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Birds on the pole, woodchuck under the pole.
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And squaring off with a starling in the flat feeder?
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The red demon spawn.
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She looks a little intimidated here… but right after I took the picture she charged and claimed the seeds for herself.
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She may be outnumbered.
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But she’s definitely undeterred.
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Because you’re already here. What else is there to do….
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My twenties were awesome.
My thirties rocked.
My forties were blissfully happy.
Things started to go downhill physically in my fifties when I went from a perfectly healthy woman who had never been in the hospital (and still had all her original parts, including tonsils, appendix and wisdom teeth) to a menopausal shell of my former self, drenched in hot flash sweat with achy joints, a bum knee, 35 extra pounds and bunions.
So yeah.
Any age before 50 is alright with me.
How about you?
What age do you want to stay…
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Subaru offers this cute little thing to people who purchase their vehicles. They’re called badges of ownership and they’re free.
You buy a car, you go to their site, punch in your VIN # as proof and choose. I did this when I bought Ethel, she was my first. So now that I have Pearl, she needed some badges as well.
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The website says you can order as many as you like, but in actuality I was limited to 6. Since one of them was the medallion that identifies how many Subarus you’ve owned.. I felt gypped.
Enter eBay, where I figured someone must be selling a few.
Remember, they’re free… so I figured I could pick up 3 or 4 more for a couple of bucks.
And yes, they had them… even the wine and cheese badge I especially wanted.
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‘Free’ suddenly felt anything but.
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Rare… and discontinued.
Please.
😡
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I was doing some paperwork at my desk the other day so of course His Lordship had to join me. After booting him off the desk three times he decided to jump on the printer and cause trouble.
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He’s good at that, but looks oh so innocent.
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Needless to say everything up there was knocked to the floor before long.
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Cats.
😊
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Lord Dudley Mountcatten, caught mid -stalk.
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It’s been an unusually wet summer and while this time of year usually finds our lawn dry and crunchy, the grass is verdant green.
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Which shows off the rainbows to perfection.
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I don’t care if it tastes good, the can alone would make me try it.
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Work has resumed on the view busting greenhouses across the street.
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Can’t say I’m in a hurry for that to be erected.
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I could never make decent shadow figures when I was young, but I found this recently and wanted to share. The spider looks like a scorpion and the puppy resembles a hippo but they’re still better than I ever managed.
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Mr. Hawk is back and has discovered a power line perch.
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Whether that’s a very brave or very stupid dove has yet to be determined.
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Another rainbow.
😊
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Even though Pearl came with 30 day temporary tags, I registered her and got plates on day two.
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Maine is doing away with my favorite chickadee in a pine forest plate so I chose the loon on a lake this time around.
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Pearl is snazzy, with two tone leather and suede interior.
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Though the massive computer screen is taking a little getting used to.
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My ‘14 had a small screen, but this one is like a movie theater.
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So far I’m loving her.
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Next step?
Sell poor Ethel who’s feeling left out in the background.
😉
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Remember when I told you about the husband putting his new (old as dirt) treasure in the shed?
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Besides being a tight fit and hard to maneuver, there’s no room for his beloved zero turn lawn tractor …. so a few days after he bought the treasure?
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Construction began.
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Yup.
Another project is underway at Casa River.
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Shingles have been stripped…
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And framing has begun for a shed extension.
You know, like the one he tore down a few years ago.
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Sigh…
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Of course we had to have a torrential downpour when the scheduled pick up day for my new car arrived.
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Flash flooding, road washouts.
It was raining so hard we had to go over all Pearl’s nifty features under cover in the service department.
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When we got to the engine, I zoned out. As long as it starts and runs, I’m good.
This particular dealership is family owned and adds a few extra bennies when you purchase from them.
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So after signing the papers and writing a whopping check, she was mine.
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Pearl!
She drives like a dream and is chock full of fancy tech it will take me months to learn.
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These were the instruction booklets in the glove box.
Yikes!
On top of that she comes with Starlink which the dealer activated.
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Which reminded me of my first oil change appointment next year.
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We never have work done on our cars at the dealerships because they’re ridiculously expensive, but kudos to them for trying.
😉
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Momma Chuck has left the building and only one of her five offspring is left.
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He shows up every morning and in the early evening for his treats…
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But I have to say…
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He looks a little lonely…
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Poor little guy…
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Because you need your weekly fix of nonsense news.
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If your penis can lift barbells? I don’t want to know about it…
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Or not.
I’m going with not.
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I am a menopausal woman of a certain age, and while I don’t yet resemble Lord Dudley Mountcatten on the whisker front… I will admit to fighting one stubborn hair that has no business on my chin.
🥴
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I only have one question, but it’s the most important.
Does the cow enjoy it?
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I’m not at all conflicted.
They’re awful.
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