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Valentine’s fun.

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My day started with a sweet little flower delivery.

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With some gorgeous peach and pink roses.

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The colors were lovely.

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And they were in full bloom.

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42 Valentine’s Days together and he still sends me flowers. I must be doing something right.

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There was also a box of artisan alcoholic truffles.

My husband knows me well.

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Okay, I already ate the Kahlua.

So sue me.

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We went out for a late lunch to the home of the world’s best pork chop we’ve visited before so I’ll spare you another review… other than to say my meal was superb.

PORK TENDERLOIN RISOTTO —

Maine Family Farms roasted pork tenderloin, arborio rice, onion, white wine, cream, thyme, brie, brown sugar peach sauce.

This place knows pork. Yum!

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Next door? An elephant who clearly disregards parking bans.

And finally, in honor of Valentine’s Day.

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Hearts pop up everywhere…

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And it’s just what’s needed to brighten gloomy winter spirits.

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Deer. And yes, more deer…

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We have a herd every night.

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And they’re always a joy to watch.

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The clunk that makes them scatter in this video was a male cardinal slamming into the glass on our kitchen porch.

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Thankfully he was just dazed and flew off shortly after.

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The harem master.

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Dusted with snow during a storm.

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Sadly the little plum tree we planted two years ago is tasty.

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And loses a lot of lower branches in the winter.

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Cabbage knees, chicken soup and lickable elements.

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Fat shaming is wrong.

Even if it’s directed towards those of feline persuasion.

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Poor Fred.

I feel you buddy.

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Since I posted about my knee troubles two weeks ago? I’ve been inundated with ads for bamboo wraps, pain creams and Velcro braces.

But yesterday?

Things went a little south..

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For the record I won’t be wrapping myself in cabbage… no matter how blog worthy the photos might be.

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Our buck, having dinner.

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He still has his rack, which is rather odd.

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But it does make him easier to identify.

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Posted for those who have always wondered.

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After too many awful internet crock pot recipes to count, I finally found a good one. This was easy and quite tasty, though I had to leave out the red pepper flakes for my spice averse spouse. When I make it again I’m going to halve the amount of chicken, once shredded it was a little too meaty for me.

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In case you didn’t realize.

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Smile, and the world smiles with you.

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Our snow melted for a while this month and it made a nice background for portraits of our resident buck.

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He’s a big fella with a nice size and shape.

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Though his rack is a little squirrelly.

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It’s hard to tell if he’s an 8 or 9 pointer as his angles are all over the place.

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But I love his little white striped feet.

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And his smile of course.

We can all use more of those these days.

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Random rambling.

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The husband and I celebrated our 42nd wedding anniversary recently… and there were flowers.

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We’re lucky to have a wonderful local florist just a few miles from our house.

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Or should I say I’m lucky, as the husband is rarely able to forget special occasions.

Our florist posts pictures of the arrangements she makes every week on Facebook and this recent customized request for a chef made me smile.

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How clever is that?

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As seen at the grocery store.

Makes me wonder how spicy this product has to be to warrant such a violent response.

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Enough said.

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We’ve been having a strange influx of evening gtosbeaks recently. They visit in large groups and are quite a dramatic sight.

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Cold?

Yes, it’s been cold.

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Though you wouldn’t know it by the Juncos. The snow doesn’t seem to bother them at all.

Brr!

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The world’s best pork chop.

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We headed back down to Windham recently because my husband was craving the world’s best pork chop.

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Christmas decorations were still up.

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And the chickens were still watching me drink.

This cocktail was called Hibernation and was delicious. Simple, fresh… and probably worth spending the winter in a cave.

Vodka, cardamom simple, lime, blackberry puree.

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The husband started with carrot ginger soup and loved it.

Bumbleroot Farm carrots, onion, garlic, ginger, coconut milk, maple syrup, pepitas.

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My next cocktail was a spiced clementine margarita. Ooh la la!.. that was tasty.

Reposado, spiced clementine syrup, lime, Cointreau.

My appetizer of corn and spicy chicken egg rolls were equally as good.

Maine Family Farms chicken, roasted corn, cumin, Monterey jack cheese, chili powder, egg roll wrapper, chipotle aioli, pico-slaw.

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And there it is. Unassuming to view… but this cider brined chop is next level good and perfectly grilled. You’ve never had pork like this, it’s melt in your mouth tender.

Prime center cut chop, French green beans, butternut puree, Ricker Hill Honeycrisp apple, caramelized onion.

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I went with the chicken cordon bleu which was wonderful as well.

Maine Family Farms chicken breast, egg, flour, Bumbleroot Farm spinach, Pineland Farms Swiss cheese, Canadian bacon, cream, parmesan, Waxwing Bakery breadcrumbs.

We’ve come to the realization it’s impossible to have a bad meal at Yolked. Oh, you’ll pay for the privilege… but what’s life without a little splurging?

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Sleeping cats, roach clips and opossums.

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Lord Dudley Mountcatten can sleep anywhere at anytime.

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Even sitting up straight in the sun.

He really was sound asleep and tumbled onto the couch shortly after the picture was taken… losing all that hard won feline dignity in the process.

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As promised –

This isn’t the actual feathered roach clip photo I’d been searching for, but it’s from the same Halloween party circa 1981. By the time this was taken I’d lost the headband and tomahawk, but the clips are still there.

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We have one little visiting opossum.

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It’s so cold, and his fur is just thin hairs.

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I never understand how they can survive Maine winters, but they do.

And speaking of winter…

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This is our immediate future.

With the local news using some pretty technical meteorological terms…

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Major fluff!

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