No real reason for the next one, it just made me laugh.
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Fall in Maine means apples and pumpkins and above all… turning leaves.
This is our backyard, complete with deer.
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I suffered a major loss recently when I discovered my absolutely favorite cocktail bar had gone belly up. The Blind Pig… with their amazing 10 page menu of creative alcoholic delights… has morphed into an Italian restaurant. Same owners, yes.
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The decor is similar…
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But the cocktail list pales in comparison.
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The food was good…
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The atmosphere pleasant…
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But even the funky silver fish wine decanter can’t make up the loss of my beloved artisan cocktails.
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Speaking of food, I’m including this crab cake recipe so I don’t lose it.
Please excuse the quality of these photographs. I was shooting through windows at night and some have annoying reflections…. but four skunks and two raccoons are too good not to share.
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We have nightly visitors like this all the time but every time I try to sneak outside for pictures they run off.
It seems that my new car has an infinite bag of tricks which pop up at the oddest times.
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She’s loaded with lots of nifty features like headlights that swivel and dim automatically, voice activated commands, and an automatic cell phone charging station as seen below.
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No, I still haven’t figured out all her gadgets and geegaws… but I will tell you my favorite. It’s a game changer and once experienced? I’m afraid there’s no going back.
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Cooling seats.
For a menopausal hot flashing woman of a certain age? This is pure gold.
My husband loves the heated steering wheel but for me it’s all about those lovely little holes in the front seats that provide blessed icy ventilation. Summer doesn’t seem quite so awful now.
(And no, that’s not dust on my screen… it’s a starry night background. We be fancy up in here.)
The other thing that tickles me about this vehicle is the plethora of safety messages that pop up.
When my husband swivels his head to scan a yard sale when driving? Pearl says “Keep your eyes on the road!”
When he was scouting something free on the curb while waiting behind a truck at a stop sign? Pearl said “Vehicle in front has moved!”
Husband thinks it’s annoying, I think it’s a riot.
When she announces, “Don’t bring home any more crap!” I may have to kiss her.
She’s only messaged once while I’ve been driving. I was playing with the gas mileage numbers and had taken my foot off the gas going down a hill to increase consumption. Apparently she thought I was falling asleep and said this:
River's world..... 