....More badgers....; When I was seven; Radio; A stroll down South St.

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When I Was Seven by Liane Ellison Norman the war in Europe moved in on the domed  wooden radio with its gothic front where  Let's Pretend arrived every Saturday, brought  to us by Uncle Bill and Cream O' Wheat.  Nathalie and I conspired to send a bomb  to Hitler hidden in a bouquet of wild flowers,  or better, in a jar of mayonnaise: either bomb  or mayo would kill him. I built cities  out of dominoes where Hitler lived  and bombed them flat with other dominoes,  but he hid under the couch and I fled onto it so he couldn't grab me by the ankles. "When I Was Seven" by Liane Ellison Norman, from Breathing the West: Great Basin Poems. © Bottom Dog Press, 2012 'Radio' Natural Gas Band of 2010 ~LVD 1  my father, Army officer above the radio in the above photo where I'm tuning the mighty entertainment and info machine enjoyed this group when in CA visiting Natural Gas fan, Uncle Meredith.~ LVD 1 is the source of our ukelele in this posting, mentioned below PLAY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUjXkUVNTF4 ^,^ A stroll down South Street At Grand Ave looking down South St. Mia's pizza at the far end. One of Waukesha's nicest turrets juxtaposed with the new Prairieville Apts under construction. Famous Ginko trees, the one on right flanking our 'secret' courtyard entrance here at the Putney Odd Fellows.   Graceful tree, ancient life form. Waning Ginkos line the other side of South street as well. Watch out at this time of year because the small fruit if stepped upon yields a pungent odor. Squishing people lately ask, "WHAT'S THAT SMELL? Midway down the block between Grand and Clinton is the very outstanding Outpost Music Store.  Many music lesson-takers have been taught there over a period of our residency going on five years. The place is older than that, too. Parents seeking instruments for their children and their famed lessons as well as folks of all ages find competitive costs in a happy setting. I saw an old accordion once in their eclectic display window that I wanted badly, but I resisted it. This dread-locked chap, Craig Bauman,  is the owner of the Outpost Music Store. On my stroll this day I took my old Roy Smeck Vita Ukelele in for a problem with not holding a string's tune. This uke dates back to the 1920s when my dad had it at Iowa State Teachers College. Subsequently four of my children have played with it sometimes roughly, but I always managed to fix it, not always well. It looks battle-scarred but the tone is still marvelous. An instrument like this needs to be played. I intend to resume my playing. After tinkering with the uke at the counter for a little while Craig identified the problem, fixed it, and I was happy. He seemed to know he was handling something valuable. He played it expertly and with a burst of speed that made for a blurry picture. When I asked him what I owed him he kindly said, NOTHING!  http://raccoonnews.blogspot.com/2011/08/man-pronounced-dead-still-remembers.html Next picture of the Outpost Music store taken from their website: Right across the street from the Outpost is a new business called Paws for a Moment Pet Spa. See their card in the last Sat. Raccoon. Speaking with the friendly operator by stepping inside for a few moments we determined that this is a good place to get KD Cat's nails done - just doors away from our South St. residence. There are often adoptable cats in the Paws window, as the owner is associated with the HAWS animal shelter on Northview rd. She is frequently seen out there volunteering, Dee said.  CONCLUSION: We find that the Italian Restaurant, Mia's at  the end of the street at Clinton's intersection is the place for our favorite pizza with the works. If you carry it home, even my 1/2 block, be careful to carry the box flat, not on its side.  Any way you carry it, it'll be hot and delicious. ~Much good comes from this single block on South St.~ NEXT WEEK INCLUDES 'THE HEALING FOREST ART STUDIO'  ACROSS THE WAY FROM OUR FIVE POINTS WINDOWS. WE ARE STUDYING DRAWING THERE PRESENTLY AND LIKING IT.