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Ridiculous and uninformative, that’s the goal.
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The way we’re going now?
I think I’m okay with that….
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In her defense, airline tickets are too expensive these days.
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I suppose that could come in handy.
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Like enough people won’t bad mouth you when you’re dead? Geesh.
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“ I know that’s not real bacon, Karen.”
No mystery there.
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Worst. Wedding. Ever.
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A wannabe Tik Tok influencer, for sure.
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After drinking our fill of beer at the off the beaten path brewery it was time for food, so we took the scenic route back through Westport Island.
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It’s a lovely place… and I even spotted a Kingfisher on a power line.
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Heading inland you can tell fall is right around the corner.
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The blueberry barrens are starting to turn red.
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Our destination was the old Jameson Tavern in Freeport which is now the Kings Head pub.
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We settled at the bar where I had a fabulous and quite potent blood orange margarita.
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The menu was small and I knew the husband would grumble, but I started with a plate of decent garlic Parmesan wings.
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So far so good for me, but my spouse is picky when it comes to restaurants. He said his shrimp cocktail was tough and chewy…and when he asked for some vinaigrette for the accompanying greens, the waitress brought a teeny tiny finger full and that was all it took.
He was done.
We went home, where I made hot turkey sandwiches.
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The husband and I enjoy finding new breweries and never let it be said we don’t travel far and wide on the path to discovery.
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Up the coast, off Route 1, across a country road, over a small bridge (arrow) and down a long peninsula…
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Through the woods…
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Where the road turns to dirt…
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Don’t blink or you’ll miss the sign to the long driveway that leads to…
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A family run farm brewery.
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With only outdoor seating, I’m guessing Sasanoa (named for the nearby river) is a seasonal spot.
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I have to say I’ve never had fresh veggies on offer alongside the beer….
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But it had a charming, laid back, rustic vibe so I wasn’t completely surprised. All beer ingredients are local, organic and many are grown on site.
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Their lime basil ale?
Superb.
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When I commented to the owner that this was definitely an out of the way brew destination she said, yes.
And we like that way.
❤️
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If you know?
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You know.
Talk about frustrating.
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Sad, but true.
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I thought we were down to a single woodchuck but then this one appeared.
I can tell they’re different because this one was…
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Slightly… rounder.
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It doesn’t surprise me Maine has two entries in the top 15.
I love my state, but it ain’t cheap.
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Proof that Mainers will celebrate anything and everything.
❤️
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Because it’s Friday and that’s what we do here.
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Unfortunately this is an easy question to answer these days as almost everything is ridiculously overpriced.
I could say owning a home – as real estate prices are astronomical.
I could say eating out – as food prices continue to skyrocket.
I could say a new cell phone – because I just checked the price on the new version of mine and it was $1,399.
But I’m going with watching television.
I’m old y’all… and remember when we only got three channels. Four if you were willing to put tin foil on your rabbit ear antennas and wiggle them into just the right position.
The plethora of choices today is overwhelming, but so is the price. We live in the country where there’s no cable and internet speed is abysmally slow. Our only real choice is satellite and they don’t give that away. Add a few premium channels to the line up and our monthly bill is almost $300.
To. Watch. Television.
Honestly I’d be happy to pull the plug and just stream the few things I watch on my phone, but my husband is old school and could never live without it. He’s a channel surfer from way back.
How about you?
What’s almost too expensive for you to bear these days…
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We’re down to one single woodchuck now.
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Momma and the other 3 siblings have departed the pattern…
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But this little guy knows a good thing when he sees (and eats) it.
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Saw this the other day and had to do a double take.
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And while it’s absolutely true, I had to wonder if it also looks like anyone we know….?
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❤️
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Do you still live in the state where you were born?
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I don’t, but am rather amazed so many people do.
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Map aside, $100 ain’t what it used to be.
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Maine is the birthplace of Needhams and Whoopie pies, I’m surprised we’re not all diabetic.
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And now?
Neither will you…
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We always had a white Xmas. Not so much anymore…
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It took us a while, but we got there.
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Good to know.
But it does me wonder how much fish lassoing is happening elsewhere.
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Still at the fair, and still admiring old farm equipment.
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Well, one of us was.
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While he was doing that I wandered over to meet some geese.
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With strict instructions not to feed or pet, I stood and photographed.
Next up was the youth calf competition.
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If you’ve never seen one of these, you really should.
Taking care and responsibility for livestock is a full time job and these youngsters were doing their best to show off their accomplishments.
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If you’re showing momma?
Better bring baby along.
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Such sweet faces!
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I do love cows.
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After the show we wandered a few barns.
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Always my favorite part of the fair.
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These are Belted Galloways, but we call them Oreo cows… for obvious reasons.
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At the end of our cattle tour, the husband stopped to talk to one of the owners and her daughter.
Husband likes to talk.
Husband was raised on a dairy farm.
Husband talked for over an hour.
Husband talked to so many people for so long we didn’t see the other half of the fair, I didn’t buy a fried dough and when he finally stopped chatting…. it was time to go.
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Back over the bridge of flowers to a small town seafood restaurant we always try to visit when we’re in the area.
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It doesn’t look like much.
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And the atmosphere is more family style diner than anything….
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But the clam chowder is to die for. Thick, rich, creamy and chock full of clams … it’s almost a meal in itself. (deckhand lemonade with Tito’s, because yes… they serve alcohol)
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The meals are always amazing, and their fresh seafood is cooked to perfection. I had a massive platter of fantail fried shrimp with baked potato and cole slaw, husband had a garlic butter broiled haddock with butternut squash and a bowl of cottage cheese. Neither of us went away hungry.
Two soups, a cocktail, a beer and two more than ample seafood dinners for $82. In our neck of the woods that amount barely gets you past appetizers.
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And if you can use it?
I don’t want to know.
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Oh my.
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Sorry Wyoming, your Wind River Range is being crossed off my bucket list.
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Sells it the next day of course. Anyone who’s ever tasted it knows that.
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If this is true? My husband has a friend who will never die…
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Et tu mouse?
It seems no one is trustworthy these days.
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Late summer and fall are agricultural fair seasons in Maine and on a beautiful sunny day the husband and I decided to take a drive northwest to check out one we’d never visited before.
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Located in Dover Foxcroft…
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The Piscataquis Valley Fair was very small.
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But it had an impressive building filled with a large collection of fire fighting memorabilia.
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The disembodied Smokey the Bear head was a trifle disturbing..
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But these old pull along pumps were fascinating. Can you imagine putting out your burning house with that?
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The husband was checking out the patches, but all I could see was the Happy Hooker. Limitless marketing opportunities there…
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Random giant carved fish?
Check.
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Award winning art and Maine centric photography?
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Check.
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I had to laugh that even here I couldn’t escape the pickles…
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And some extremely unappetizing carrots.
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Did my husband find people to chat with? Boy howdy, did he ever.
Over 40 minutes were spent learning about invasive, non native water plants choking Maine lakes and streams.
Do we live on a Maine lake or stream? No. But we learned how to identify the evil greens all the same.
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Another half hour was spent talking to an old farmer about rusted machinery and equipment.
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I was tempted to remark on the unfortunate company name on this one, but I didn’t have the heart.
And yes, that second letter is a worn off O.
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