Another blog worth sharing

Lots of great blogs out there with scans of old pictures from the great catalogs of the 70's this one has some great pictures.
http://janceedunn.typepad.com/wwwjanceedunncom/2007/09/jc-penneys-19-1.html

I think my favorite picture is this one On might think it is from a Halloweeen costume catalog but nope it was from the 1975 JC Penney Catalog and there attempt to capture the superfly market. They say a picture is worth a thousand words but this one might be worth quite a few more.



I think it might be time to do some digging and find some old catalogs since they are ripe with Blog fodder.

"Signs" that you are in Maine

I have been meaning to write this post for a while now but for some reason I keep starting it and have yet to finish it.

I went to Maine in late September for my Grammy’s 80th Birthday. The trip was a lot of fun and I got a lot of good pictures again. However I think I will focus on a few of my favorite pictures for this Blog. I saw a few signs while I was up there that to me really say Maine to me.

For instance here are a few signs I saw while in Boothbay Harbor Maine.





No McDonalds for the poor kids that live here. I wonder if seagulls taste like chicken. I don't think I want to find out for myself on that one.



Apparently all the animals are happy in Maine since they all seem to be smiling, well except for maybe the seagulls they might not be smiling.





For those that have never spoken to someone from Maine you might not realize they have great issues with the letter "R" at the end of words so they just remove it, as seen here on this Laundry which has a Pepsi sign, not sure I get that either.






Apparently someone didn't get the memo that there are not supposed to be any signs at this intersection.



While driving along a stretch of raod I was thinking I really could use some organic beef but I also really was in need of a good used car and time was limited. Luckily I saw this sign that would allow me to get both.



Now you can't go to Maine without having Seafood. I am so glad Bob has a place that sells seafood. (Bit of an insode joke with this sign based on some postcards we saw where the Lobster was named Bob)



Now apparently when naming towns in maine they were lacking some creative juices so they just named them after various countries. For those that get tired reading through the list you can take a load off and sit on the bench.


Now as if the rad sign is not enough to make you scratch your head the folks that own the house on the corner by this sign thought they woudl give you a little something more to scratch your head over. Click on the pictures to get a bigger view of this yard.






However the best sign I was able to snap a picture of was the one that give a whole new meaning to "shotgun wedding". I guess there really are rednecks everywhere you go.



Here are a few more shots of the General store. You can see a few of the other items they offer on the sign on the front of the building.





Yep you have to love the uniqueness that is Maine.

Blogs worth sharing

Sometimes you come across a blog that just makes you laugh. This is one of those. It is well worth the read. I have had it sent to me several different times so I decided to share it here.

http://15minutelunch.blogspot.com/2007/10/strap-in-shut-up-and-hold-on-were-going.html

November already?????

Oh my word, where has the time gone. I can’t believe it is November already. The last couple of months have really flown by. School has kept me busy and I am glad I only have 1 class for the second half of the semester instead of two classes like the first half. Still we have lots of reading and homework to do for the class so 1 is keeping me plenty busy. We will also have a big group project we will be working on. Most of the class is a carry over from one of my classes last semester. So we already know each other a little bit. It is my 4th class with Hannah which is cool. We are also in the same group for the project which I am happy about. She is easy to work with and get along with.

Halloween this year was a non-event. I didn’t even hand out candy this year because I end up eating too much of it myself. I went to our ward Trunk or treat party. I am now part of the activities committee so I was there to help out. The next big event we will be planning is the upcoming Christmas party. We will meet this coming Sunday to discuss what we are going to do for the party. We will also be trying to plan some of next year’s activities or at the very least getting them on the calendar so we know when we will be having the various activities. I am really pushing for an 80’s dance/party. I think it would be a lot of fun and I already have the music aspect covered along with a bunch of ideas for decorations and activities for the evening. I probably have more ideas then we could possibly use for one event, and I know others will come up with things I had not ever thought of so we can all chose the best of the best.

For those wondering about my eyes they have improved quite a bit and are probably as good as they are going to get but I am still not sure if I am happy with it or not since it isn’t as good as I was hoping for. Reading is still difficult and distances still pose a challenge.

The weather here has gotten considerably cooler over the last week but you would not know it here at work. For some reason it is an oven on our floor. We have had doors and windows open for the last few days trying to cool things down in the afternoon. I hope in the dead of winter when it is really cold out that it is still warm inside.

Tonight I will be shooting a corporate event and last weekend I shot a wedding reception. I will probably also being doing family portraits for a few freinds over the next few weeks as the holidays approach. It is nice to be able to use my camera at least a little again. Hopefully when I am done with school in a little over 1 1/2 years I will be able to do more with my photography. Of course oif either of the other business ventures I am working on take off I still might be too busy... Only time will tell. Oh and for those wondering we decided on "The ChellGar Group" as our company name.