Frame

 The frame of my house is all dry and ready to start work on the inside. The floor will be painted gray as a faux concrete slab the house sits on.  Much of this house will be the whole purpose behind Scraps which is to recycle, repurpose, and reuse.  Did you know you can get scrap wood at Menard's and some of it is pretty good when you cut around the bad spots.  My dresser has sacks full of plastic stuff that she washed after using the food product that she plans on using in the house.  I can not wait to see what she does with that Activia yogurt cup.

 

BTW the cat in picture behind my house is Fritzy one of my dressers kitties that have crossed to the Rainbow Bridge. Fritzy was left behind when her owners moved and did not take her, so of course my dresser who takes in all the ferals snatched her up.  Fritzy only lived 11 years as she had cancer, she was a Norwegian Forest Cat.  

I am tired of Green

 As my dresser dressed me in green again I told her I was tired of green, she reminded me March has 31 days and promised next year to mix it up a bit.  My outfit for St Pats is the same as last year and maybe next year when the house is done she can spiff it up a bit. My outfit last Friday was new with a pom on my hat, I do love those berets she makes, they also keep my head warm.

I understand I have a new outfit for this next Friday with some Eastery Spring colors, I can't wait.  

I have no idea what happened cos how did the picture get knocked over, my dresser can straighten it up next week.

Reunion at Mary's Wedding

 My dresser went to a wedding this afternoon.  It was for Mary and Zach.  Mary used to work at Scraps where I live and she was one of my favs.  My dresser saw Zoey walk in when they were outside before the wedding started.  Then after the wedding which was outside on a freezing cold day(at least it did not rain),   when they were in the ballroom waiting to start the rest of the day here walks in Eleanor, another one of my favs.  There was also Emily, Mary's sister, who used to work at Scraps as well.  My dresser was very happy to see some of her favs as well.  I saw pics and Mary looked beautiful, did you know she got her dress free at one of those events where they give away prom and wedding dresses?  It was perfect for her.  She had the most beautiful crocheted sweater on, I want one, hello my dresser I want one of those sweaters.

Anyway my dresser had a great day catching up.  And if anyone has the potato casserole recipe my dresser wants it.

19

 Groucho almost made it to 19.  She was the sweetest cat I have ever had.  BigBoy and I miss her so much.  Happy Birthday

Monopoly

 Those that know me well know Monopoly is my favorite game, I have several versions of it.  One of my friends posted this and I want one.

 

 https://goodshomedesign.com/giant-monopoly-quilt

Why We Should Use Cash

 

Please understand what NOT using cash is doing. Cash is important.

Why should we pay cash everywhere we canwith banknotes instead of a credit card? 

 

I have a $50 banknote in my pocket.

Going to a restaurant and paying for dinner with it. The restaurant owner then uses the bill to pay for the laundry. The laundry owner then uses the bill to pay the barber. The barber will then use the bill for shopping.

After an unlimited number of payments, it will still remain a $50, which has fulfilled its purpose to everyone who used it for payment and the bank has jumped dry from every cash payment transaction made...

- But if I come to a restaurant and pay digitally - Card, and bank fees for my payment transaction charged to the seller are 3%, so around $1.50 and so will the fee $1.50 for each further payment transaction or owner re laundry or payments of the owner of the laundry shop, or payments of the barber etc.....

Therefore, after 30 transactions, the initial $50 will remain only $5  and the remaining $45 became the property of the bank  thanks to all digital transactions and fees.

Small businesses need your help and this is one way to help ourselves too. Pull small draws of cash out at a time and use that instead of tap, credit, etc.

When this is put into perspective, imagine what each retailer is paying on a monthly basis in fees at 3% per transaction through their POS machine.

If they have, for example, $50,000 in sales & 90% are by Card, they are paying $1500 in fees in ONE Month. $18,000 in a year! That comes out of their income every month.