John Prine - Lucky 13

Yeppers, 13 more wake ups and then it is a John Prine Day!  Smucksville, I find myself, at times, getting beyond excited.  I figure this maybe my last John Prine-go-round and I am certainly going to make the most of it.

Living rural, I never get to the golden arches.  While in the lower mainland, I will step through the archway and order on up a quarter pounder (with cheese), french fries, and a pepsi.  You know, it has to be three or four years since I had the food of the golden arches :)

The countdown to Prine has begun.

The Tribe

My brothers and I.

Three generations.

It was a fun time for sure.  Nice to go and nice to come back home.  So until next year. . . 

John Prine - Vancouver, B.C. -

From 2009 

John Prine autographing the Hatch Print.

And, to Prine I will be on July 9th, 2016.  Got my greyhound, good walking shoes, and my hotel booked.  Oh yes, and my ticket too - lol.

How exciting this is for me.  

This Prine time around I thought I would take some of my knitted dishcloths for the Mrs. of Prine, Wilber, and Jacques.  Oh yes and Mrs. Nicholas Faddy.  I figured the fellows must receive many a gift, but not the other half staying at home.  With this here is a photo of some of my knitted stuffola.  The winter is long here, I knit mega.

I'm gonna get on the old greyhound and I'm gonna ride

Straight down the mountain to the city side

Noisemaker will miss me because I'm bona fide

Vancouver here I come from the mountain side, B.C.

(major giggle)

Happiness

Ode to my little bit of red happiness on the mountain side.  I love my red wagon and my suncatcher flowers.

My small container garden is coming along - slowly but surely.  The tomatoes are doing very well.  I talked to them everyday and bring them inside for the night time.  One tomato even has three blossoms on it!  The beans are not beaning on up as they should, perhaps I shall get some more seeds and try again.  Temperatures have been in medium - not too warm and certainly cool in the night time hours.  You make the most of what you have.  Hells, bells, and smucksville if I can get one juicy homegrown tomato - ah life is good!

Guy Clark 1941 - 2016

Guy Clark with John Prine.

Guy Clark 1941 - 2016.

I loved his music and have always sang to my Homegrown Tomatoes.

He will be missed as a person and a great songwriter.

It Has Been A Long Winter. . .

Knitting Frenzy, for sure - all enjoyable and great gifts for friends and family.

Slippers, dishcloths, bathcloths, hanging dish cloths, it is a suitcase of knitting :)

A Few Days In The Life...

My gal pals and I enjoying a luncheon after we visited Desert Hills Ranch.  Great friends, great food, and one heck of a great day!

John Prine - Vancouver, B.C. - July 9th, 2016

and....oh my how happy I will be.

Possibly, this maybe the last time I shall see John Prine in concert.  John is the same age as my Noisemaker (they will be 70 years and glowing this year).  John moves much better than my Noisemaker, John appears to be flexible - especially when he brings out that big white guitar!

I am so excited to be able to attend.  I hope to meet up with some new Prine friends, perhaps even find some 'old' Prine friends.  As an added bonus - smucksville, I will get to go a McDonalds and get a quarter pounder with cheese and fries!  YIPPEE - how lucky can one gal get. . .

Counting the days down til I get to Prine.

Mr. & Mrs. John Prine

Happy Anniversary Fiona and John Prine.

20 years...and many more to come!

All The Best.

Good Day, hay

A few year back, my friend - Naj made this for me.  I had it hanging on the woodshed.  This winter in a blizzard we had, it disappeared.  

When the snow melted, I found it.  Smucksville, all the paint was removed from being under snow for months.  I restored it and for all here, Good Day, hay!

All The Snow Is Turning To Water

Due to the lack of snow this winter, I am concerned about the forest.  It is so dry.  It is going to be a long, hot, dry summer.  

I suspect the creek will be bone dry near the end of May.

The forest fires will be upon and all hell will break loose.