Ballard Street by Jerry Van Amerongen for February 21, 2015

Jingles the Clown is also a pastor.

Wait until Leroy finds out everyone is required to wear a balloon hat!

Gosh,everybody….Sorry I’m late.

Had to wait till it was quiet at the Tiki so I could come to the party for a while…

But first I had to go back to my salon and pick up my balloon ha…..my balloo,,,OH! Bev!

I knew I should have called you before I went to Stel’s to buy my hat…This is so… awkward…

Good morning everyone. Weekend,time for some snow.Below zero temps. Sigh. Stay safe and warm,i’ll try,also,too. :) Peace.

“It” doesn’t look like fun to me!

Clowns bad……..

You never know what the Hemelshots will do next. They are the life of EVERY party. And that air horn -— what a blast!

Happy, No they don’t! Evil clowns are EVIL!

Susan I love your new hat! Where can I purchase one?

Okay, the Hemelshots are just plain creepy! This is getting out of hand! Scary, evil clowns, dust up over the evening news, what is next? Zombies? Jason?“It’s their party, and I’ll pry if I want to, Pry if I want to:You would pry to if it happened to you!’

susan, where did you get your hat? Lovely!Hi Dry and Dusty! Hi Bev!

Hi Happy. Don’t get creepy with the clowns on us! Please!

Have a good night all my Ballard Dears! Sleep well, and don’t think about clowns, whatever you do…

Gosh….Some people are scared of clowns…

I’m scared of Bev.

Hatpins! She wants to stick me with hatpins!

You heard her!(sniffle….)Well… I won’t wear that hat again…. even if I did buy it innocently….

Nobody at Stel’s WWOI told me Bev had one just like it…how would I know?

(sniffle…)

Dry…Shika…I’m glad you liked my hat… and one of you can have it for half what I paid…but if you wear it…Beviek will stick you with hatpins!!It’s not worth it!

Here’s what you do…go to WWOI…that’s StelBel’s Wonderful World of Inflatables…and ask to see the special party hats…

There are beautiful ones…I really loved this one…but it was too expensive:

And this one….

But…. sigh…it comes in a kit…

This would look nice on you, Shika…

if you can afford it…

As for me.. I think I found the perfect hat….

And Bev doesn’t have one like it!

Meanwhile… it’s getting very late….

Some of you East Coasters are probably up already..Mornin’ Stel!Mornin’, Iammu

… Oh, Iammu…you asked how I keep my balloons so fresh….

Well… when I’m not spending the night in my salon right down town near the Tiki, ’I live waaay at the western edge of Ballard County….

Where the nights are 45 deg, not -7.That keeps them from freezing…and me too!

It’s been a swell party….but…. the Hemelshot’s clown has been napping in the corner…and I’ve been napping in a back booth at the Tiki….

I don’t know about him, but for me…that means g’night!

G’night, all……

Good Morning Susan! Even for a West Coaster, you sure go to bed late, but I guess that was mentioned here before! :-D I got up about an hour ago here, 9:45 am. We re going to have a HEAT WAVE today I tell ya’! High of 40! WOOT! WOOT! Then tomorrow back to the cold, 14 degrees!

Good morning to all you BS’rs.Dry&Dusty, It’is supposed to get up all the way to freezing[30degF] here today.SS, I thought that could be why,your stuff looks so much better than mine. Dah,the temperature,doofus[talking to myself] is the reason. Have a great day. :) Peace.

Just looked at the out side temp. 44 deg.F. 8Ft piles from plowing w/a frontend loader,all along the road and 4 in my yard. Come-on Spring. :)

The last few days I’ve seen seals or sealions swimming north.Ive also seen whale spouts out there.I think spring has arrived to the Oregon coast a bit early.

Oh, thank you Bev. I didnt’ think you would do voodoo on me. On balloons, yes, but not when I am wearing a balloon hat. The Pop-pop-pop would give me a heart attack!

Good Night Ballard Dears.Thank you for the night music, Happy.Sleep well all!

I started it?Me??

A rumor??

You scared me, Bev….

Right up there, you said " @SusanSunshine

Hey, little lady! You show up wearing that at the same party I’m wearing mine and I’ve got a nice long hatpin I can put to use. "

Well…. snivel …. where does it say "on the balloons. " Bev?How was I supposed to know?

I’m sorry if I scared you guys, Shika and Dry…. but you see what Bev said!

But Bev… I’m glad you wouldn’t hurt me…or so you say…

and I’m not sure whether they could make you a hat like mine…but would that be fair?