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White Mountains trip… Day 1.

October 31, 2019 Rivergirl 26 Comments

It was a little dreary the day we left, with rain threatening in the distance… but we made good time and actually arrived too early to check into our resort.

What to do. What to do…

Who am I kidding?

It was margarita time.

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So we found a chicken themed bar…

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And settled in for lunch. Liquid and otherwise…

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It was a funky place…

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Basically a converted farmhouse with lots of quirky little rooms.

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And though they don’t look wonderful….

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The homemade chicken croquettes were to die for.

Bellies full, we headed out.

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Fall color was intermittent during this trip. Some places gorgeous, others past peak.

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We got to Newry, still too early to check in… so we explored.

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Found a covered bridge….

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Built in 1872…

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And enjoyed the views.

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It was peaceful…

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And smelled like autumn.

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For those not familiar…

That means fresh air, apples, a hint of wood smoke, and dry crackling leaves.

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Nectar of the Gods.

Down the road a ways, we had a laugh.

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We followed the sign, but found neither hole nor Frenchman.

But we did pass a camp….

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With the perfect name.

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That says it all.

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I love the country!

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I love my town.

August 15, 2019 Rivergirl 32 Comments

Want to put your finger on the pulse of your town?

Check out the Facebook group pages.

No matter how large or small your particular hamlet is, chances are someone, somewhere is administrating a page for it.

I haven’t had so much fun in years!

You’ll learn very quickly who the town gossips are, where to find a free 40 year old slightly faded recliner, which families have been feuding since 1923, who stole the carrots off the honor system garden cart, the residents you should avoid at all costs, and where the best wild raspberries are found.

There are also important things like this:

That’s news you can use people!

Neighbors helping neighbors…

*Note to self- avoid the White Road*

Granted, if you live in the city you won’t have such interesting headlines.

But loose chickens can be a problem anywhere…

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Because apparently… this is a thing.

August 3, 2019 Rivergirl 36 Comments

Chickens.

You all know I like them. You all know my husband is the evil man who won’t let me have them.

(Okay, so in complete honesty he says I can have them… but I have to be the one who goes out in the minus 20 degree winter temperatures to feed, water, and clean the coop in mid January and we all know that’s not happening.)

Yeah… no.

But if I did have them?

I would totally be on board with the latest chicken trend.

Tutus!

Chickens…

In tutus!

Granted, not all of them look thrilled with the idea.

And okay, watch out for that one. He looks homicidal….

But chickens in tutus!

It’s a good thing.

Thank you Martha.

I thought you might.

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Let’s Talk Chicken … Chapter 3.

July 22, 2019 Rivergirl 26 Comments

If you missed the first two chapters of this riveting chicken series, catch up here:

Let’s talk chicken…

Let’s Talk Chicken… chapter 2.

Onward.

This could be a trick question as chickens often eat ticks, but we’ll proceed anyway.

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Let’s start with some interesting chicken facts.

Quick recap – You can’t beat a chicken off the line unless it’s at night… and if it catches you? It will unleash it’s inner T Rex.

My advice?

Don’t race a chicken.

More facts:

Quick recap – There’s no need to buy your chickens deodorant or a birthday cake.

Though wearing the hat can be quite stylish.

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A 3 eyed chicken?

I’ve often thought having a third eye on the top of my head would be helpful, though it would be hard to find the right pair of sunglasses…

Next up –

Okay, whether you’re a chicken fan or not this is fascinating stuff.

They can literally be asleep and awake at the same time. How frickin’ cool is that?

Heck, I could snooze and finish off that 12 part documentary series about Heinrich Schliemann at the same time! (1)

So there you have it.

Never let it be said my blogs are not educational…

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(1) A few years ago I started watching a PBS documentary series on the search for ancient Troy.

Was it dry? Perhaps a wee bit…

Was it boring? Not to a history buff like me… but the husband fell asleep approximately 7 minutes into each and every episode.

If he was a chicken we could have discussed it later.

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I knew it!

June 30, 2019 Rivergirl 25 Comments

Chickens.

They’re marvelous creatures.

Much maligned….

And underappreciated.

But now..

I’ve discovered this.

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And all is right with the world.

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Zapped!

June 26, 2019 Rivergirl 46 Comments

So I cruised my followers list the other day and did a bit of belated spring cleaning.

Good bye mortgage company people, how to make money online people, unique items you can’t find anywhere else people….

If you’re blatantly a business and have never commented, liked or read a single word I’ve posted?

You’re outta here.

I’ve been blogging for more years than I care to count, and while I enjoy WP immensely… I have to say I’ve never been on a site that has so much digital commerce.

For pity’s sake…. I have salesmen knocking on my door trying to sell me boxes of frozen meat. I have telemarketers calling nonstop trying to sell me car warranties and vinyl siding. I have girlfriends trying to rope me into attending a dinner party so they can sell me Pampered Chef products.

Enough already! My blog is a sales free zone.

And I’m zapping.

(Sorry, cleaning analogies are over. But that’s a chicken…

Riding a vacuum cleaner…

While laying an egg.

These things must be shared.)

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If you’re selling Cryptocurrency?

Please move along.

That’s not my idea of blogging.

Then there are these people…

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They set up a site but never use it.

Why do you bother, and why do you always follow me? I engage with my readers damn it!

So…

It’s surprising how many of these followers sneak in without you noticing.

When’s the last time you checked your list? I bet you have 50 or so lurking like I did.

Start zapping. It feels good to kick them to the curb….

Unless you’re one of those bloggers who needs a high follower count for personal validation.

Then by all means, you do you.

Feel free to have a bloated list.

I won’t judge.

Okay, maybe just a little.

The Meyer Briggs test said I have to…

P.S. Sometimes I write and schedule blogs upwards of a week in advance. Since writing this?

Five of the zapped are back.

Perhaps I’m more irresistible than I thought.

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Tomorrow is a holiday…

May 22, 2019 Rivergirl 34 Comments

And not just any holiday.

Please celebrate accordingly.

Well, that’s disturbing.

I was thinking more along the lines of…

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Let’s Talk Chicken… chapter 2.

May 16, 2019 Rivergirl 37 Comments

Admit it, you’d thought I’d forgotten about this series.

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Well, I didn’t.

And in case you missed chapter 1…

Let’s talk chicken…

Onward!

Chapter 2.

Chicken etiquette.

(Be honest…

Where else can you find quality blog content like this?

No where, that’s where.)

Chickens are the most common bird on earth.

And since they out number us by 43 billion?

You might want to pay attention.

The uprising could come any day now.

Pecking order is important… and not always based on size. Scientists believe breed, intelligence and personality allow chickens to size up other members of the flock. Knowing your place is what it’s all about.

The usual hen house order goes like this:

The rooster is king.

Let’s call him Jon…

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Next is the head hen…

We shall call her Sansa.

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Then there’s the sentinel.

Whose name is Arya.

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And finally, the weak bottom dweller…

Who, of course… is named Theon.

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(Hey, it’s Game of Thrones final season…

It can’t all be about chickens.)

But here’s a tidbit of trivia you probably could have gone all day without knowing.

Cold hearted bitches, chickens.

But who can blame her when a man with better hair comes along?

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Why did the chicken cross the road?

May 2, 2019 Rivergirl 29 Comments

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Well, keep dreaming…

Today’s not the day.

It’s an age old question and I thought why not enlist a few famous people to help us with the answer.

So why did the chicken cross the road?

OPRAH says: Well, I understand that the chicken is having problems, which is why he wants to cross the road so badly. So instead of having the chicken learn from his mistakes and take falls, which is a part of life, I’m going to give this chicken a NEW CAR so that he can just drive across the road and not live his life like the rest of the chickens.

Fair enough.

Let’s hope it’s a Mercedes, because they had the best car commercial… ever!

Watch it. I dare you not to smile…

SARAH PALIN says: The chicken crossed the road because, gosh-darn it, he’s a maverick!

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DR SEUSS says: Did the chicken cross the road? Did he cross it with a toad? Yes, the chicken crossed the road, but why it crossed I’ve not been told.

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True, but a little morbid.

BILL CLINTON says: I did not cross the road with that chicken.

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Okay, okay. We get it.

ERNEST HEMINGWAY says: To die in the rain, alone.

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Well, damn.

That’s depressing.

DONALD TRUMP says: We should build a wall so the chicken can’t cross the road.

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Nice hair.

AL GORE says: I invented the chicken…. and the road.

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Yeah…

Thanks for that.

ALBERT EINSTEIN says: Did the chicken really cross the road, or did the road move beneath the chicken?

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And finally –

ARISTOTLE says: It is the nature of chickens to cross the road.

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So there you have it.

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And because I don’t want to break the trend of inserting a GOT reference into every single one of my posts till the final season is over….

A Game of Thrones chicken.

Epic!

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Let’s talk chicken…

March 25, 2019 Rivergirl 24 Comments

As promised.

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Yes, we’re really doing this.

Chapter 1.

Having had many one sided chicken conversations, I was looking forward to this.

Chicken cheerleaders…

Who knew?

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Apparently Animal Planet, who features them in the annual Puppy Bowl.

Though they do need to work on their pom pom skills a bit.

And here I thought the only variety of peeps worth noting came at Easter.

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Tidbitting?

I love learning new words.

While I’ve had various roosters chase me over the years, I never once thought to challenge them to a dance off.

But clearly, they’ve got moves.

So it’s official… my spirit animal is a chicken.

I love to sunbathe as well.

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*Note to self – do not Google sunbathing chicken or you will find one on the menu of a restaurant in Japan, complete with dipping sauce and white bread beach chair.*