I needed to take a break from all my extensive research on cryptos that I have been doing lately, so off to the forest I went. This forest was about a 20 minute drive to get to, luckily I made some gas money by driving someone to work in the town where this forest was, so I dropped the lady off at her work. So once I got to my destination and parked my car and the first thing I saw was a beautiful sunflower.

I'd say for the wife and I was the time we booked the Benmiller Inn And Spa through Travala, when we were in between aptartments and we desperately needed a place to stay, we got a good deal, but it was still expensive. But hey we felt high class. But fast forward to today, we were broke till payday, which is Friday. I wanted to get the wife out of the house, she has been here since Weds, ahhh. I remembered that I had some crypto, so I decided to transfer it on to a website called "spendcrypto". I have used this website a few times to get Tim Hortons gift cards because I'm a coffee addict. After browsing through options, I found a gift card from Walmart, I am surprised they didn't have McDonalds, the wife loves McDonalds. Oh yeah check out the website through this referral link, they have a super referral program there But at any rate, I thought it would be great to pick Walmart, because we could get some well needed groceries and other things we needed. Excitedly, I told the wife about my plan and we set off to the local Walmart, which is a twenty minute drive through the countryside. We got there in great time, we walked through the aisles, of course the wife wanted to look at toys first. I can't believe how expensive trading cards are getting!

The wife and I have been there a hand full of times, we even went there the same day we got married, we haven't been there for a few years, so I think it's time to go again, don't you think so? So we drove down to the big city, to go to the place with a endless array of video games, arcade games and other fun activities. I couldn't help but feel a sense of excitement building up inside me, I could see the anticipation in my wife's eyes as we finally arrived at our destination that took us over an hour to drive there. The Rec Room stood tall and inviting as we parked our car in the huge parking lot.

Off to the Lucan Architectural we went, my wife and and I eager to explore the wonders that awaited us. The sun was shinning, it was super hot in our car, it was a bit of a drive, but what can you do? We finally arrived there, this store is well known for its beautiful Amish Furniture, crafted with care and precision. The rich wood and designs spoke of a time long past, when craftsmanship was valued above all else. But of course the wife and I aren't going there for that, we are going to look at some of the most fascinating metal art objects and old vintage metal signs. We wandered outside the store and saw this neat Volkswagen with a shark holding a surfboard, I think this Volkswagen has been here for a few years, if I recall over two years ago, there was a Homer Simpson metal object in the car, they made it look like he was driving the car.

Time for a early rising, I awoke with a spring to my step and a rumble in my tummy. I decided to treat myself to a special breakfast, I skipped down the cobblestone paths to the local bakery. The sweet aroma of freshly baked donuts filled the air and I couldn't resist buying some bags of the sugary treats.

A beautiful day outside today, the kind of day that was great to go out for a drive with the wife. We drove through the little town of Hensall going towards Lake Huron and I saw this neat looking old school cop car and of course I had to pull over and check it out, the wife was like "what on earth are you doing Shaun??" and I just laughed. It says JFA CIA on the side of the car. The parking lot where the car was, was all dug up and empty, I remember when there was a variety store here. One day, when I was 17, so like 28 years ago, my friends and I were driving in my car, on are way to a punk rock show, I believe Good Riddance was playing in London that day. Suddenly the urge to use the washroom hit me like a ton of bricks and also felt the urge to look for Jolt Cola and buy some Joe Camel cigarettes, back then you were able to buy cigarettes from the USA. We stopped at this spot, the eerie looking variety store on the side of the road. We decided to take our chances. As we entered the store, a strange feeling washed over me. The dimly lit aisles and the musty smell in the air made me shiver. I made my way to the counter where a man stood, hunched over like the hunchback of Notre_Dame. His eyes were dark and sunken, and his crooked smile sent chills down my spine. I mustered up the courage to ask him if there was a washroom I could use. He looked at me with a mischievous glint in his eyes and pointed towards the back of the store "Second tree on the right," he said with a sly grin I thought he was serious at first, I looked over at my friends and they had a puzzled look on their faces. But then the man burst into laughter, his cackle echoing through the pretty empty stores. "The washroom is just around the corner and inside the store" He said. I made my way to the washroom, and to my surprise, I found a clean and well-maintained washroom. After I went to the washroom, I couldn't find any Jolt Cola, but I was able to buy some Joe Camels. As My friends and I drove away from the variety store we couldn't stop laughing about the variety store experience. Now I just stand here in an empty property with a old school police car and all the memories of what this place used to be.