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Lord Dudley Mountcatten is not happy with the constant remodeling noise, but his curiosity gene is strong enough to warrant a quick exploration of the project when my husband takes a break.
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Checking out the missing siding.
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Walking balance beam.
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Attacking a clamp.
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And looking in the window he usually looks out are all on the menu.
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As is using the new pea gravel for a litter box.
Though we probably won’t share that part with my husband.
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Every morning when my husband sits down, he has an audience.
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He’s none too patiently watched as he drinks his first cup of coffee and feels the pressure to finish.
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Because when there are only a few drops left?
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It must be offered to His Lordship..
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Who has developed an obsession with licking the cup.
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Cats.
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Living in Maine, we often visit our western neighbor. It’s a wonderful state filled with quirky people, cows, natural beauty and maple syrup.
And now?
They have this:
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Bravo Vermont.
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See?
Delightfully quirky.
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Clearly Max needed more cerebral stimulation than he was receiving at home.
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Congratulations Max.
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Pardon me, Dr. Max.
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We have almost 3 acres of carefully tended mown lawn. So naturally when I take Lord Dudley Mountcatten outside, he heads straight for the barren patch of dirt under our bird feeders.
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Yes, the bird viewing is up close and personal there…
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But the main reason is he likes to roll.
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The birds eat there. As do the woodchucks, the raccoons, the ducks, the fox and the deer.
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So many good stinky smells in which to cover himself.
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Sigh.
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When my husband first started tearing down the old porch he hoped to save some of the original frame.
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Some of the original wood came off easily, some required gentle coercion.
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I’m not quite sure what went on here…
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When my husband is working a project, I find it safer not to ask.
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New framing meets old.
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In jigsaw like pieces apparently.
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Lord Dudley Mountcatten has been very curious where all the noise is coming from, so I took him out for a stroll to check the progress.
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Naturally he found the old dryer vent hole and had to investigate.
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Because I can’t stop sharing this cute little guy.
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That one is for Suz.
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I’ll take a dozen.
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They do exist!
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Now those are some pearly whites.
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Cheeky little devil.
❤️
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I found a few more of these adorable drawings..
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So you know I have to share.
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These dogs have the most beautifully expressive faces.
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I just melt.
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And smile…
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I have always loved Bull Terriers. Standard or miniature, they’re wonderfully funky little dudes.
So when I saw this on FB the other day I knew I had to share.
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Admittedly some of the drawings are a little cheeky.
(Sorry, I had to)
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But all them are clever and make me smile.
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Jimmy can mix drinks for me anytime.
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You’re here.
It’s required.
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We used to have a big, beautiful, fat and fluffy white cat.
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He was a long haired Japanese bob tail Manx that I let the neighborhood children name when we lived in North Carolina.
They were sweet kids, if not terribly original… hence the name Mr. White.
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Mr, White made the move back to Maine with us and lived a very long (24 years!) and happy life. He’s buried under a tree on our property and thanks to my mother…who loved to brush him and keep his coat silky smooth… parts of him are still with us.
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Yes, I know it’s bizarre… but the coffee table drawer in our living room that holds Lord Dudley Mountcatten’s leash and toys also contains balls of Mr White’s fur rolled into balls by my mother.
It was a running joke that he shed so much fur she could make a pillow with it one day. Or a blanket. Or a hat.
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Clearly she was on to something.
I know I should toss those old fur balls. It’s not like I’m going to knit cat hair socks or a scarf, but for some reason I just can’t bring myself to do it. Weird as it is, they make me smile.
How about you…
What weird thing can’t you bring yourself to throw out?
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It’s taken a few days of sniffing and tentative exploring but I think Lord Dudley Mountcatten has finally accepted the new furniture.
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Cats are not fond of change, much like my husband… which is why our new furniture looks a lot like our old…. but I think they’re both coming around.
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He doesn’t look stressed here.
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And before long he was assuming his favorite position with his favorite person.
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Please note that’s not me.
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The last picture?
Proof positive he’s accepted the new ottoman.
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