As the summer solstice begins today, here are some summer humor cartoons. Some old, some new to my blog.
Our group headed off to Capitola today. The line to get pizza was super long, so we decided against it. On the way back we stopped at a nearby Jamba Juice. BTW, I finally got to the one in my town that recently opened.
Here are some photos.
So far, I've only gotten three different items in the $5-price range. When I was preparing for my colonoscopy in April, I learned ahead of time that using the bathroom a lot was going to be necessary. So for extra protection, I bought a pack of adult pull-ups at Dollar Tree. They only come 10 to a pack, but that was going to be enough. I would have had to pay more for a pack of more than elsewhere, even for the generic store brands. BTW, they come in a box with an open-top lid, rather than the plastic packaging shown on the site. Most other brands seem to use the plastic packaging, so I was surprised to see these in a box.
One day I came across $5 dollar spray sunscreen at Dollar tree. I cannot seem to find this on their site. I needed some then, so I figured it would be better than getting it for more at Target or Safeway. I just now got some again, with the beach trip on the way. And while I was at the store last Saturday, I saw 12-packs of toilet paper for $5. I always dread having to get TP, but was glad to see it for this much. There were $5 sandals and towels, but thankfully, I've already got some of these at home, ready for the trip on Wednesday :)
I also went looking for a sun hat to wear to the beach. There were several big floppy ones for $3, but I ended up getting a smaller one for $1.25. I just liked that one more :) I have yet to buy anything in the $3 range. And I won't get started on $6 or more, even though the store is said to be now offering items for $7. I'll worry about buying stuff for that much if and when it's necessary to do so :)
Just the other day, I noticed they are selling fans for $19. I don't need one right now, but that seems like a great deal. Not likely to find them at that price elsewhere ;)
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| Items in the $3 to $5 range I have not bought. |
How do you feel about these prices? Would you rather get such items elsewhere? For me, that depends on how if they are out at DT, and if they are more elsewhere, which likely is true in most instances.
We are just one day short of the superstitious day of Friday the 13th. But I liked how the 13th occurs on Thursday this year as it gave a great idea for a topic of this week.
Almost a month ago, the building where I work began closing for repairs. It is a very old building. While it is under repair, our groups have been meting elsewhere, mainly at the mental health main building, but other places as well.
One place we met last month was at Straw Hat Pizza, on May 17, for National Pizza Party Day. Of all the pizza places in my hometown (there are far too many of them!) I don't think I've ever gone to Straw Hat before this. Little Caesars has been my family's go-to place for ordering pizza, and I met with some friends for my birthday in January at Round Table. And one Wednesday we met at a local park for our Park Day, something we had been doing until COVID hit in 2020. I was glad to see this happening again, with food, drink and some outdoor games.
But one place other that main office we have met the most has been at a local Starbucks. As someone who doesn't drink coffee, meeting at Starbucks gives me mixed feelings. Since they don't have caffeinated sodas, I've settled for drinking hot chocolate. I miss my sodas in the two hours that we meet!
But there has been one thing about meeting at Starbucks that has worked well. Twice already we have met at the cafe for my writing class that I hold at least twice each month. When I learned we'd be away from our building for some time, I decided to take advantage of this time away to do some writing exercises that require being in public. My firs though was to have it at another of our parks, which my bosses agreed to, for the Friday before Memorial Day. But when it got windy that morning, we decided to meet at Starbucks. And it worked out well.
The writing exercises that I chose are from this book (I have an older edition, and occasionally use it for my class). One is "Room with a View," observing the area around you. Another is "Legitimate Eavesdropping," trying to write down what you hear another person say. And "Observing a Stranger," watching and inconspicuously focusing on one person to describe. So far, we've met for my class at Starbucks twice. I've done all but the eavesdropping one. The music playing at Starbucks makes it a little hard to hear anything, including the members of my group when we have a discussion. We plan to meet again a week for my class at Starbucks a week from this coming Friday, if the building is still under repairs. We don't yet know when it will be finished. And if the weather gets even hotter by then, I'm not sure I will want to drink hot chocolate! But I could wait for it to cool down a little.
And I'm getting excited about next Wednesday, the 19th, when our group heads off the beach! We made one beach trip last summer, the first one ever. Will let you know how it goes next week.
Colleen at The Thursday 13 holds a weekly blogging prompt where bloggers make a list of 13 things on Thursdays. The topic is for you to choose. This is my first time participating in this blog hop. The blog host doesn't have any official graphics to display on the Thursday 13 posts, so I decided to whip one up myself. 🙂
With summer upon us and (in some places, such as where I live) warm weather already setting in, I chose to come up with a list of book containing "summer" in the title. In my reading challenges, especially those that take place only in the summer, I often encounter this as a reading prompt.
These aren't in any particular order, just posting them as I come up with them. All of these I have read. And there a plenty of others I have read that fit this post, as it was hard to decide on just 13 to include.
The new card for June is here.
My Books: