Penguin Cam! (my new addiction...)

A friend at work turned me on to the Penguin Cam at Sea World.

Click here to watch! Just click multi-view to change cameras.

 It's on 24 hours a day, and has different views.. on land and underwater. Fascinating to watch these critters go about their daily business! I wish more zoos, refuges, etc had these..I'd love to watch all different kind of animals -  all day. I find this very relaxing and soothing... I hope you do too! And, take a little break once in a while to check out some fun items at Onlineauction.com!

Cool nesting Penguins from Raevenhow!

March of the Penguins DVD from JRFLEAMARKET!

Adorable Penguin candy dish from Grams-recycle-bin!

And when taking a break from the Penguins, please visit my stores:
curiocache  and crittercache!

Frog Invasion!

Every Spring, we have a "seasonal" frog pond in one of the pastures. It's straight out the back door of my house, about 75 feet away. It starts with a couple of tentative croaks about mid-February, and increases every night until there are so many frogs croaking so loud that I can't even hear the TV! 

The YouTube video is an example of the sound these particular froggies make (not my video, but the same type of frogs..)  Since it has rained so much lately, the drain between pastures has clogged, and now I have 2 huge ponds... the second one QUICKLY filled up with frogs, making it twice as ...musical. I love the little green frogs, (not because of the noise..) but because they're kinda cute, and they attract 2 pairs of ducks that seem to like tadpoles, a raccoon family who seems to favor frogs as well, and even a Blue Heron that pops in once in a while and spears himself a snack. 

I found lots of Frogs at Onlineauction.com, too! Like this cute trio from LyndaLeesLoft!

ADORABLE Frog Prince trinket box from anniescup11!

Cute TY Jumps the Frog from spock100!

Stunning streeeeetchy frog ring from jomorro!

Fun Frogs Tea Towel from j7339!

Cute handmade leather frog tag from DraggonTagger!


Hop on in to OLA.com to find YOUR special frog to kiss! Onlineauction.com!!

Yet More Changes

After reading the post by Korn I just had to share this also. It is an email I got and was saving it for the right time and now seems like it.

How Old is grandma?
Stay with this -- the answer is at the end. It will blow you away.

One evening a grandson was talking to his grandmother about current events.

The grandson asked his grandmother what she thought about the shootings at schools, the computer age, and just things in general..

The Grandmother replied, "Well, let me think a minute, I was born before:
' television

' penicillin
' polio shots
' frozen foods
' Xerox
' contact lenses
' Frisbees and
' the pill

There were no:
' credit cards
' laser beams or
' ball-point pens

Man had not invented:
' pantyhose
' air conditioners
' dishwashers
' clothes dryers

' and the clothes were hung out to dry in the fresh air and
' man hadn't yet walked on the moon

Your Grandfather and I got married first, .. .... ... And then lived together..
Every family had a father and a mother.

Until I was 25, I called every man older than me, "Sir".

And after I turned 25, I still called policemen and every man with a title, "Sir."

We were before gay-rights, computer-dating, dual careers, daycare centers, and group therapy.

Our lives were governed by the Ten Commandments, good judgment, and common sense.

We were taught to know the difference between right and wrong and to stand up and take responsibility for our actions.

Serving your country was a privilege; living in this country was a bigger privilege...

We thought fast food was what people ate during Lent.
Having a meaningful relationship meant getting along with your cousins.
Draft dodgers were those who closed front doors as the evening breeze started.
Time-sharing meant time the family spent together in the evenings and weekends-not purchasing condominiums.

We never heard of FM radios, tape decks, CD's, electric typewriters, yogurt, or guys wearing earrings.
We listened to Big Bands, Jack Benny, and the President's speeches on our radios.
And I don't ever remember any kid blowing his brains out listening to Tommy Dorsey.
If you saw anything with 'Made in Japan ' on it, it was junk.

The term 'making out' referred to how you did on your school exam....

Pizza Hut, McDonald's, and instant coffee were unheard of.

We had 5 &10-cent stores where you could actually buy things for 5 and 10 cents.

Ice-cream cones, phone calls, rides on a streetcar, and a Pepsi were all a nickel.

And if you didn't want to splurge, you could spend your nickel on enough stamps to mail 1 letter and 2 postcards.

You could buy a new Ford Coupe for $600, .... But who could afford one?

Too bad, because gas was 11 cents a gallon.
In my day:
' "grass" was mowed,
' "coke" was a cold drink,
' "pot" was something your mother cooked in and
' "rock music" was your grandmother's lullaby.
' "Aids" were helpers in the Principal's office,
' "chip" meant a piece of wood,
' "hardware" was found in a hardware store and
"software" wasn't even a word.

And we were the last generation to actually believe that a lady needed a husband to have a baby.

No wonder people call us "old and confused" and say there is a generation gap.
How old do you think I am?

I bet you have this old lady in mind....you are in for a shock!

Read on to see -- pretty scary if you think about it and pretty sad at the same time.


Are you ready ?????

This woman would be only 59 years old.
GIVES YOU SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT.......

PASS THIS ON TO THE OLD ONES,

THE YOUNG ONES WOULDN'T BELIEVE IT.

When you feel like it after reading this please stop by my store chateycathey and see if I have any oldies but goodies. I know I do.

Todays products . . . .

Okay, so I KNOW that a lot of you have noticed that the products that you buy are no longer the favorites you've depended on. So, what do you do about it?

Well, the other day, I bought some new Scotch Brite Scrub Sponges and was totally shocked! I have bought Scotch Brite for years! And I love them . . . . . or did. They lasted a good long time. I'd buy them in packages of 6 or 9 to save money. Yes, they were more expensive but they were well worth it. Well, no more!!

I had a couple of the old ones still left (I'd put them in another cupboard and forgot about them) so I compared the old stock to the new stock. Both are never used sponges. The left is the old stock, the right is the new stock. Do you see the difference? The old stock had a much better quality sponge. It didn't fall apart easily like the new kind do. It was like it had an extra step to make the surface more cloth like. Side by side, you can see the difference, too!

One of the main complaints is the scrubber side is less user friendly. It is harsh, not soft like the old stock. It is hard to hold and feels like there is almost a board glued to the sponge rather than a pliable scrubber. Corners are pokey and rough. You can definitely see the difference in the pictures. The left side even LOOKS softer and more pliable.

From the top side you can really see the difference in the sponge. The right has bigger holes (and let me tell you falls apart much easier).

So, I got on the internet and found a site where I could leave a review. I gave the new stock one star out of five and told them why. I also contacted the company and told them how unhappy I was with their "NEW" product!! I've had enough!! For $5.86 for a package of six sponges, plus sales tax, this was not a good buy!! I could have done better with the cheapies!!

So, no more am I going to be quiet and take it anymore!! In this day and age with the internet, digital cameras and the like, I can easily let these companies know what I think!!

To their credit, they are sending me a package with a return label and a replacement product. I just hope they aren't more of the same!!! I'll let you know!!

So, come on and join me!! If you have a problem with a company, let them know!!

By the way, have you ever read the laundry soap box for instructions and really LOOKED at the scoop they gave you in the box?????????????

Now, if you like GREAT customer service, come on over and visit me in my store!! We'd love to have you stop in!!! Thank you!!

Korn Kountry Treasures

Time For Terrific Tuesday!

Welcome to TERRIFIC TUESDAY!

If you are new here and see something you'd like to buy, sign up with OLA, bid or buy your item, then come back here and use the comment feature on the "Terrific Tuesday Sale" post to add your OLA ID and the auction # of the item you bid on or purchased. That's all there is to it! At the end of the game, we will add up the bids/buys for all who participate. The person with the most entries wins a prize!

KornKountryTreasures and CountryNaturals are offering $2 gift certificates to all new members who sign up today.

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Sixth Graders Fractured Bits of History

Remember watching Fractured Fairy Tales as a kid?   These are fractured but are real efforts at doing research by sixth graders and then writing about their efforts.  I thoroughly enjoyed every one and decided these sixth graders needed a few more years of composition. 

1. Ancient Egypt was inhabited by mummies and they all wrote in
hydraulics. They lived in the Sarah Dessert. The climate of
the Sarah is such that the inhabitants have to live elsewhere.
 
2. Moses led the Hebrew slaves to the Red Sea where they made
unleavened bread which is bread made without any ingredients.
Moses went up on Mount Cyanide to get the ten commandments.
He died before he ever reached Canada.

3. Solomom had three hundred wives and seven hundred porcupines.
 
4. The Greeks were a highly sculptured people and without them
we wouldn't have history. The Greeks also had myths. A myth is
a female moth.
 
5. Socrates was a famous Greek teacher who went around giving
people advice. They killed him. Socrates died from an overdose
of wedlock. After his death, his career suffered a dramatic
decline.

6. In the Olympic games, Greeks ran races, jumped, hurled
biscuits, and threw the java.
 
7. Julius Caesar extinguished himself on the battlefields of
Gaul. The Ides of March murdered him because they thought he
was going to be made king. Dying, he gasped out: "Tee hee,
Brutus."
 
8. Joan of Arc was burnt to a steak and was cannonized by
Bernard Shaw.
 
9. Queen Elizabeth was the "Virgin Queen."  As a queen she was a
success. When she exposed herself before her troops they all
shouted "hurrah."
 
10. It was an age of great inventions and discoveries.
Gutenberg invented removable type and the Bible.
Another important invention was the circulation of blood.
Sir Walter Raleigh is a historical figure because he invented
cigarettes and started smoking. Sir Fransis Drake circumcised
the world with a 100-foot clipper.

11. The greatest writer of the Renaissance was William
Shakespeare. He was born in the year 1564, supposedly on his
birthday. He never made much money and is famous only because
of his plays. He wrote tragedies, comedies, and hysterectomies,
all in Islamic pentameter. Romeo and Juliet is an example of a
heroic couple. Romeo's last wish was to be laid by Juliet.
 
12. Writing at the same time as Shakespeare was Miguel
Cervantes. He wrote "Donkey Hote."  The next great author was
John Milton. Milton wrote "Paradise Lost."  Then his wife died
and he wrote "Paradise Regained."

13. Delegates from the original 13 states formed the Contented
Congress. Thomas Jefferson, a Virgin, and Benjamin Franklin
were two singers of the Declaration of Independence.
Franklin discovered electricity by rubbing two cats backwards
and declared, "A horse divided against itself cannot stand."
Franklin died in 1790 and is still dead.
 
14. Abraham Lincoln became America's greatest Precedent.
Lincoln's mother died in infancy, and he was born in a log cabin
which he built with his own hands. Abraham Lincoln freed the
slaves by signing the Emasculation Proclamation. On the night
of April 14, 1865, Lincoln went to the theater and got shot in
his seat by one of the actors in a moving picture show.
They believe the assinator was John Wilkes Booth, a supposingly
insane actor. This ruined Booth's career.

15. Johann Bach wrote a great many musical compositions and had
a large number of children. In between he practiced on an old
spinster which he kept up in his attic. Bach died from 1750 to
the present. Bach was the most famous composer in the world and
so was Handel. Handel was half German, half Italian and half
English. He was very large.

16. Beethoven wrote music even though he was deaf. He was so
deaf he wrote loud music. He took long walks in the forest even
when everyone was calling for him. Beethoven expired in 1827
and later died for this.

17. The nineteenth century was a time of a great many thoughts
and inventions. People stopped reproducing by hand and started
reproducing by machine. The invention of the steamboat caused a
network of rivers to spring up. Cyrus McCormick invented the
McCormick raper, which did the work of a hundred men.
Louis Pasteur discovered a cure for rabbis. Charles Darwin was
a naturalist who wrote the Organ of the Species. Madman Curie
discovered radio.
And Karl Marx became one of the Marx Brothers.

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Things that make me happy...

Well, first off... of course... Onlineauction.com!

Good Friends...

Critters...

Favorite food...

...and fun things I find at Onlineauction.com!

Both from Classic_Chloe!

Happy Songs from Raevenhow!

 Beautiful bluebird of happiness from yogibear66


..and SUN!!!!

What makes YOU happy???