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Bet you didn’t even know I was gone.

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On a miserably wet morning two and a half weeks ago …. the husband and I took off on a trip.

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Roughly 4 hours later we crossed a bridge….

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And reached our vacation destination.

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Newport, Rhode Island.

The smallest state.

Home to the Americas Cup and Narragansett beer.

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Newport is old and full of maritime history. Founded in 1639, it was an important trading port for the British colonies. After the Civil War, the Gilded Age rich chose its beautiful coast as a site for their “summer cottages” … by which I mean American castles. Today, tourists flock to its beaches and vibrant waterfront shopping and dining areas.

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Newport is surrounded by water.

And lighthouses.

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And criss crossed with bridges.

It’s also home to the Naval War College where my Marine Corps husband was stationed 50 years ago.

This walk down memory lane trip was part of my birthday gift to him.

Our digs for the week? A Wyndham resort on Long Wharf.

Internet photo.

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My photos.

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Though we had a two bedroom, two bath unit it was smaller than most of our timeshare condos.

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With a seriously ugly color palette.

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But it was clean and quiet.

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With a Narragansett Bay view.

In the background, to the right.

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After unpacking, we left our home base and started exploring.

( to be continued, sequentially and ad nauseam… so be prepared for photo bombs lasting into May )

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Go for the beer, stay for the food.

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Friday dawned sunny and relatively warm so the husband and I jumped in the car for a drive to the mountains.

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Heading west to try a new brewery that had popped up since our last visit.

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And while the hilltops were free of snow, the lakes were still frozen.

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Our destination was Steam Mill Brewing which had a colorful tasting room.

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And a comfortable, laid back western vibe.

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We did a few tastings but weren’t overly impressed with the beer.

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But my Rogue Angel – Titos, elderflower cordial, grapefruit juice, soda water and orange bitters – hit the spot.

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Crab cakes with Cajun remoulade and truffle aoili? OMG. To die for. Some of the best I’ve ever had… and they are always my go to app.

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Husband’s French onion soup? Dark, rich and full of sherry. Yum.

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The vaguely spider like overhead lighting was bizarre.

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But my veal, beef and pork bolognese and his mixed green salad with grilled chicken and warm maple vinaigrette were amazing.

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The town was also running a cocktail competition that, had I lived there, I would have been all over. Bar hop 11 places and taste test their cocktails? Sign me up.

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Naturally I tried Steam Mill’s entry… which, while tasty, was down right deadly.

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On our way out, the rest rooms provided a few laughs.

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Then it was back over the mountains for a scenic drive home.

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A good time was had by all.

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Deer me.

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Our herd was back again for their nightly snack.

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This time with the funky antlered buck.

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His horns were oddly shaped all year… and now that’s he losing them, they’re even odder.

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He’s the leader of the group and doesn’t like it when the kids beat him to the food bowl.

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A well placed kick scatters the youngsters.

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And he has the bowl to himself.

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For a little while anyway.

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First of the season.

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Look who’s back!

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I spotted our first woodchuck yesterday.

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And immediately tossed out some lettuce and broccoli to welcome the little guy back.

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I’m saying little guy but it might be a girl. I only know it doesn’t look like our old momma chuck of years past.

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She’s been around for a long time and sadly, I think it’s time for the next generation to take over.

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Herb Alpert, veggie margaritas and Christians who can’t spell.

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A rare photo of Lord Dudley Mountcatten walking in the snow a few weeks ago.

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That winter stroll lasted all of two minutes. His Lordship does not like cold feet. 🥶

If you’re a vinyl collector like me, you’ve flipped through endless stacks of records in flea markets and antique stores looking for an elusive LP. More often than not what you find is Herb Alpert. Specifically, the Whipped Cream album. Seriously, it’s everywhere.

If you can relate to that frustration, this next bit is for you.

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Lord Dudley likes to watch television. And the other night he came running into the living when he heard a bald eagle screech.

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To say he was fascinated is an understatement.

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No. Just… no.

I love my margaritas but refuse to add beets.

Blech!

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Misspellings annoy me. Which is why I joined a funny group on Facebook called the Grammar Police where people share photos of grammatical blunders.

I posted this recently.

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It was immediately removed.

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I thought it was funny.

Apparently, they didn’t.

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February was a good month for snow.

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Are you tired of winter snow photos? If so, you have my permission to depart the pattern now…. because that’s all there is today.

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No adult beverages on the deck last week I’m afraid.

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The above is a rare deer track free shot of the backyard. Taken early in the morning, it didn’t last.

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The wind has been killer this season. The above is a shot of my husband shoveling the driveway when it was 6 degrees with 53 mph gusts.

Yours truly stayed inside.

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Driveway clearing after a storm is the Maine equivalent of the office water cooler. Everyone crawls out of their snowbound homes and chats.

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And if you’re lucky, your neighbor cracks through the ice crusted snow your snowblower won’t with his tractor plow.

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We’re doomed.

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As many of you know, we’ve battled a certain red squirrel in the past.

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She’s chewed holes in our barn, our garage and our wood shed.

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She’s gnawed her way into the eaves of our home and given birth to a large brood we physically had to evict. She attacked my husband when he was cleaning gutters and built a nest in his truck engine, destroying wires that required it to be towed to the repair shop. I could go on, but I think you get the gist.

She’s a menace.

So the other day… when I saw she had a friend?

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I was concerned, but before I could fully process the horror? I saw this…

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Four!

There are now four red menaces in residence.

We’re doomed.

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This and that.

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Lord Dudley Mountcatten has developed a disturbing fondness for Al Roker…

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Should I be worried?

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Has the revolution begun? And why did no one tell me…

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I love Cards Against Humanity and Beth Dutton.

I may have to own this.

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Not my photograph, but it was posted by someone in Maine.

If that squirrel isn’t silently saying ‘hold my beer’ ? I’ll eat my hat.

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Bacon is life.

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