Random rambling.

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Lord Dudley Mountcatten, caught mid -stalk.

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It’s been an unusually wet summer and while this time of year usually finds our lawn dry and crunchy, the grass is verdant green.

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Which shows off the rainbows to perfection.

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I don’t care if it tastes good, the can alone would make me try it.

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Work has resumed on the view busting greenhouses across the street.

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Can’t say I’m in a hurry for that to be erected.

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I could never make decent shadow figures when I was young, but I found this recently and wanted to share. The spider looks like a scorpion and the puppy resembles a hippo but they’re still better than I ever managed.

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Mr. Hawk is back and has discovered a power line perch.

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Whether that’s a very brave or very stupid dove has yet to be determined.

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Another rainbow.

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Getting to know.. and legalizing.. Pearl.

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Even though Pearl came with 30 day temporary tags, I registered her and got plates on day two.

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Maine is doing away with my favorite chickadee in a pine forest plate so I chose the loon on a lake this time around.

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Pearl is snazzy, with two tone leather and suede interior.

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Though the massive computer screen is taking a little getting used to.

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My ‘14 had a small screen, but this one is like a movie theater.

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So far I’m loving her.

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Next step?

Sell poor Ethel who’s feeling left out in the background.

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He’s not happy unless he has a project. Or two…

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Remember when I told you about the husband putting his new (old as dirt) treasure in the shed?

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Besides being a tight fit and hard to maneuver, there’s no room for his beloved zero turn lawn tractor …. so a few days after he bought the treasure?

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Construction began.

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Yup.

Another project is underway at Casa River.

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Shingles have been stripped…

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And framing has begun for a shed extension.

You know, like the one he tore down a few years ago.

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Sigh…

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Say hello to Pearl.

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Of course we had to have a torrential downpour when the scheduled pick up day for my new car arrived.

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Flash flooding, road washouts.

It was raining so hard we had to go over all Pearl’s nifty features under cover in the service department.

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When we got to the engine, I zoned out. As long as it starts and runs, I’m good.

This particular dealership is family owned and adds a few extra bennies when you purchase from them.

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So after signing the papers and writing a whopping check, she was mine.

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Pearl!

She drives like a dream and is chock full of fancy tech it will take me months to learn.

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These were the instruction booklets in the glove box.

Yikes!

On top of that she comes with Starlink which the dealer activated.

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Which reminded me of my first oil change appointment next year.

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We never have work done on our cars at the dealerships because they’re ridiculously expensive, but kudos to them for trying.

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News you can’t use.

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Because you need your weekly fix of nonsense news.

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If your penis can lift barbells? I don’t want to know about it…

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Or not.

I’m going with not.

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I am a menopausal woman of a certain age, and while I don’t yet resemble Lord Dudley Mountcatten on the whisker front… I will admit to fighting one stubborn hair that has no business on my chin.

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I only have one question, but it’s the most important.

Does the cow enjoy it?

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I’m not at all conflicted.

They’re awful.

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Half price nursery sales are the best.

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Installing hanging plant brackets on the new porch posts only meant one thing…

I had to shop for hanging plants.

Which isn’t easy this time of year as decorations turn toward fall. I searched high and low and only found one nursery that had anything pretty left.

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But these half price dragon wing begonias fit the bill nicely.

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Now it’s looking like a porch I can be proud of.

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Even if it’s not quite finished…

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The feline jury is still out.

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Lord Dudley Mountcatten has been tentatively exploring the new arrivals in the den.

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And looks at me like, what gives?

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Each piece must be thoroughly tested…

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And if this face doesn’t scream displeasure I’ll eat my hat.

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Complaints are loud and frequent.

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After a few days, His Lordship has given his approval to one piece and one piece only…

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The ottoman can stay.

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A railly good time.

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The third railing section was done…

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And though it was the smallest, the last section proved the most difficult as well.

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There was some considerable sputtering during its attachment to the stone, so I kept my distance until completion.

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Voila! (which spell check always changes to viola)

Railings are done.

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And though it took me over an hour to convince my husband he had to rehang my plant brackets…

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He shimmied into the small space and did just that.

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A little more tinkering with the electrical outlet…

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And we’ve reached the point where there’s no more to do until the new front door arrives.

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So now we wait…

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