But first I want to thank you for the positive response to my last entry, the one with the questions and answers. Some of your comments were especially touching and loving, and they were so welcome. My friends over here are true friends, some of my closest friends, and I love all of you.
Some of you voiced the hope that someday we could meet. I got two such remarks from dear friends in the U.K. Considering that I am so poorly traveled (the opposite of well-traveled), I thought it was a very nice thing to say, but it probably will never happen. I mean, come on! Me? Travel? Overseas?
Then I was checking the e-mail this morning,
You don't believe me? Well, look at the e-mail for yourself:
| Dear Sir/Madam, The United Kingdom Tourism Department is awarding a Gold Package Payout, and wishes to notify you that you have been selected. You are subsequently entitled to the Gold Package Payout for 2007. For further information, kindly confirm receipt of this email, by forwarding this message to: protocol.tourism.office@gmail.com Yours Sincerely, Protocol Officer Tourism Department "Promoting Tourism Business and Fair Trade" |
What an incredible coincidence! A trip to England! I never would have believed it. And, if you think someone is trying to fool me, let me just say this: They sent this to me in an e-mail. An e-mail, mind you! They can't say things in an e-mail unless they're true. Right?
And I'll be able to pick up all the bills for rooms and meals once I reach England, too. I'll just use the proceeds of one of the U.K. lottery jackpots I've won over the last few weeks!!!
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Back in the real world, my wife and I took a trip out of town on Wednesday. Destination: A Taste of Home Cooking School, about 100 miles away.
We have gone to them before, and my wife really enjoys them--she gets lots of recipes and coupons plus a night out of town. I wrote about last year's show, and I took the camera along again this time, in case we saw some critters or other interesting stuff along the way.
The critters stayed out of camera range, but the show produced some interesting shots.
Last year's show was in Marquette. This one was in Escanaba. Regardless of the site, they had a big turnout ...
The first thing we did after arriving was join a long line of people looking at the vendors' booths along the back wall. They had some food, cookware, housewares, plus plenty drawings to sign up for. That tended to slow the procession even more. You can't scribble your name and address and phone number while walking, try as you might.
Up front, a barbershop quartet group was serenading the audience ...
I think they were trying to lean back and forth in unison, but they didn't quite have it right here.
We both spotted some interesting sights. First, we found some jolly frogs ...
We saw a city skyline, made entirely of Tupperware ...
And we saw a mountain made entirely of pineapples ...
As was the case at last year's show, the Taste of Home presenter showed how to prepare about eight different recipes, making it look so easy. Thanks to that little white camera pointing down at the food preparation area ...
... we were able to follow along on a pair of wide-screen TVs on either side of the stage ...
Throughout the show, they had many drawings for prizes--cookware, cookbooks, even the meals they prepared during the show. The woman next to me won a Tupperware prize--two storage containers. Alas, woman on the other side of me, the one I drove to the event, did not win anything. Nor did I.
But she wasn't disappointed, and neither was I. It was a good show, and we had a good time. A long drive home--we got back about 11 p.m.
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On Friday at about noon, I'm hitting the road (by myself) for southern Wisconsin and the group I've been meeting with for the last few years, as they hold their Beltaine observance on Saturday afternoon. They also have some trees to plant, and I'll probably be doing some of that, too. I'm supposed to bring (A) some garden tools, (B) a 20-foot ribbon for the maypole, (C) some goodies to share, and (D) myself.
The thing is, their weather forecast is calling for rain on Saturday. Up here, of course, we'll be high and dry. Southern Wisconsin gets the rain. Up north, the drought continues.
Friday night, I'll be staying with K, a friend of mine who lived in Rhinelander for years before moving to Madison. She is the woman with whom my wife and I stayed last summer when she took us to see all those creative cows in the downtown Madison area.
K said she has some exciting news, but she won't tell me until I get there. Hope we have something to celebrate.
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