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We had a yard sale.
It was a big success.
My husband parted with some of his treasure and enjoyed it. He even spoke about selling more.
I was thrilled!
I had visions of a clean basement and an empty garage.
But…
This is my husband the pack rat we’re talking about so instead of organizing his old things for another sale?
He brought home more things… because they were free on the side of the road.
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No doubt left over from someone else’s yard sale.
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Sigh…
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Ah, the good old days…
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When we moved into this house in 2002 it had an almond Montgomery Ward refrigerator just like that. It was probably the original from when the house was built in 1974. Old and ugly… it had to go, even though it worked perfectly.
In hindsight I should have kept it. We’re on our fourth new refrigerator now.
They don’t make them like they used to.
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Almost every house I entered when I was young had one of these. My parents didn’t because they weren’t big tv people…. but my husband brought one home from a yard sale years ago and stuck it in the basement.
Aren’t I lucky?
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Harvest gold, burnt orange and olive green are the colors of my childhood.
But carpet in the bathroom? Eeewww!
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Been there, done that!
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I still have some of my old 8 track mixed tapes. Awful things, but we loved them.
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Here we go again…
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I’m in the definite minority here.
Mary and merry for me.
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Maine has a decided lack of porn stars. I’m not sure if that’s a good thing or bad.
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Lobster.
Maine’s reason is 🦞.
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My state didn’t make either list.
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I remember the silly blue laws when we lived in North Carolina and they were nothing but annoying. You can’t legislate morality…
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Idexx Laboratories over LL Beans? I don’t think so.
I’ve never even heard of it.
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I just read the average price of a home in Maine is over $450k… if the true value is only $168k? We’re all in trouble.
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12?
What the hell Romania! At least I think that’s Romania…
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When I was a teenager in the late 70’s and early 80’s…. Maine summers were warm, but not hot. If it hit 85 degrees we were complaining about a heat wave. Houses didn’t have air conditioning and cars in our state weren’t sold with it because we didn’t need it.
We do now.
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I miss the good old (cool) days.
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You can’t use it, but you love it.
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I’m shocked.
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I feel you Auntie.
I really do…
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All I can say is I know it works for Marines. My guy has always been able to fall asleep in two minutes flat. Even when I’m talking…
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Say it isn’t so.
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It’s so.
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Bet they don’t put that in the tourist brochure.
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You go girl!
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Is there anything more lovely than the delicate beauty of a butterfly?
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I tried to capture this Eastern Swallowtail with its wings fully open but never quite managed the perfect shot.
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No matter, any encounter is time well spent.
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Such delicate creatures.
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And beautiful even when viewed from the side.
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July and August are hot and dry months in Maine.
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Our verdant green grass is browning in spots and I’m constantly hoping for rain.
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My flowers are thirsty and I can only imagine how much water our farming neighbor is pumping on his fields.
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With the high heat comes afternoon thunderstorms.
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But not for us.
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We sit on the porch and sadly watch them roll on by.
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Not one drop fell on our property from this boomer.
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Talk about a missed opportunity.
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You’re here, what else are you going to do?
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Long life.
I’ve lost so many beloved pets over the years I swear my heart will crack in two when I have to say goodbye to another….
So I’d like His Lordship to live twice as long as a normal cat.
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How about you?
What super power would you like your pet to possess.
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We’re down to one woodchuck.
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He visits morning and early evening and I oblige by providing treats.
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On this particular day it was baby carrots and carrot shavings.
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And though he munched them all….
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From the look on his face?
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It’s clear he would have preferred watermelon.
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Remember when my husband tore down most of our old shed and rebuilt it without the addition?
Remember when my husband bought an antique wagon and had to rebuild the addition to house the purchase?
Remember when I complained about having a gaping open hole on the north side of the new addition because my husband couldn’t figure out how to build a door on the wonky shaped opening?
Remember when my husband covered the hole with a tarp thinking that would suffice?
Silly man.
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Door construction has begun.
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I had multiple ideas for this.
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None of which were taken under consideration.
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Have you hugged your door today?
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Remember how nothing was even close to level or plumb when the shed was built?
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It’s going to be interesting…
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I like day lilies.
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They’re a joyous burst of color.
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And basically care free.
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Plant them and forget them.
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Until they bloom.
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And then be sorry the show is so fleeting.
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