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The project, and a woodchuck kleptomaniac.

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The barn porch rotted wood replacement project continues.

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Or rather, it continued without me noticing and is now complete.

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(Yes, the left hand post still dips… but that’s a frost heaving, ever shifting Maine ground problem.)

And while my husband used similarly weathered boards…

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They still don’t match the existing and stick out like a sore thumb because he refused to replace the entire length of the boards like I suggested.

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This anomaly doesn’t bother my husband, but will drive me nuts for years to come.

And did you happen to notice anything else amiss on the porch?

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Perhaps the furniture that I had recovered a few years back at a rather large expense?

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A cushion is missing.

As in… gone.

We noticed the other chair cushion had been torn, or more precisely… chewed. And there was stuffing blowing here and there around the bottom of the barn so as crazy as it sounds, we think it was stolen.

By the critters.

Most likely the by Momma chuck who nests and has babies under there every year.

Ordinarily this would piss me off to no end, but I’ve been wanting to replace this set for some time so now seems as good a time as any.

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31 thoughts on “The project, and a woodchuck kleptomaniac.”

  1. I too have had to learn that aesthetics do not matter to everyone in the household… 🤪

    I discovered my carefully planted herb pots knocked over this morning in order to access the hanging strawberry plant belonging to my daughter. And the sole strawberry she was going to harvest today and eat? Missing.

    It’s the critters. There’s nothing you can do.

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  2. He could have replaced the entire boards – but then would you have complained because they didn’t match those on each side? Or, as Roseanne Roseannadanna would say, “Well, Jane, it just goes to show you, it’s always something — if it’s not one thing, it’s another.”

    Maybe you can just rub a little dirt on them to make them darker.

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    1. They wouldn’t have matched the old, no. But aesthetically the flow would have been better with full length boards. This is such a square, chopped up visual, it draws the eye to the replaced section.
      But SNL was right, it’s always something.
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  7. I never heard of such a thing!!! A ground hog stealing cushions!!!! How interesting!! I bet her little ones have a nice soft comfy bed. ♥
    I have to keep my porch cushions inside since I have two dogs that love to use them as chew toys.

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      1. Critters seem to be doing strange things here too. Makes me wonder what is going on. I have never had problems with my veggie garden plants being eaten, and I have gardened in the same place for almost 50 years now.

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  8. A little thief on the loose–Tie those cushions to the chair next time… The porch looks just fine. If you don’t like the board, paint a pattern on them to make them look like a set 😀 Or may be–just don’t look at it 😀

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