The Adventures of Garrett Squared: Mother of Invention Monday...Bag Corral...

Monday, September 5, 2011

Mother of Invention Monday...Bag Corral...

Mother of Invention Monday is a collection of things that I have found being used for purposes other than their intended purposes. Some are cute, some are great recycling ideas, some are downright bizarre and some are all of the above...you decide...

This past spring the Kampground here had a yard sale. Everyone was encouraged to bring their dreck and the surrounding populace was encouraged to come and cart something away.

Well, the day was drizzly and cold and as it turned out was also graduation weekend so it wasn't as successful as everyone hoped.

However, I found this...

I just could NOT leave it. I HAD to have it! It CALLED to me!

I had one of those stainless bag holders which had so many bags in it that it kept popping off the side of the cabinet and a plastic piece had also broken off and fled to parts unknown.

Plastic bags are a MUST when living in a 5th wheel with D-O-G-S! I carry them wherever I go to "do my duty after my dogs do theirs". :)

Recently while doing some remodeling in the Mother Ship (to be shown later), I came across it again and this is what happened...

I hung it on the side of the cabinet and lined it with a red and white dish towel loaded with farm animals woven through the end. I left the ends to flap over like Pug's ears...

Now I have a great holder for not only my plastic bags, but my paper sacks as well!

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SquirrelQueenSeptember 5, 2011 at 6:14 PM
That was a great find! I had one of those plastic can things in our RV and finally threw it away. The basket you found is great, I'm going to look for one....maybe two, one for the house too.
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labbie1September 6, 2011 at 6:41 PM
SquirrelQueen--I look forward to seeing what you find! :)
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Signing OutSeptember 7, 2011 at 10:38 AM
I love the wall basket! What a cool idea to use it to store plastic bags. What's nice about it is it can be wall mounted, so it doesn't take up to much space.

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KimMalkSeptember 7, 2011 at 6:41 PM
Much cuter than one of those unimaginative bag holders! Too bad the white elephant swap didn't have a good turnout, it sounds like the idea has possibilities.
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The Mockingjay

It is with great sadness that I say goodbye to the characters of this Trilogy.

This 3rd and last book in The Hunger Games Trilogy was not remotely what I thought it would be. While the first two books were books about horrific competition and massive loss it was also about the indomitable will to live and thrive of the human spirit.

I thought that this book would be much as the other two. Our heros are tested and then survive to live happily ever after.

But, this book is much deeper and probably much more realistic than that. The thin skinned President Snowden in his extreme anger makes it clear that Katniss, her family and even her village are not going to be allowed to live in the peace that we anticipated after the first two books. To the end that President Snowden wants to see Katniss and everyone who follows her and her courage destroyed, we are drawn deeply into a story of battle both internal and external, love and loss and the dramatic results of a long lived, hard fought war while unsure of who is friend and who is foe.

The end of this book was a loss in many respects. The loss of a group of people to whom I was drawn and the loss of a way of life for those characters. While the war was won, the battles took their toll on all of the characters that we have come to know and love and their lives are forever changed by the end of this book and trilogy.

Catching Fire

This 2nd book in The Hunger Games Trilogy was even better than number one!

I read it in about a day and a half.

I simply could NOT put it down!

The main thrust of this book is the Quell games. Every 25 years the districts must take part in not one but two games to celebrate the domination of the Capitol.

If I go further than that with explanation, I will probably ruin #1 for you, so let's just say that the Mockingjay has a part in this and that the families of Peeta and Katniss as well as Gale are well represented.

The ending leaves us hungry for more at the edge of an abiss...

Now, on to book 3.

PS--Don't start this series without purchasing all three books because you will surely kick yourself if you can't go right to the next book!

The Hunger Games

Book 1 of the Trilogy:
GREAT READ! This was recommended to me by my hair stylist while I was in Missouri. I purchased it for my Kindle, but subsequently passed it up for other reads. My mistake! What an engaging book! Following Katniss and Peeta as well as the other characters in a richly written narrative of the Hunger Games which are a fight to the death each year of children chosen from each of the 12 poor downtrodden districts of the country of Penam for the enjoyment of the spoiled, protected class of people in the "Capital". Gripping and twisting right to the end! I liked it so much that the second I finished I felt like I couldn't let go of the characters and zipped right on to the second volume of the trilogy! RECOMMEND HIGHLY!

Pumpkin Roll

Pumpkin Roll by Josi S. Kilpack~~This book was recommended by another blogger who made it sound so good that I I just had to check t out. I purchased my copy for Kindle and really enjoyed it! The author writes a very fine mystery without using vulgarity or objectionable content which is refreshing. This book was a fun one for the autumn season when our thoughts turn to pumpkins, spices and a nip in the air.

The neighbor is rumored to be a witch and with several other colorful characters of dubious nature, we have a fun Halloween culinary novel.

The nice twist at the end of the story gives an interesting wrap-up to make this book a good light read.

In addition, the recipes sounded so good that I had to copy some of them down and try them--including the Pumpkin Roll of the book title. A good read and good recipes! What's better than that?

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Monday, September 5, 2011

Mother of Invention Monday...Bag Corral...

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