especially for the folks living on the mainland of nova scotia....they have been experiencing horrible forest fires and volunteers as well as firefighters from new brunswick, quebec and ontario have been called in. it was almost a terrible fiasco for what is known as the "valley" in nova scotia's mainland - that's where all of our organic peaches, pears and apples come from. but for now, it looks like the firefighters, the volunteers and the rain have it managed. thank goodness. and thank you to all of the volunteers.
rainy days call for french onion soup.
because we're french. bahahahah! however, jambaloney did french immersion for years, worked in paris for months and i can say "my name is a pen" in french - i can't believe you kids didn't believe me???? je m'appelle une stylo. there. showed you!
now onto my mermaid tail.
i wanted to do a proper review but the tail, fin and box that it came in is in port hawkesbury with jambaloney right now. he's off shopping and put my tail and box in the truck the other day to dry it off. oh well, i will just edit this post when he gets home.
I DO NOT RECOMMEND THESE TAILS FOR CHILDREN.
I DO NOT RECOMMEND THESE TAILS FOR ANYONE WHO IS NOT A VERY COMPETENT SWIMMER.
I DO NOT RECOMMEND THAT YOU USE THE TAIL WITHOUT A PROFICIENT SWIMMER NEARBY.
the tail and fin are incredibly difficult to put on - i get jambaloney to help me with mine. you have to be in the river or the ocean when you put the tail and fin on because you can not walk in it. even walking in just the tail is difficult, but impossible if you have the fin on.
but because i have jambaloney there to help me put on the tail and fin...and then dog-paddle myself out into the deeper water - i love it! but you MUST be a very competent swimmer to swim with it. i cannot stress that enough! and again - NOT FOR CHILDREN!
anyone who has any questions - ask here in the comments, or send me an email at kymberzmail@gmail.com
one last word on the tail - I LOVE IT! but i have jambaloney with me to help me put it on, have him there beside me when i swim in it, and have him there to help take it off.
now on to another reason that we needed rain:
our sinkhole/pond went completely dry for the first time ever! jambaloney managed to rescue all of the little baby salamanders and tadpoles.
they are now currently living in this bin with pond mud and pond water and sticks and rocks. after it finishes raining tonight, we will put them back in the pond.
and kids - super tip about what to do with pods from shelling peas? freeze them. in a bag. add to the bag regularly. and the next time you are making bone/veg broth - add your delicious, homegrown pea pods.
jambaloney should be home soon. we're having BLT's on fresh bread when he gets home. then probably a nap. then homemade hamburgers for supper. then some netflix. it'll have been a full day. a good one.
i would like to thank you all for the comments about my teeth. you are a very supporting and caring group of people and we are the better for having you come to our blog. a big shout-out to my sis C who i can always be brutally honest with - bahahahahah!
I imagine someone sailing by seeing you sitting on the rocks with that tail flapping and the reaction they would have! They would probably quit drinking! and it would be all your fault! ha ha ha ha ha ha
ReplyDeleteMermaid fin and tail?? You have moonshine right?? What did you use to make it??
ReplyDeleteThe arrangement of the fin is similar to that of whales and dolphins : up and down motion versus side to side.
ReplyDeleteThe problem is that dolphins and whales derived from four legged creatures that galloped. Their swimming motion is thus, something of an underwater gallop.
So, you have to either, learn how to gallop, or come up with a different fin arrangement. Something like scuba fins comes to mind.
I really am totally fascinated with that mermaid tail and would love to have had something like that all the years I had a swimming pool. I look forward to a full review. (close-ups, what it's made of, etc.) Pink mermaids might be indigenous to your area, but I might want to see other colors in my region. ;)
ReplyDeletei'm glad you got rain. I wish we would get some. I am so tired of the hot, dusty weather.
ReplyDeleteI am thinking that strong abdominals and leg muscles are a necessity. That rules me out of mermaid-dom...
ReplyDeleteIt's great that you get such joy form your tail x
ReplyDeleteThanks, I think I'll stick to flippers.
ReplyDeleteI was thing the same thing as the Rat, wouldn't it be hilarious to see the reaction of someone sailing past as they spy a real live mermaid?!? :)
ReplyDeleteGreat idea for the pea pods! Way better than the compost pile!
Vonne
'stylo', how moderne!
ReplyDeletemy mum, 91, learned the word for pen was 'plume'.
deb h.
Ich ben ein Kugelschreiber. All I learned in high-school German class.
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