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The furry, four legged escape artist.

January 31, 2024 Rivergirl 19 Comments

Lord Dudley Mountcatten likes to look out the back door and that hasn’t been possible with the plastic barrier in place.

His Lordship was not pleased.

Just after it was erected, the old door was removed…

So of course, it snowed.

We haven’t had snow all winter… but let our contractor start working and bam. White stuff.

The rotted sub floor and framing was replaced and as work continued with a giant hole in the living room …

Lord Dudley plotted.

I guarded against it and tried to keep a close eye on him, but naturally the little devil found a weak spot and made a run for it.

Thankfully His Lordship is not a fan of snow and after a few cursory steps that resulted in wet feet… he just sat on the doorstep and watched birds.

After hustling him back inside?

He decided a warm sunny spot was more to his liking.

And at least someone was using the treadmill.

😉

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It’s the Amish for the win…

January 31, 2024 Rivergirl 30 Comments

Though I really wanted to purchase living room furniture first, we seem to have put that on hold (due to ugly ass fabrics) and moved on to the dining room.

This is what my husband fell in love with.

An extremely high quality, Amish made, Mission style table and chairs made of elm and maple. He surprised me by liking the black contrast but was so impressed with the quality he may not have even noticed.

A feature he really liked? The leaves store in the table itself.

He also like the table base which has an odd… shelf? Place for tablecloths? I don’t know what it is but I can totally see Lord Dudley Mountcatten claiming it for his own.

This is the arts and crafts style hutch we also purchased, though it will be in the darker stain like the table and have glass sides on the top cabinet.

It’s unusual to see my husband so thrilled with furniture… but the man couldn’t stop rubbing his hands all over this so I guess it’s worth the jaw dropping price.

Delivery in 12 weeks.

😊

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The fishing life.

January 30, 2024 Rivergirl 28 Comments

Maine is a coastal state and has a rich fishing heritage. Lobsters are our mainstay but we also harvest scallops, crabs, oysters and numerous deep sea fish.

The men who work the ocean are a hardy bunch. Strong, stoic, and weatherbeaten. They also have a quirky sense of humor.

So when a local apparel outfitter started a big catch contest giveaway and asked fishermen to submit pictures, you know it was going to get interesting.

Here are a few of my favorite entries.

This is the son of a friend…. with an extra large lobster roll.

In case you ever wondered what scallop dragging looks like.

And that is one monster scallop!

I believe this is a Mahi…

I have no idea what these are, but they’re definitely plentiful.

This is your typical – man with fish – proud catch photo.

This, on the other hand….

Is not.

🤣

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Random rambling…

January 30, 2024 Rivergirl 22 Comments

In case anyone was wondering I didn’t buy one of those pooping animal calendars I blogged about earlier, no…

I went with hedgehogs instead.

Life is good.

And if you’re Lord Dudley Mountcatten, it’s better in a box.

Yes, the wicked witch of the west in the original Wizard of Oz movie, Margaret Hamilton, lived in Maine…. and now they’ve written a play about her.

Another beautiful sunrise at Casa River.

It almost makes waking up early worth it.

No.

And again, no.

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Is a little color too much to ask?

January 28, 2024 Rivergirl 40 Comments

Remember how thrilled I was that my husband found a living room set he liked?

Well, I went back to the store to pick out the fabric before ordering, and sadly …. I wasn’t thrilled for long.

Oh, they had plenty of decent solids, but when it came time to choose a pattern for the coordinating pillows, chair and ottoman I was seriously underwhelmed.

They were ugly.

They were colorless.

And I didn’t want a single one of them in our house.

WTH?

These were the only two out of what seemed like hundreds that even came close…

But neither of them gave me the warm fuzzy I need.

Matter of fact… the only real color in the entire store was this pillow of what looked like grass.

Lazy Boy doesn’t allow fabric substitutions so I can’t buy material elsewhere and bypass their awful selection.

This is not good news.

We finally found the furniture… but we hate the fabrics.

Damn it. The search continues….

😩

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And on the 178th day, there was progress…

January 27, 2024 Rivergirl 18 Comments

When last reported, there was a hole in my wall and a hole in my floor.

Both of these were plugged with appropriate materials.

And then, presto…

(Presto in this case meaning 6 months after we started)

There was a new bedroom door.

Of course it was also late on a Friday afternoon so outdoor trim had to wait.

😉

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And to think it only took 6 months.

January 25, 2024 Rivergirl 15 Comments

We have two fully installed, functioning, trimmed with the right color stain windows and I have to admit I was beginning to think it would never happen.

It’s hard to tell in the photos but they look quite nice.

I had my doubts about the color but it blends really well with the existing trim…

Two down, three to go.

I hope I live long enough to see it.

🥴

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I think we have a winner.

January 24, 2024 Rivergirl 35 Comments

Living room furniture shopping with my husband continued, even though it ceased being fun a while back. Nothing pleased the man and I was doubting we would ever find a set that checked all his boxes. Until we walked into… of all places… Lazy Boy.

I despise recliners and that store wasn’t even on my radar, but damned if it wasn’t where he finally found a couch he liked.

Rolled pillowless back, good length, solid arms.

It looks almost identical to the set we have now… which I didn’t really want, but he’s worn me down with his fussiness and I’m ready to cry uncle.

Miracle of all miracles you can pay a few hundred dollars more per piece and get the firmest damn cushions on the face of the planet (think park bench comfort) which is his number one issue.