One Foot in the Furrow

Shared  from Facebook by younger son, Kent, VERA JEAN ELLASCHUK   Her younger son, Kent, commented on Facebook, "She was stationed in Washington, DC and translated top secret documents between the Pentagon and the Canadian Air Force. After the war ended she and a friend hitch hiked all over the US, staying in YWCAs with never a problem." subsequently he added, "My mother died today. She was a decent, generous person. Passionate about social justice and unyielding in her belief we should talk through differences. She donated to many, many charities and wrote letters on behalf of Amnesty International. She wrote to politicians..... "She loved horses and in the 60s, gave up smoking, so she could afford to buy one. She was an accomplished photographer and at one point in my childhood, I had to walk through a dark room (for her photography) t o get from my bedroom to the rest of the house. "Mother joined the Canadian Air Force in 1941 and

OH MY GOODNESS! "HALLOWEEN 2014 IS OVER?" WHA' HAPPENED? One thing happened; Technical troubles. I blame it on 'technical troubles.' Yessiree! Oh, and "yours truly," that's me, is a BIG PART of what happened. I CAUSED the "technical troubles" I've been trying to COPY AND PASTE Goulee Ghost and little Golly Ghost. Had lots of technical trouble AND WE'VE ALL MISSED HALLOWEEN 2014! DRAT IT ALL! HEY! IT'S OKAY! NEXT HALLOWEEN HE'LL BE READY!! (LOL?)  

  AND HERE SHE IS...   AND HERE IS A SONG CHOSEN FOR THE COW - A - SOCKIE! "The Call of the Cows!" I AM LOOKING FOR THAT SONG. It has been mentioned by Opera Singer, Ben Hepner CAN YOU HELP ME FIND THAT SONG?      

IS THERE AN 'ELEPHANT'  IN THE ROOM WITH YOU?     THAT'S my question for you This bright day in September. Answer SOON folks.   (Oh, how I'm beginning to dislike that word "soon") "SOON" IS NOW! LOL  

Just returned home from a fantastic trip with family and friends. Found out I'm NOT really tough BUT I did surprise myself as I attended two rodeo dances on my way home! How did I pull that off? Well, Kennedy Rodeo Dance was on the road home - I had one dance at that dance- then I drove to Manor and had about two dances at that dance. Had a wonderful trip to Alberta thanks to Barbara Kershaw and ... her family. She organized the whole trip several months ago.  It was a camping trip for Scott, Barbara Jane and their three year old son, Jack but the other adults "made do" in wonderful digs.  Showing the beautiful spot later.    Thank you to all involved for the wonderful plane ride with Air Canada and the return with West Jet. Luckily sat with Amber and got help with the wheel chair that was used to keep me up with the crowd. The dear lassie Mandy, and gentleman, Bruce, really helped us to get to our plane rides home at Calgary Airport. I WAS going to phone fr

The next cartoon was found on Facebook by my FB friend, Bill Wilson! Loved it - THANKS BILL. He said it would be okay to use it. Little Hen is sooo cute! COUNTRY GOES "HIGH COUTURE"  Found on Laurie Ray Fisher's Facebook page AND LOVED IT. She gave me permission to use it! I am a grateful person and I'm sharing it. Thought it worked with my COUNTRY THEME. One such hen grouping even had names. Their names were Shelley, Georgie, and Whitey. They were "City Slickers " and they lived in "haute couture"  (a fancy place)  They provided eggs for the family in a city. The  suitable song is - DRUM ROLL PLEASE!- "Chicka- Chicka- Boom, Boom!" LOVE  IT

  SWAN SONG? We will wait and see!        "COMIN' HOME"  featuring Skylar Grey

NOW HERE'S THE LATEST FEEDING OF COWS AS THEY "WORK" MOWING LAWN!!  This cartoon was on Marie Brownlee's Facebook page. She said she wouldn't mind if used on this Blog! Pleased with update to my Farm Blog! So mod!   COW MOWS GRASS,  CUT GRASS SHOOTS INTO COW'S MOUTH  COW CHEWS GRASS AND PROBABLY FERTILIZES LAWN TOO! THANKS MARIE FOR THE "Cool Cow"! You Tube song, "Riptide" by VANCE JOY AND VERY COOL BAND! Play it - you will become a FAN!  

Unable to do justice with words I offer this for your reading and perhaps some drawings later of, "The Cremation of Sam McGee" information on my own Blog: "One Foot in the Furrow 2014" The following delight came to me in south east Saskatchewan via Glenn and Pauline Verity. They live at White Bear Resort in the summer months: http://archive.uphere.ca/node/60

A surprise for YOU!   TALKING SPIDERS AND SUCH:  \\ Thank you to TIFFINIE GOODWIN ON FACEBOOK  for the above information in the Shower!   And Now For My Little Spy Lady Spider       Next is a song  from You Tube about an,  "Itsy, Bitsy Spider and a Water Spout" - IF YOU WENT TO KINDERGARTEN YOU KNOW THE SONG!           

SPRING! IT'S FINALLY SPRING -  WANTING SPRING GREEN photos from Facebook  to show   "FIFTY SHADES OF GREEN!" This past winter I read three books the first one was, "Fifty Shades of Gray,"  and all three books showed sad people in sad lives.  Sad, unbelievably sad. So negative, I wanted POSITIVE! Well, this year, 2014, my dear friend Deanne Ganje    looked at the trees and the mountains in the south east of Saskatchewan and said, "WE ARE FIFTY SHADES OF GREEN!" NOW, THERE'S POSITIVE!  It's been because t here's been so much moisture It is looking like we've gone back 50 years to the '60s! Thanks to Sharon Burns from Facebook for this wonderful spring photo of Lady Slippers out in the wild woods. "WELCOME TO THE SOUTH EAST   COAST   OF SASKATCHEWAN!" SAID MY FRIEND, DANNY ROBERTS, ON FACEBOOK.   There were photos of green  in the Sand Dunes South West Saskatchewan. Everything is green

  I couldn't think of a nastier animal than a skunk but then I remembered how I grew up with the Thornton Burgess Nature stories and Flower the Skunk in the Walt Disney Movies. For Heaven's Sake stay away from skunks! They aren't all nice like the stories above portray them!   WHICH VIDEO IS THE BEST? PLEASE CHOOSE THE VIDEO YOU PREFER:     OR THE FOLLOWING VIDEO     

GUESS MY INNER CORE MUST BE COOL    I FEEL CHILLY - JUNE IS SUNDAY!    

Introducing the former CANADIAN OPERA SINGER -    BEN HEPPNER recently retired from singing operas but he is a host on CBC Radio FM 2     I'm a FAN! BEN HEPPNER is from Dawson Creek but has been living in Ottawa He has sung around the world as a tenor in many performances. "Oh Ben! You are fabulous!"  I really have a crush on you I know you are now retired from operatic singing but you will ALWAYS BE IN MY HEART! Sigh! SWOON! SWOON!       Tenor Ben Heppner, HOST ON CBC RADIO FM 2 -  is a retired tenor hosting opera SATURDAY AFTERNOONS:      I love a married man! Hey! I probably love his wife and the whole family too! SWEET. He is ONE SWEET MAN!  Yahoo! It's sort of a "long distance" relationship. In fact it is really one-sided since the sweetheart has never even met me!

"Flip flops" more than for the feet!   Advertising for FLIP FLOPS BELOW!  :-)      And Below are ALBERTA FLIP FLOPS from My Friend, DEANNE GANJE, OF SASK!       HOWDY PARTNER!   JOHNNY WATERS AND COMPANY - "FLIP FLOP COWBOY MUSIC" - ENJOY!  

  Easter Sunday, April 20, 2014, on TV  I became a FAN during Vanilla Ice's biography. Why? One BIG reason. He became famous  Then bought his momma a house! Gotta' like that! He's a good boy turned man. ENJOY ONE OF HIS SONGS, "ICE ICE BABY" The video is below. : Vanilla Ice's "Ice Ice Baby." I am a FAN but with no permission  - it may be wrong to post his song   I may remove it but for now, "ICE ICE BABY"     HOT HOT HANDSOME!

Since much of the work force requires "piss tests" before being hired here's a thought or two about "To Pee or Not to Pee!" You be the judge on this:   I have a job.   I work, they pay me, I pay my taxes and the government distributes my taxes as they see fit. To get my paycheck  I need to pass  a random urine test …. no problem!  I do have a problem with distributers of my taxes - people not needing  to pass a urine test. So here is my question: Shouldn't one have to pass a urine test for a welfare check?  I have to pass one  to earn it for them. Please understand I have  no problem with helping people get on their feet. I do have a problem with helping anyone sitting on their butt doing drugs while I work. Can you imagine the money saved if people had to pass a urine test  to get a public assistance check? Call the program,  "URINE OR YOU'RE OUT!"

  These photos are from about September, 2001 and 2006. Enjoy.

April 1! You share a special day - Jokesters love it - it is APRIL FOOL'S DAY! April 2! Just as special if it is your birthday! April 3 - April 30 SAME THING OF COURSE! WHAT YOU T'INK? THAT'S THE WAY IT IS!   A cartoon later for now a song about April Showers and May Flowers! Thanks to U-Tube     

HEY!    Crows are back. One crow just walked into my house! Is he looking to build a nest? NOPE! IT'S APRIL FOOL'S DAY!   (The first day of April is April Fool's Day to fool someone) HAHAHA! ( Below is the cartoony characters for this post  :-)  

THE LONG AWAITED DAY IS OVER AND GONE! Spring is officially here MARCH 20, 2014    

  "HERE ... COMES ...SPRING....!     HOPE YOU HAD A WONDERFUL ST. PATRICK'S DAY!  

SPRING IS COMING! ST. PATRICK'S DAY TODAY! ST. PATRICK'S DAY TODAY       

  BABE AND DR. SEZHENOZLOTZ "Well Babe! Nice to see you again! You worried about 'alcohol intake?'"   "Oh Doctor, yes! And your answer?"          

    YOU BE THE JUDGE!     

  DOCTOR SEZHENOZLOTZ!    Me: What about exercise, Doctor Sezhenozlotz?  Doctor S: Do naturally.      (MY FRIEND DEANNE'S EMAIL MAR 8, 2014) MORE LATER....  

  SOME OF MY FRIENDS   ARE SOUTH EAST SASKATCHEWAN POETS I will slowly  put it together with illustrations as I go:  

        Gala Evening of the   SASKATCHEWAN WRITERS' GUILD   Fall Conference 2013   Regina Center of the Arts BUT   PRAIRIE GAL "Nattering"  Quiet for   YOU! LOL! Looks serious - subject, "This is MY  spot! Got that Sheldon?" LOL

DUH CANNIBAL HAS CAUGHT HIS SUPPER! Duh Poor Captured Sillies quiver when Cannibal comes to them with a sword, pistol & fork.  He says, "Your skins will make good canoe BUT supper first! I cook & eat you then your skins build canoe.  Now, choose sword, pistol or fork to kill yourselves! I can't  stand the sight of blood" The first Silly chooses the sword and the second Silly chooses the pistol and the third Silly  gets the fork! Then duh Three Sillies wink at each other and put holes in their skins by sword, pistol and fork. Blood gushes. Duh cannibal asks, "Hey, what are you doing?" The three Sillies loudly shout, " Ha, cannibal! Holes in canoe!" Den duh three Sillies all fall down dead and duh canabal is left with their skins of holes! No winners here!

 Trilogy - by E.L. James   Just finished reading the last book of the trilogy: "50 Shades of Grey;"  "50 Shades Darker;" and "50 Shades Freed," late January evening, 2014. Read the three books of "erotic romance" meant for a "mature audience." The following U Tube Tune about DARKNESS says much about the Darkness of the Trilogy:  " 50 Shades of Grey ;"  " 50 Shades Darker ;" and "50 Shades Freed "     "ANGEL OF DARKNESS!"     A friend said, " You must read all three of the "Trilogy..."  or  YOU CANNOT JUDGE THEM!  Hard slogging at times I read and read AND READ!  NOW I JUDGE: I don't believe love should ever be hurtful OR IT IS NOT LOVE! Spanking and hand cuffs have no place between lovers!   Read it for your own reasons!   Faint hearted? Pass it by unread.  As one reader said, "I've read better books but I've also read books t