Now this is just crazy! I saw this on the local news the other night and just couldn’t believe my eyes. A local (Alexandria, VA) salon is offering a pedicure treatment that involves tiny carp (Garra Rufa) fish that eat away your dead skin and callouses.
Like hungry little piranha’s these “Dr. Fish” nibble at the dead skin on your feet. As soon as you lower your feet into their tank they go to work. According to the salon workers “they never get full” so they can eat dead skin all day long. Yummo!
Apparently this is a common practice in several countries. After looking around the internet it also appears to be the latest salon craze in the US. People are raving about what a great job the little “ticklers” are doing.
Current health restrictions have no guidance for the flesh eating fish. The only regulation that is currently enforced is that the water has to be changed after each customer. It is said that the fish are a cleaner, healthier alternative to surgical clippers, scrapers and harsh scrubbing stones. Perhaps this is a perfect solution for diabetics.
I guess I have to add this one to the now I’ve seen everything category.
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108 year old Olive Riley died Saturday at a nursing home in South Wales. Riley dubbed the worlds oldest blogger posted over seventy entries on her blog in the past year.
Her blog consisted of her daily happenings and a series of YouTube videos. She often blogged about her family and having lived through two world wars.
Hat’s off to you Olive Riley - now you can blog for the big guy in the sky!
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Introducing ”Buddy” our new three month old Schipperke puppy. We are so happy to have a little bother (buddy) for our Toby. I think these two are really going to have some fun together.
I have put some pictures of Buddy on my gallery page. Caution his cuteness may overwhelm you.
Buddy’s Gallery Page
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Let me tell you… There is no better place to be. The Outer Banks of North Carolina (OBX) call to me like a siren from the sea. I’m not a fan of spending hours on the beach, but there’s something that beckons me here year round. Things are different here. Calm, relaxed, time simply moves slower.
Sure it is busy this time of the year. The crowds scurry here and there; they are like sheep being chased by wolves. Do they ever take time to stop and look around? Beauty simply fills your eyes wherever you gaze. The beaches are plentiful, long and spacious. The clouds are endless and the wind simply never stops blowing (the Wright brothers can attest to that).
It’s nice here year round. We generally come here in the fall. I like it best when it’s desolate and void of the sheep. It’s even nice in the winter. It’s a rare treat to be able to see snow falling on the beach- sort of strange. At least this time of the year the pool is warm. Trust me the water is cold in October.
What’s that love? Spiced shrimp and crab cakes… that sounds great. I’ll be out of the hot tub in a few.
See Ya!
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What a sad day it is. The world lost an amazing comedian today. George Carlin was one of the best. Constant and true, what an artist!
Cheers George - you will be missed.
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