RECYCLING

OH yes, I’m a great recycler, recycling whatever I can! This goes good on the music of “yes I’m a great pretender” by the Platters. Saw them on Youtube and wow, where they good! Is so funny how things are so soon forgotten. The other day we were in a shop talking to the young woman that was attending us and somehow we got to mention Marlon Brando and Salvador asked her if she knew who he was and she really had to think hard but knew but when we asked who was Rock Hudson she had no idea and maybe you too not but he was my idol when I was a teenager. And so things come and go and faster and faster. So yes, recycling is a good thing and we all should do it. Here in Oregon you have to pay a monthly fee to get a recycle bin but it is worth it, why cut trees if we can recycle the paper? And all that nasty plastic, RECYCLE! Its for the good of everyone. It’s a bit of work, you have to wash the pots and bottles but then again what is 5 minutes in a day? Batteries? People just throw them in the garbage and they end up in the sea killing the fish which we love to eat so much and honestly I don’t know yet what to do with them here, you probably can bring them somewhere where they take care of it, for the moment I have them in a pot under the sink collecting them until I know where to bring them. In Holland they pass by with a truck and a microphone to say they are there and you can bring them all your dangerous stuff like batteries and paints, wonderful. In LA the homeless do a good job checking all the garbage and taking out glass and paper. Also recycling objects is great, when you are tired of something don’t throw it away if it is in good condition but bring it to Goodwill or Salvation army. Currently Goodwill is my favourite store and they are putting up new ones all the time, super organised. You have to check the area where it is located, the better the area the better the things they have there. Real vintage is hard to find but I found some lovely silk dresses for next to nothing for the grandchildren to dress up or just to look at it and marvel on the workmanship, for sure that is one of the reasons I like old things and can enjoy looking at the way it is made and the quality of some things were so much better that they still function. The other day we saw a community garage sale, these are particular marvellous because there is a lot, and we saw this lamp that had an interesting shape but I did not see the shade and there was no knowing it would work so I looked and was tempted but thought forget it, too much work to repair and they asked $10. Later I saw two girls looking at it very interested and I felt a pang, like oh oh I should have… so I went back, looked again, not for the money but it is a big thing and quiet ugly really, then the man said to me: you can have it and oh by the way, here is the shade and he pointed at that beautiful stone shade that went with it, WOW! Once home I repaired and painted it because it all was a bit of ugly brown and voila,

love it and like that many other things. When we move on it all goes to friends or back to Goodwill! Love to recycle jewelry too, vintage pieces of quality are my passion, can marvel at them again and again.

 It’s a rainy day but for the time of year quiet mild, not cold at all as a matter of fact and I even saw a rainbow( had to take a picture of course). For the rest I have been investigating some blogs that came my way and I must say there are some fantastic blogs around and before I get that deep a year will have passed if I don’t give up. Still doing my gym and dance exercises every day and am a bit hurting but that will get better, one has to move to get the energy flowing.