Oct 2 2022 - Lost and Found

 

Did the Oktoberfest post make you wonder about fascinating stories of Lost and Found?  Have you ever lost something valuable and wondered where it got to?  This is what makes some lost and found stories so interesting.  There is a "found" portion to the story.  That's the case with this fly-away parrot. "Darren Chick, a British man living in California, had a lovely little pet parrot named Nigel. Nigel slipped out one day, flew away, and became lost. Somehow he wound up at a garage sale, where he was purchased by a pair of elderly Guatemalan-Americans. They named him Morgan, after the rum (it has a parrot on the label), and taught him some Spanish phrases. Nigel Morgan the rum-loving British expat parrot lived happily with his new family for four years, until he escaped again. This time he was found and taken to a vet, who initially mistook Morgan for her missing parrot. The vet checked the parrot's microchip and determined that it belonged to Chick. Chick wept "tears of joy" after reuniting with Nigel, but was baffled as to how the bird had picked up not only Spanish phrases, but also dog barks, a garbage truck imitation, and the opening bars of The Good, The Bad And The Ugly theme. What the hell kind of adventure had he been on all these years? Chick was about to find out. The granddaughter of "Morgan's" owners saw a newspaper article about Chick and Nigel's unlikely reunion, and emailed the paper explaining that her 86-year-old grandfather had been heartbroken by the bird's escape, especially since Morgan had been a comfort after his wife's death. After hearing this, Chick decided to give the bird back to the man." What an excellent set of headlines for lost items HERE: An Actual Human Skull A Wedding Dress With Matching Shoes Pieces of the World Trade Center A Missile Guidance System A 5.8-Carat Diamond Ring 50 Vacuum-packed Frogs A Headstone ... Already Engraved A Prosthetic Leg A Live Lobster The live lobster is an Uber find.  "Uber has created its Lost and Found Index, a comprehensive list of interesting items riders leave behind when they exit a vehicle. "While many of the lost items are mundane (phones, sunglasses and keys), others leave us begging for the whole story. One rider left behind a life-size cutout of the Will Ferrell character from the Christmas movie "Elf." Another forgot an entire paycheck, while an equally forgetful passenger misplaced their live lobster in the back of a car. Regardless of whether it's a Valium prescription, a hat made out of wood or a bulletproof vest — what's the story there? — Uber reports passengers are most likely to leave behind items on a Saturday night."

This picture was taken at Lost Horizons, a specialized garden nursery near Milton. It too is lost,  but now it has been found under new ownership in a new location in Campbellville. Read more daily posts here: marilyncornwellblog.com Purchase works here: Fine Art America- marilyncornwellart.com Redbubble - marilyncornwellart.ca

Sep 26 2022 - Oktoberfest

 

This is Oktoberfest time - it goes from Saturday September 17th to Monday October 3rd this year in Munich.  It is usually a 16 day event.  This is a festival that started in 1810 in Munich, with Bavarian traditions of Munich-only beer.  Only 19% of visitors come from outside Germany.  One of its claims to fame is a scientific connection - Albert Einstein once worked as an electrician and helped to set up one of the beer tents in 1896.   The pictures show a midway for children with ferris wheels, roller coasters and similar rides.  And just in case, there is a lost and found children office at the festival.   With over 6 million people participating each year, the Oktoberfest Lost and Found office every year has thousands of abandoned goods - about 4,000 every year.  Statistics for 2013:  1056 passports, 520 wallets, 320 mobile phones, 300 bags and rucksacks, and 50 cameras.   There have been  peculiar finds, such as two wedding-rings, a hearing-aid, a set of false teeth, a tombstone shaped like a pencil and a Segway.  Also of note?  A tuba, badminton racket set, car license plate, wheelchair and crutches.    "Objects lost by the millions of foreign visitors to the world's biggest folk festival are transferred to their respective embassies and consulates.  Where's the second most-popular Oktoberfest in the world?  In Kitchener-Waterloo and it is on right now too.  We have perfect timing as the festival concludes with the Thanksgiving Day Parade - floats, entertainers and marching bands.  This festival has over 700,000 visitor.   Just the parade alone has 150,000 spectators.

Here's Millie in the kitchen.  It seems to me that all of our kitchen floor, wood flooring, rugs and furniture match with Millie.  Very convenient for photos. Read more daily posts here: marilyncornwellblog.com Purchase works here: Fine Art America- marilyncornwellart.com Redbubble - marilyncornwellart.ca