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A few chuckles from the thrift store finds page.
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Well, it definitely beats a gnome.
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A Christian ouija board with a direct line to Jesus.
Who could resist?
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Personally I hope I never see anything like it either.
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No bathroom is complete without one.
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For the love of all that’s holy…
Run!
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Because we never pass up an opportunity to do a flight.
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Hobbs Tavern and Brewery.
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The Two and Two white stout was delightful.
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Broccoli cheese soup and a pomegranate margarita to start for me.
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Husband had a yummy bacon wrapped herby meatloaf.
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And I had a great turkey club with cranberry mayo.
On the furniture fabric home front… we’ve narrowed it down to this accent pattern but can’t decide between solids for the couches.
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In certain conditions the light is too light.
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In others, the dark is too dark.
Lord Dudley Mountcatten couldn’t care less.
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But I’m leaning towards the light.
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Spring is here … though to be honest I’m still waiting for winter. March in Maine used to mean cold and snow but temps have been near 50 most of the month and up until last week’s snow storm we had green grass in places.
Sigh.
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It’s been damp and too warm all winter.
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Though I admit the morning fog is soothing.
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His Lordship?
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Never misses his morning coffee.
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And now that his scratchy post has been returned to its normal living room site…
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All is right with his world.
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I just hope the furniture stores don’t mind a little cat hair on their fabric samples.
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We had a terrible rain and wind storm two weeks ago. It wasn’t a N’or Easter but with 65 mph gusts and power outages it might as well have been.
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When the power went out, I plopped myself down and read a book.
And watched the shingles on our roof flap.
That’s always fun.
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Not.
My husband spent the next day on the roof replacing those we’d lost. Homeownership is a bitch.
Shortly after, his Harley returned from the shop.
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Again
$1,500 later…
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He’s sputtering about selling and I think he might finally be ready to let her go this time.
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And if you can use it?
I promise I’ll try not to judge…
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When I saw that picture I knew it was going to be good bad.
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Please note the author of the article’s name. That can’t be a coincide….
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Buzz Lightyear was iconic. His original name? Not so much.
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Lunar Larry wouldn’t get anywhere near infinity and beyond.
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I’m confused.
Can naked dressing even be considered dressing?
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AI.
Those aren’t the only things it will get wrong.
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I’m with Kate.
Pass the Mac and cheese..
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The weird and wonderful things found at thrift stores page on Facebook really makes me laugh.
I have a girlfriend who loves to thrift and I’ve seen some odd things going with her, but these people take it to a whole new level.
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Perfect!
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Wow.
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Gallons of holy water would be necessary and I still wouldn’t feel safe.
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I’m speechless.
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Now that’s a spice drawer with attitude.
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Maniacal carrots can not be refused.
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I’m happy to report my pickle algorithm seems to have taken a hike and in its place something a little closer to my heart has started popping up.
Although not all the recipes are good.
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Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should.
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Yes, the Pillsbury doughboy is now sharing cocktail recipes with me. The world is a very strange place indeed.
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That doesn’t sound or look the least bit appealing.
I doubt it’s a very good idea in general either.
Ouch!
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Talk about your basic recipe. It’s like they’re not even trying.
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Cheers!
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After the floor was laid and all the new moulding was stained, it was time to arrange the living room jigsaw puzzle.
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I say that because if you’ve ever stained multiple pieces of 10 foot moulding you’ll know they don’t all turn out the same due to variations in the wood.
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Same moulding. Same stain. Totally different grain.
This makes matching and blending a bit of a challenge.
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It had to match an existing door…
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And this slab under the cabinet.
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It’s not easy. And when you use up all the good pieces?
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You hide the bad ones behind a couch.
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Lord Dudley Mountcatten kept a close eye on the proceedings from his temporary perch on a stick vacuum I bought and then returned. You know what $249 gets you these days? A horrible piece of plastic junk.
Think I’ll have to suck it up… no pun intended… and buy a Dyson.
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Living room flooring – done!
Living room moulding – done!
All that was left was putting the room back together.
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After some serious cleaning that is.
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Work on the living room floor is done!
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And once we got past a few (literal) speed bumps things went pretty smoothly.
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As I said before it’s a bit darker than I’d hoped..
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But we’re pleased nonetheless.
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A definite upgrade from that nasty old carpet.
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But like every project that’s undertaken at our cursed house, you know something had to go wrong.
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Hence the ‘almost’ in my blog title.
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We ran out of flooring right before the end. That’s the problem with plank flooring when you have to work a color pattern.
Oh well… it could be worse. We ordered one last box and it should be here in two weeks.
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Because if you’re here, you clearly have nothing better to do.
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A few of my top picks:
Marlon Brando in The Godfather.
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Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lecter.
And of course…
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Now you.
What actors crushed your favorite roles?
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