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The moose is loose.

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My booze moose came in the mail Saturday.

And I’m not sure what I was expecting, but it certainly wasn’t a puzzle .

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This is the type of thing that makes the spatial reasoning challenged among us break into a cold sweat.

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Oh! The horror.

But I wanted to surprise the husband so I dove right in….

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And soon, a boozy moose appeared.

Was I disappointed in the lack of decent beer portrayed? Yes.

Busch Light and Coors Light will never pass our beer fridge’s portals.

Nope. Never. Not happening.

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I’ve determined the best place to hang him is on the big barn doors that are no longer doors. The husband’s warped antique mirror will have to be relocated…

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And his English pub ring toss game might be an issue.

Because while the booze moose is fun, it’s not what you would call solidly constructed. One errant ring toss could ruin him.

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This will require deep thought, so for now…..

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He’s just bellying up to the bar.

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Walkies? More like Sitties….

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Walkies with Lord Dudley Mountcatten are continuing since the weather has been warm and cooperative. (It’s Maine. Anything over 10 degrees is considered warm.)

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Dudley enjoys his time outside.

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Though I have to admit there’s not a great deal of walking going on.

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These pics were taken over the course of an hour.

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And involved circling this flower bed two dozen times in search of mice.

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Holiday cheer…?

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Here’s a little something that might renew your faith in mankind. As seen on my little Maine town’s community Facebook page.

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Proof positive there are still good and decent people in the world.

But if you think I’ve gone off the rails and this is one of those saccharine sweet Hallmark movie posts?

I also have this bit of holiday cheer :

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And if that isn’t disturbing enough for you?

Check out the Christmas selection:

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Apologies to my cringing male readers…. But it’s too good bad not to share.

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A missed opportunity.

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We recently discovered a branch of my husband’s family owned a farm in a nearby town back in the day. A long lost relative even showed us a picture.

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Interested in the history, I did some research to try to find its exact location.

Due to my superior sleuthing, I found it.

Problem is, I was 70 odd years too late.

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In the town’s historical society, I found this picture of it burning to the ground in 1951.

Shame, that. It looked like a lovely place.

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I bought a moose.

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Calm down, I’m not talking about this kind of moose…

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I’m talking about this kind:

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Damn right I do. But drinking in the man cave will be so much better with a moose head made from beer and liquor cardboard boxes for company.

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I could have gone with the deer…

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Or the eagle.

But this is Maine. It had to be the moose.

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It should be here next week.

Here’s hoping it’s half as much fun as the pictures.

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Things be flyin’ in my town.

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I have to laugh at the plethora of things that are flying around my town lately.

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CMP, Central Maine Power… otherwise known as the company everyone loves to hate. They rarely get anything right, and freeing a kite from a power line to get it stuck in a tree sounds like something they would do.

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Another lost kite. This one is pretty fierce, I might have been tempted to keep it.

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We’ve had some odd things blow onto our lawn, but never a tent.

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Storage sheds are also flying.

I really need to pay more attention to the skies around here…

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We all have one.

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Admit it, you have at least one crazy friend.

You know the one I’m talking about. They’re a little off the rails and do things you would never even dream of.

Wild? Maybe.

Entertaining? Most certainly.

Case in point: one of mine, whom we shall call P.

I grew up with P… and while we weren’t extremely close, I still consider her a childhood friend.

So when I heard she got back at a cheating boyfriend by breaking into his house and cutting his bed in half with a chainsaw?

I can’t say I was surprised.

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While I don’t condone the dangerous behavior?

I have to say, I do admire her chutzpah.

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They could be twins.

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When it comes to collecting crap stuff, my husband is the epitome of the phrase ‘the thrill is in the hunt’.

He’ll tirelessly scour flea markets and antique stores for that just right piece of crap treasure….. but once he owns it? It will languish in the closet or be left in a deserted corner to gather cobwebs.

And now?

His cat is displaying the same traits.

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Yes, that’s a half dead mouse.

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And just like his father….

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After he hunts it down, Lord Dudley Mountcatten could care less what becomes of it.

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