all real metal - and it is an Italian made machine that w