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9 Aug 2008 9:43 PM

The lady of the house asked "What are your plans for next Saturday?"
Unthinking, I replied "cut some more wood, depending on the weather"
So a quick reference to the forecast indicated inclement conditions, which
results in one staying inside (or at least in the shed), or - ahh wondrous are the
workings of a woman's mind - "Well there's a craft fair in Canberra, & I'm sure
Beatrice would like to come too."  Too! - Too! ?? I never said I wanted to!
Oh - she & Beatrice - "You can come as well". Now I went as well LAST year,
& if you can imagine wall-to-wall women, you have it! All in buying mode!
A lion in a den of Daniel's I think is apt.

But if you're handed lemons - make lemonade.
The day dawned frosty, normally a sign of a fine day, which proved true.
We left late, not a great problem, unless you are to deliver a finished
patchwork quilt at a pre-arranged time; but fortunately Beatrice was ready.

Somehow we picked up 10 minutes in the hour & a half trip - maybe they shortened the road? As the picture shows, the queue was snaking back to the road, & no shirts with buttons on the right side were in sight, a good argument
to allow a temporary decamping - "when will you have had enough?"
"I suppose 2:30, why?"  "Well that's when I'll be back!"

First stop a gun shop - almost as good as a book shop - for?
See pic no 3 - a neat little target system, hit all 4 yellow targets, & they fly up & stay in the overhead position - hit the silver one & they fall back down again!
Small things , small minds, but it should help one's accuracy.
Add a knife sharpening system - A blog in progress????, book a return visit to
upgrade the scope on the 22.250, hmmm - the day's getting better!

Now - where is that new BigW??? Not quite Walmart, but Woolworths equivalent.
The shopping complex has been built in a new subdivision, & they appear to be
allowing dwellings to creep in at their own pace - thus there is a virtual island
of commerce, stuck in a big empty paddock! Reminiscent of "Blazing Saddles".
Pic 4 is taken from the car park - 15 mins from the heart of Canberra.

Wow! - A DVD sale! - heaven! - scanning the cattledog disclosed a weeks wages
worth of DVD's; nonetheless, caution to the winds! In with a basket.
A big GRRRRRR - many of the listed titles appear to be other's favourites, too.
First scan revealed few, until I spotted a rug rat picking up titles  & sticking them at random in front of others!
His mother , (as some do)  was uncaring, but by looking behind I did find some,  but no Jeremiah Johnson, Shenendoah, Josey Wales, Conan,  My Fair Lady nor Calamity Jane.

But the day was worthwhile (pic 2) - I can give them to the kids to give me for Christmas! -
at least I'll get what I like!

All this and not an item of footwear in sight!!!

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