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A treasure guessing game.

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My husband came home with a treasure the other day.

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He bought it a flea market from someone who had no idea what it was.

He paid $7.

Tasking me with research, I came up with this:

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And this:

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They both look exactly like what he brought home.

I have doubts about it being a tea whisk. The Japanese take their tea ceremonies seriously and I think their tool would be more decorative.

Either way, it seems to be worth more than $7.

What’s your guess?

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Who in their right mind would choose that?

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I’m currently planning a week long getaway to celebrate our 40th wedding anniversary which is a few months from now. If you’re a long time reader you’ll remember we went to Sedona Arizona for our 35th and the day of? Yours truly came down with an awful case of altitude sickness and spent it in bed.

Alone… and nauseated.

Which is not how one should celebrate a wedding anniversary.

I’m staying closer to sea level this time around and hopefully won’t feel like barfing all day. That definitely kills the mood.

Anyway…

I booked our resort, I booked our airfare and just settled down to do some price comparison on rental cars. Trust me, this is a necessary evil as the same vehicle can vary greatly in cost from company to company.

I’ve always found Hertz and Avis to be the most reasonable. Budget? Not hardly, they were $400 more per week!

As I was scrolling down for the premium/elite/luxury SUV we usually rent I came across this;

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Can you see it?

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A mystery car.

WTH?

And if it’s a mystery how do they know to charge $668?

That’s the stupidest thing I’ve seen in a long time.

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Meanwhile back at the ranch…

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While all the frenzied work in the barn has been consuming my husband’s mind and time?

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This was happening inside our house.

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Yet another roof leak.

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We have walked the roof.

We have climbed into the attic.

We have replaced our chimney insert.

We have tarred, caulked, shingled, flashed and yes, swore repeatedly…. but still can’t figure out where it’s coming in.

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Back in ’94 before we owned the home, a bump out addition was added to the living room…

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And what I’m assuming is a load bearing beam… is where the rain always breaks through.

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It’s beyond aggravating.

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Not to mention ugly.

So back in the attic crawl space we went. Of course this means all the husband’s junk must be vomited from the den closet first.

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And there’s a lot of junk.

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Anyone need some slightly dated reading material?

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This time the attic investigation revealed two possible spots on the roof where water could be getting in. Husband is guessing 3 squares of shingles will have to be replaced. But winter is upon us, and it’s not going to be a pleasant task.

Wish us luck.

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