Sunday Randomness: #241: Moving a plum tree

 Mego was kind enough to help me dig a new hole and dig up the plum tree in the backyard.  The plum tree was close to a down spout and the roots were getting washed out every spring.  The tree already had a 45 degree lean from the washout damage and was threatening to fall on the smaller apricot tree that was doing fine until the plum tree started leaning.  The tree is now transplanted and we'll wait out at least a year to see if it's successful.  We did get some root stimulator and good soil to give it a chance to start growing anew in the different spot.  It will also get more sun but also some reflected heat from bricks in the new location.

He's making it look like it's just a big stick but the tree is actually quite heavy!  

Sunday Randomness #270: Obstacle course and zip line in a pet store!

On a fairly recent trip there was a pet store with an obstacle course and small zip line at the end of the course.  The course went around the ceiling of the pet store and there was a brave kid who went on it several times.  The pictures and video are poor but hopefully you get the idea.  It's a novel concept and I'd never seen anything like it before!

The store also had a full size (small) pirate ship along with some amazing decor like a car packed for an adventure.

Skull fountain

In store fish pond

 

 

Sunday Randomness #276 The Common Cold and Aging

   I think I'm just going to leave this link here: 

https://www.ncoa.org/article/a-common-sense-guide-to-the-common-cold-for-older-adults/

Along with this: https://www.npr.org/2011/02/07/133499190/what-ah-choo-can-do-for-you

 

It's pretty obvious if one follows the links to see what's been going around at our house...

Sharing Old Photos 021525: A black standard poodle, mystery people on a cruise

These are unknown family/friends-can someone identify anyone in these pictures?

 

Sunday Randomness #426 : The stand-off and The chase

The stand-off...

...the chase

 

Sunday Randomness #238 : gas price photo January 24, 2024 $2.379

Took a photo on a whim January 24, 2024.  Gas was $2.379 for the cheapest unleaded in Draper, UT.  There's a fairly new Dutch Bros. Coffee immediately on the west side of the Holiday gas station which is on a corner with a Auto Zone auto parts store to the north of the gas station.

 

Sunday Randomness #232 resuming operations Visiting a mall and photos with Santa

 

A vending machine for nails, eyelash extensions, and other beauty products.

The $12 CAD for a 5 x 7 would be around $8-9 USD...Most Utah pkgs I saw ranged from $20 to $40 to start for a small package.  What happened to a single photo like they're doing in Canada? Hmmmm...

Lines were actually rather short.

Plenty of places to sit if you just wanted to take in the atmosphere of holiday cheer.

But one of the coolest things? Games on the floor for kids!

 

Sunday Randomness #232 resuming operations Museum, metro, lunch, and a mile in someone else's shoes

  We visited the Centre des memoires montrealaises https://memmtl.ca/en/

Where they had an exhibit with shoes and approximately 12 minute recordings from the life of each person who generously donated their shoes for the exhibit,  A Mile in My Shoes.

Maya was raised by family friends who kept her in contact with her indigenous family.  She shared how her mother and aunt taught her customs and language.  But, they did not share their testimonies that they gave in front of governmental panels about their experiences with mistreatment from white people. Those experiences were too painful.

Another part of the museum looking in on alleys and the items often found in these forgotten urban areas. 

Broken items, graffiti, rats, trash and other things.

Below is the description placard. 

Just a couple of pictures from different subway stations

We had lunch at a basement food hall under the museum.  Sorry, it's a very blurry photo but there were numerous eateries and we ended up getting a gyro and a vegetarian? sandwich (it's the one with the carrot shavings-third from the left) and split the two sandwiches along with the fresh lemonade that my hostess bought and shared via the water bottle we had brought along.  I had a water bottle too and lost it.  Luckily it had fallen out in the car so it was found in the end.