Lessons Learned: Living in a Rectangle

*Talking to a Wisconsin farmer growing corn and soy brings the global economy and China economy effects into the real world.
*An old fashion fly swatter come in handy.
*Meeting strangers can turn into a lunch together, exchange of phone numbers, and plans to have dinner together in a couple of weeks when the RV park one is staying in is just down the road from them near Boston. Serendipity
* All paper towels are not created equal.
*Local Farmer's Markets yield the best locally baked breads ever and jams and jellies too.
*In watching a woman out walking her pig reminds one that pigs do not walk fast or pull on the leash.
*Doberman dogs with ears not "fixed" are darn cute.
 *An outlet mall is an outlet mall no matter the part of the US you are in.
*Some churches visited for service may not be a church in a couple of years, sad but true when we are one of the "young ones".
*When the wife says, "Let's take the Crock Pot", one should have listened.
*Locally grown cabbage and corn sold along the road on the honor system of payment renews the faith in honesty is the best policy and when it is $1.50 and you have not change, $2.00 seems the honest payment.
*In Naples, New York a Grapefest is more about the grape pie and fresh grapes with some wine thrown in for good measure.

Lessons Learned: Living in a Rectangle

*All light houses are not made of wood.
*Lake Huron looks just like Lake Superior looks just like Lake Michigan
*Some people do not know that geese honk NOT quack
*You know aliens have visited you when husband says, "We need to get a selfie stick".  OK We now have a selfie stick.
*Having a compass in your iPhone comes in handy on back roads not on map
*Front rock ding glass repair man heard to say "Well that did not go as planned" means you went from a ding to a crack...more later on this
*When a seamstress in some foreign land does not know how to use the serger/sewing machine a person has to return 3 of them to get a good one. (but it was on sale 70% off)
*After a person returns a sweatshirt 3 times you learn the clerks first name - Thanks Elaine for our good laughs together.
*When the driver of the Motor coach miscalculates Canada to USA lane on the Rainbow Bridge one might hit the agent shack on the passenger side even though the agent is the one waving you forward saying you have clearance....remember the passenger side mirror we used to have?
*When one loses the side mirror who knew you still have the side camera that works? Thank goodness we opted for this add on feature, well worth the cost.
*Unlike picking cherries the apple picking bag fills very quickly so not much time is needed when the tress are straining under the weight of all the apples.
*Just picked off the tree apples are not the dull store bought flavor...just they are so perfectly sweet and good.

Mirror mirror not on the "wall"

Yummy apples we picked!