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Random drivel.

April 13, 2021 Rivergirl 26 Comments

A while back my husband dragged an ottoman into the living room. The fact that it barely matches the armchair and doesn’t match the sofas at all drives me crazy….

But it’s perfectly Lord Dudley Mountcatten sized and he loves it …

So it stays. Sigh.

Can someone please explain this to me…. because honestly, I’m flummoxed. Who in their right mind craves alcohol free gin?

Live your best life… without alcohol? People really do be crazy.

Why am I posting a photo of our water heater? Because the insanely expensive, fancy schmancy hybrid heat pump unit we installed barely 3 years ago is dead. After 2 visits from our plumber and one from the company’s rep, it was determined the computerized control board has malfunctioned. It’s a rarity, but once in a while you get a lemon. And we all know if there’s a lemon to be found? We will find it. Problem is, the boards are expensive and no one has them in stock.

But along with the aggravation comes a new appreciation for why people only bathed once a month in olden days. Heating pots of water, and schlepping them to the tub is bad enough, but trying to duck in out of the cold shower spray long enough to wash and condition a head of long hair is torture. Maine well water in early spring? Like a quick dip in the Arctic Ocean…. minus the penguins. So if you happen to see me in the grocery store this week? Be sure and pass upwind. I haven’t showered in 3 days..

🤢

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Alcohol. It’s not just for cocktail glasses anymore….

April 12, 2021 Rivergirl 17 Comments

I’ve always loved dinosaurs. As a child my favorite place in the whole world was under the skeleton of a T Rex at the Museum of Natural History in NYC. So imagine my delight when I discovered these…

So what, you say? Gummy dinosaurs are no big deal… tis true.

But winosaurs? That’s booze, candy and dinosaurs all in one place! A little slice of heaven right there.

And booze filled Hallmarks?

I’m also very down with those.

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When librarians get bored.

April 12, 2021 Rivergirl 21 Comments

I saw this online the other day and it was too fun not to share.

Librarians in France having fun during the pandemic.

I’m always amused at this type of thing.

But no matter how many times I try to recreate something similar it never works.

Some of these are clever.

Some, disturbing.

But they all made me smile.

And marvel at how close they were able to match the book covers.

Dali would be proud.

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A breath of fresh air.

April 11, 2021 Rivergirl 17 Comments

We had some lovely weather this weekend and it felt good to open the windows for the first time this year.

As you can see….

We weren’t the only ones who enjoyed the sunshine and warm breezes.

Dudley, who so far has been an indoor only cat, got his first whiff of spring.

And I do believe he’s hooked.

He went from window to window and totally flipped out when he heard the birds he’s always cackling about.

In our backyard, in April?

That can get pretty noisy.

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Bastards!

April 11, 2021 Rivergirl 36 Comments

I, along with what is probably half of the WordPress blogging population, despise the new block editor.

I refuse to use it and have happily switched back to classic every time I compose posts on my phone.

On the app, it’s one easy click and bam! Back to the simple, no frills way to post I’ve enjoyed since the day I got here. And then it happened. While fritzing around on my phone and seeing 11 of my apps needed updating today…. I scrolled down to WP.

Noooo! The WordPress team assured me I could keep my beloved classic if I chose… and now I feel betrayed. Needless to say I didn’t update the app, which may forestall the inevitable. But for someone like me who has photo heavy blogs and doesn’t want all the added headaches of blocks, this is a nightmare.

I’m not! No matter how many times you try to shove them down my throat. And hey, if you like and want the new editor? Fine. Enjoy it with my compliments… but why can’t they leave the old option open for those of us who don’t? Happiness Engineers my ass.

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In the continuing series – River is a Pandemic Slacker….

April 10, 2021 Rivergirl 22 Comments

What have I done during the pandemic that can be considered constructive? Well… I’ve gained weight, tore the meniscus and damaged the MCL in my right knee, gained more weight, adopted a cat and drank my skyrocketing weight in alcohol. What haven’t I done?

I haven’t written and published a cookbook with a lizard.

But this woman did.

And I think I’m going to have to buy it.

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Pandemic humor.

April 10, 2021 Rivergirl 22 Comments

Because we all need a laugh now and then.

Wow. I might need to buy a new air conditioner.

Don’t judge. It’s been a very long year..

There’s a mental image for you!

We do indeed.

Rest assured, I will never be doing that.

Technically that last one isn’t a pandemic meme. But if you’ve shopped for building materials lately… you know its pandemic related. Plywood has gone up about a million percent since last March. It’s insane!

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A little bird told me.

April 9, 2021 Rivergirl 16 Comments

The husband came home with yet another one of those free newspapers he picks up at the store every time he sees them. He really can’t help himself. But instead of the usual meaningless drivel, this publication had a few interesting factoids.

A 15 inch flake? That’s almost as wide as Paris Hilton.

We have Winnie to thank for OMG? Who knew.

Well, alright then.

I have no explanation for that whatsoever.

And now my mind is truly blown.

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Someone thought this was a good idea.

April 9, 2021 Rivergirl 37 Comments

While at our local pub last week, a patron who was sitting on the other side of the bar bravely ordered this:

Yes, you read that correctly. The beer was brewed with gummy bears. Why such an atrocity should take place I don’t know… but he laughed and gagged and promptly pushed the can back at the bartender who attempted to throw it away. I say attempted because you know my husband wasn’t going to let that happen.

Yes, the beer was pink.

Yes, it tasted as horrible as you would imagine pink gummy bear beer would taste.

But you know what? The husband drank it anyway… because free beer is free beer.

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Art I most definitely do not need.

April 8, 2021 Rivergirl 19 Comments

One little picture of Dudley on Facebook. That’s all it took for the Catopia algorithm to switch into high gear. And today? Unfortunately it’s bathroom themed.