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Don’t stress, it’s an easy one today.
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I’m beautiful.
And I found this on the Internet so it must be true.
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What are you?
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Let’s play.
Maps that don’t take you anywhere.
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In case you can’t see it, this is Maine’s.
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Not too disturbing when drawn, but a bit creepy when experienced in person.
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😳
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I’m right in the middle, which is where I want to be.
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I thought my state would rank higher.
Disappointing, that.
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Looks like I’m not doing enough drinking.
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Electronics seem to win the prize.
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Mark and Shelly, where do your towns stand on the cow to human scale?
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Don’t laugh. Moose will flat take you out…
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These numbers astound me. My husband and I bought our first house, a 3 bedroom 2 bath ranch, for $45,000. Granted that was in 1985 but the income to mortgage ratio was much smaller then. How many young couples starting out today can afford a half a million dollars home? It’s crazy.
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Danger, Will Robinson!
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Strolling around the property last week , His Lordship spotted an intruder.
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Lord Dudley is a gentle soul. Mild mannered, sweet and usually quite skittish, but when he spotted the neighbor’s cat Silas?
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Our resident Royal went full blown Jekyll and Hyde and started growling, hissing and screeching.
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He tried to give chase but thankfully his harness did its job and saved me from running for the garden hose and paying a large vet bill.
I doubt Silas will be back after that frosty reception.
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Continuing our walk, I noticed the sedum was thoughtfully color coordinating with the Man Cave/Barn Mahal.
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And some of our backyard trees were putting on an autumn show.
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My two weirdo daisies that only bloom after the first frost were doing their late season thing as well.
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With some very sluggish bees taking final advantage.
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They want to pay me for my…. what?
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On a recent visit to the health care center for my annual physical, the doctor recommended a colonoscopy. I’ve never had one … and not being in any hurry to experience the disgusting prep or the dreaded butt cam itself, I opted for the Cologuard home kit they send in the mail.
Being a bad patient, I promptly stuck it in the closet and forgot about it.
Until today, when I received this.
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Yes.
The Cologuard company wants to pay me $25 for sending in a sample of… 💩
The world is a very strange place indeed.
🤣🤣🤣
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News you can’t use.
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Because if I have to know these things, so do you.
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If that isn’t proof positive you should never trust the internet to diagnose your malady, I don’t know what is.
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Worst. Cave. Name.
Ever.
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Crikey, what now?
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I’ve got news for you Gen Z, this is not a new phenomenon.
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Even stars get the munchies.
Good to know.
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Remember, you heard it here first.
Whether you wanted to or not.
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Autumn leaves and an artisan fair.
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Another beautiful fall day, another scenic drive.
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To a festival called Apples and Artisans.
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Crafters, pumpkins, apples…
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And gorgeous foliage.
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Had to laugh at this license plate.
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No dogs allowed.
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The trees really put on a show last month.
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🍁 🍂🍁
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Squirrel gymnastics.
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It’s been squirrel central at Casa River lately.
Our beef feeder pole is out in the open, and with our resident hawk patrolling the skies we usually only have a single squirrel show up to nosh.
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Seven is a record.
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But after something scared the others away one brave little guy took advantage.
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I know people hate squirrels because they eat the bird seed, but we’re equal opportunity feeders here and all critters are welcome.
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I enjoy watching their gymnastic performances.
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Rats with bushy tails?
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Maybe.
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But they’re still sweeties.
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Let’s play.
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Or be grouchy and don’t.
Which ironically, is the perfect mood for today.
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This is a tough one for me, but I’d have to say number 7 or 9.
If I’m grouchy it’s probably someone else’s fault…and those faces match my looks of utter disdain for the human race pretty well.
How about you?
Pick a grouch.
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More pumpkins.
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I found a few more photos from this year’s Damarriscotta Pumpkin festival and they’re too good not to share…
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Now that’s some clever use of pumpkins!
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Random bits and pieces.
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We had a frost last night which finally killed off most of my geraniums and that got me thinking about what comes next.
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I’m not quite at 168…
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But my book corner should last me through mid January.
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I wholeheartedly agree Thomas.
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A friend called the other day and said her ex had just entered into hospice care. She asked if I had any more of the small booklets I was given when my mother passed over a decade ago. Written by a hospice nurse they took the mystery out of the physicality of dying and truly helped at a difficult time in my life.
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I had one more set and was happy to share them with her daughter. Nothing about losing a loved one is easy, but knowing what to expect at the end brought me a small measure of comfort.
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Sunset… lighting up the fall foliage across the road.
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Sure was pretty.
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Random selfie, just because.
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