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As happy as we could make it.

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My husband’s uncle celebrated his 91rst birthday in hospice last week and we tried to bring a little cheer.

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The nurses are so wonderful at this facility…. they all gathered round, sang happy birthday and brought him a gift.

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They also gave him a nice warm fleece blanket. Suitably decorated for a veterans hospital.

As he was opening our card, I noticed he had a new friend on the bed side table.

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This furry little guy travels from room to room and visits with patients.

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It sounds silly, but I think my husband’s uncle really liked it. And while he has a good steady flow of visitors… I can see this kitty being good company for those who don’t.

❤️

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Ominous skies…

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We’ve had a crazy spring. Or really, a crazy non spring. Cool, overcast and dreary with a little scattered rain here and there. Not nearly the April showers we needed.

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I had high hopes for a deluge when we were driving home under these skies last week.

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They were ominous and promised some good rain.

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It was falling somewhere.

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But not in our backyard.

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This was taken on the other side of town.

Oh well, maybe next time.

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Random nonsense

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Sharing some things that made me smile.

I saw the first Baltimore Oriole of the season yesterday and rushed to fill the feeder before they move on.

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They’re such glorious bursts of winged color I try to keep them around as long as I can.

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Perfect for that new Stephen King book.

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Because Lord Dudley Mountcatten always makes me smile.

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This would definitely make me smile.

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Bluebirds.

Always pretty, always look mean.

What have they got to be mad about?

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A few chuckles and a tear.

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Just a couple of things that made me smile.

Like this picture of a receipt from our local pub one of the bartenders posted .

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I’m afraid to ask what she did to deserve that kind of tip….. but kudos to her all the same.

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Cats.

Proof positive you can nap anywhere.

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I know what to do.

Run!

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No doubt about what they sell here.

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This photo popped up in my Facebook memories the other day and made me cry.

Our beautiful boy Huffington. A stray who wandered in, stole our hearts and was tragically run over by a car two years later. As a pet lover you always hate to say you have a favorite, but this guy was special.

And to be honest? He got more use out of that exercise bicycle than we did.

😉

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Eerie skies…

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We’ve had some seriously weird clouds recently so you know I had to stand out in the middle of the backyard and photograph them.

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The pictures don’t really do justice to how strange they were …

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But it will give you an idea.

The next day? I saw this..

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Their photo is much more dramatic, but we’re a good 75 miles from Gorham so the effect was probably lessened at Casa River.

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Still beautiful though.

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Be careful what you wish for….

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As I mentioned a while back, my husband purchased a new weed whacker. He’s always had great big gas powered things, but with the ethanol additives in fuel and our cold winters it seems they’re always breaking down and dying.

This time around he went battery operated because he bought this brand’s battery hedge trimmer last year and loved it.

Naturally, he put it together in the living room… because that’s what one does.

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Excited to try his new toy, upon completion he took it outside and starting whacking the first thing he saw… grass along the edge of our garage.

You know, the section you see immediately upon exiting our kitchen door.

Apparently my spouse did not realize the power of his new tool because…

This happened.

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Yup.

He weed whacked a nice long strip of the vinyl siding.

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Ain’t that just ducky?

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You just never know.

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My husband came home from breakfast with the boys last week to this.

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A lovely old home up the road from us fully engulfed in flames.

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Turns out the RV parked next to the house caught fire when the owner went out to start it. They were just getting ready for a trip to Florida and bam!

Their world exploded.

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The next day?

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Everything, a total loss.

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I can’t even imagine. Thankfully everyone got out safely, even the dog. And I know they’re just things.

But still.

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Let’s play.

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What have you got to lose, except time.

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I’d say an 8 track player or the dimmer switch on the floor but let’s go with this one.. as seen in my husband’s truck.

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It’s one of my spouse’s favorite features and I swear he keeps buying old trucks because the new ones don’t have it.

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It’s that triangular corner window that acts like a directional air conditioner… at least in Maine where the air is usually cool.

He seriously loves these things and if you’ve ever ridden in an older truck you know they can force some serious air.

How about you…

What’s unrecognizable in your old vehicle?

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