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In my younger days I was a sun worshiper.
A summer lover. A beach bum who loved nothing more than sultry hot days and long walks on burning white sand.
Now? I like a different kind of white.
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I want cold crisp air and a blanket of snow.
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While most people crave warmth as they age, the older I get the more I look forward to winter.
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It’s beautiful…
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And peaceful.
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I love the gentle colors …
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And the stillness of the season.
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Because I’m nothing if not helpful.
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Who wouldn’t want to find a few of those under the tree this year?
Besides me…
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This makes me glad I don’t do jigsaw puzzles.
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I do believe that’s one of the stupidest things I’ve ever seen. No one needs to be that cute.
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I can easily see myself wearing one of these after my husband passes and I become the crazy old lady.
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Fess up men.
I know you’re secretly dying to jingle….
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Since we’re in the middle of renovations, Christmas decorations in the house are minimal this year. I can’t wrangle a firm date from our contractor on the flooring replacement so we don’t even have a tree. I refuse to put one up only to take it down days later.
But…
The man cave/Barn Mahal is wide open.
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So I had some fun out there.
Mini trees with white lights..
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A pinecone reindeer.
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And a few festive placemats on the bar.
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Some baubles in front of the kegerator.
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The occasional Santa and stars…
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And a few bundled up winter birds.
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Make the husband’s lair feel festive.
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Now it feels like winter!
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We had our first snow recently and it was the heavy wet variety that instantly turns your world into an ice cream wonderland.
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Yes, it’s hard to shovel… but with the smooth new driveway under me it was much less painful.
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We only got a few inches and it will probably melt before long because winters aren’t as cold as they used to be in Maine…
Look at the green grass underneath.
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But for now, I’m enjoying the storybook scenes.
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Because I love ridiculous headlines.
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Yeah, that’s the last place I want Elon Musk.
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Sure.
What could go wrong with that?
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Aside from fatal crashes?
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Poor Kevin.
Pastry put an end to his freedom.
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I’d have to want a Big Gulp pretty damn bad to make a midnight snack run there.
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Oh, come on.
Is nothing sacred anymore?
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Tis the season to be festive.
Holiday gatherings mean holiday cheer. The emotional kind as well as the bottled.
Here’s one of my go to favorites.
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Mandarin Absolut vodka, ginger beer and a splash of cranberry juice. Pomegranate optional.
As for the Hell no… it’s this.
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Just when I thought that stupid pickle algorithm had forgotten about me.
Blech!
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A few things seen and chortled over on my furniture shopping adventures.
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Graceland called… the Jungle Room wants its chair back.
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I like dogs.
But no that fabric.
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I can’t even…
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The first thing that crossed my mind with this fabric?
Rorschach tests.
I see… a bat driving a motorcycle.
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Giant horse head decorative items… when you’re going for that Godfather feel.
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Apparently canine prints are in this year.
But I’m crying foul as I didn’t see any cat fabric.
Lord Dudley Mountcatten is feeling slighted.
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Here are a few tidbits worth sharing from my great…. but admittedly slightly weird, state.
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For anyone who has ever been north of Bangor, this is not a surprise.
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I’ve been north of Bangor.
It’s easy to do.
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Take a chair, give a chair?
Interesting concept.
Christmas can look a little different up here as well. Northern Maine is potato country…. and in Aroostock county?
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Potatoes take center stage.
Farther south? It’s all about the lobster and trees are made out of buoys….
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As well as traps.
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Santa?
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He arrives on a lobster boat, with an extra large lobster riding shotgun.
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Does anyone even use recipe books anymore?
I had a giant stack of them collecting dust in a corner of our kitchen and finally decided to plow through the pile.
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Those are the ones I gave away…
And though I tend to find most recipes online these days, these are the ones I couldn’t bear to part with.
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And speaking of Dodo birds…
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Does anyone else still have a bakers rack…
Or a mini stereo with an iPod dock that plays CDs?
I really need to update my life.
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Furniture shopping continues and I’ve realized like everything else in my life it’s not going to be easy.
Though we have numerous stores and what seems like endless choices, if you’re like me and buck trends… there’s going to be trouble.
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In every one of the six stores I’ve visited so far?
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Grey. White. A little blue…
And more grey.
While I have nothing against the color per se, variety is the spice of life and when it comes to decor I need some.
And please don’t tell me corporate only displays one vision and I can choose different fabrics.
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Because in store after store?
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95% of those are grey as well.
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