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How weird is your state?

March 1, 2025 Rivergirl 26 Comments

Apologies for not posting every state, some of you just aren’t that weird.

This sounds perfectly reasonable to me. There are entirely too many fake cowboys.

Do pickles bounce in every state, or just Connecticut?

Is my recently dormant pickle algorithm to blame for this blog?

I have questions…

If I have any Hawaiian readers, please try this and report back.

Okay, so that’s not very weird, but it’s my state so I’m including it.

I’m also adding this picture …. of the absolutely only billboard I’ve ever seen here. It’s on the Lisbon road heading towards Lewiston and was supposedly “grandfathered” in.

I don’t buy that excuse. There were plenty of older billboards, someone is just too cowardly to rip down God.

Kudos to Nebraska for their honesty.

Finally, a reason to visit Notth Dakota.

Do you love this as much as I do?

I’m not sure why they thought a giant plastic potato would draw tourists to their state, but I’m all in.

It also might explain something my husband and I are puzzled by every time we drive by this house…

Yes. This is real.

Clearly the homeowners are from Rhode Island.

Seagulls have been known to wreak havoc here. I’ve had them steal a loaf of bread from my tote bag and dive bomb our cat. They will flat out f**k you up.

I’m definitely not spitting on one.

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We’re doomed.

February 28, 2025 Rivergirl 37 Comments

As many of you know, we’ve battled a certain red squirrel in the past.

She’s chewed holes in our barn, our garage and our wood shed.

She’s gnawed her way into the eaves of our home and given birth to a large brood we physically had to evict. She attacked my husband when he was cleaning gutters and built a nest in his truck engine, destroying wires that required it to be towed to the repair shop. I could go on, but I think you get the gist.

She’s a menace.

So the other day… when I saw she had a friend?

I was concerned, but before I could fully process the horror? I saw this…

Four!

There are now four red menaces in residence.

We’re doomed.

😫

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Creative carrots, cemetery shopping and unlimited tequila…

February 26, 2025 Rivergirl 26 Comments

I love creative people, and since I’m clearly not one of them I enjoy seeing and stealing their ideas.

I would never have thought of using carrots in a floral bouquet, but it totally works.

🥕🌷🥕

The other day I used Apple Maps to find an antique store the husband wanted to visit.

Should I be worried there’s a cemetery at the exact same address?

😳

Yes, damn it.

She’s back.

Not that his Lordship cares.

Dudley knows how to relax.

Is that the perfect vacation trip or what?

👍

My pickle algorithm has been blissfully quiet for a while… until this popped up last week.

**groan**

This last one is specifically for Mark.

😉

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More snow days.

February 25, 2025 Rivergirl 20 Comments

After 3 years of virtually no snow, this winter is keeping our shovels busy.

Strolling out to the man cave for an adult beverage requires some effort.

The bird bath is disappearing.

And the shrub hats are growing.

As is the hump on the patio table.

❄️😊❄️

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News you can’t use.

February 24, 2025 Rivergirl 15 Comments

Because you admitted you look forward to it.

No, you are not allowed to tell my husband.

I’d say it beats washing windows, but it really doesn’t.

Beware Toadzilla.

He’s a toad and a half.

Worst.

Allergy.

Ever.

At this point I’d prefer they poop on anything made by Musk.

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This and that.

February 23, 2025 Rivergirl 12 Comments

Lord Dudley Mountcatten has developed a disturbing fondness for Al Roker…

Should I be worried?

Has the revolution begun? And why did no one tell me…

I love Cards Against Humanity and Beth Dutton.

I may have to own this.

Not my photograph, but it was posted by someone in Maine.

If that squirrel isn’t silently saying ‘hold my beer’ ? I’ll eat my hat.

Bacon is life.

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Let’s play.

February 21, 2025 Rivergirl 42 Comments

You’ll have to think for a moment, but have faith…

I think you can do it.

I can think of quite a few I happily lived without back in the day but can’t imagine surviving the loss of now….

Power windows in cars. Did we ever roll them down manually? My mind boggles at the physical effort.

Microwaves. I don’t cook with ours but reheating leftovers quickly is one of life’s simple pleasures.

DVRs. The pleasure of watching what I want when I want cannot be beat.

But if I’m honest the number one modern convenience I can’t do without is my iPhone. It holds my 23,710 photos and keeps me in touch with long lost friends. It’s my dictionary, my calculator, my encyclopedia, and my address book. It’s a source of video entertainment, games, and shopping. I call, I text, I email. I bank, I navigate, and check the local weather. Most importantly? I blog with you lot.

Sadly, I’m not exaggerating when I say I’d be lost without it.

So how about you…

What mod con will they pry from your cold dead hands?

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The flotsam I need to share.

February 19, 2025 Rivergirl 22 Comments

I don’t know if this first one is true, but I really hope so. The cuteness factor is off the charts.

And because I’m nerdy enough to get a giant kick out of this –

Murphy’s cat? Uncannily accurate.

As my loyal readers know, adjusting to retirement has not been easy for my husband. Feeling useless and unproductive with endless hours to fill has been driving him a bit batty. I’ve given him numerous suggestions, none of which have been to his liking.

And then I saw this…

Now that’s a retirement career he’s well suited for!

Without starting a political argument, I’m just going to drop the following photo here. Taken at the FBI, it shows a worker following orders to paint.