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Cape Cod Day 6… antiques, cocktails and dinner on the water.

January 15, 2020 Rivergirl 15 Comments

Because you know no road trip with my husband is complete without a visit to an antique store…

I’d managed to make it almost 6 full days without one, but my luck ran out.

He scoured the stalls…

Thoroughly perused the cases…

Chuckled at the creepy mid century Santas.

And then….

Bought a folding freight sled.

And if that wasn’t bad enough? The damned thing was from Maine!

Jesus wept.

And I drank.

It was the only appropriate response.

So we ended the afternoon at a wonderful waterfront restaurant…

Called Fisherman’s View.

Where I worked my way down the cocktail list.

Have you ever had Casoni 1814 in a mixed drink? Ooh la la!

I hadn’t… but will be looking for it soon.

Food?

Yes, they had that too. But since it was late afternoon and I wouldn’t be cooking when we got back, we opted to stay and wait for the dinner menu…

And watched the non stop crabbing…

As well as some tugs escorting a barge through the Cape Cod Canal.

Crab cake appetizer for me….

Butternut squash and apple bisque for the other half.

And as evening rolled around…

Neither one of us managed to get past that night’s specials.

Scallops Spaghettini for me…

Beef tenderloin for the hubs.

Both were superb…. and I cursed the the fact that we hadn’t found this place earlier in our trip.

Replete…

We took a short walk around the harbor.

Enjoyed the sunset.

And the view of that wonderful restaurant lit up in the distance.

Back at the resort condo, the husband was knee deep in the impeachment coverage on MSNBC.

A guaranteed way to kill my buzz…

So I escaped upstairs to my nook overlooking the living room to read….

And (not quite) drunkenly play with my phone.

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Cape Cod Day 4, Edgartown (and because you knew there had to be some…. rocks.)

January 3, 2020 Rivergirl 23 Comments

First stop on Martha’s Vineyard?

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Edgartown.

A beautiful place to visit…

A nerve wracking place to drive.

The streets are narrow and many of them one way.

Which is charming…. until a delivery truck blocks your only egress.

But let’s get back to beautiful.

Park your car and walk…

Because that’s the only way you’ll discover all the wonderful nooks and crannies in town.

Since we were there in November, off season…

We practically had it all to ourselves.

Full of old world charm…

And coastal breezes…

I highly recommend an extended stroll.

And the required clothing souvenir from the Black Dog.

(Okay, I bought 3… so sue me.)

I could have easily walked and shopped all day but the husband will only tolerate so much of that.

So we headed out.

And drove past mile ….

After mile….

After mile…

Of stone walls.

Seriously, I thought they would never end.

Some houses had them in the front, to the sides and around the back.

Some sections of the road had them lining both sides.

And speaking as someone from Maine, which has it’s own fair share of stone walls…

I must say, this section of the Vineyard put us Mainers to shame.

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Resort hopping Part 3… The Eagle Mountain House.

December 17, 2019 Rivergirl 29 Comments

Last on our list of resorts that day was an old and well known establishment.

New England is full of quirky places like this.

With a nice big porch…

And a nice big view…

It was a pleasant spot to end the day.

Charming…

Cozy…

And full of antiques….

It was instantly welcoming.

I can’t say it any better than that.

The bar.

Oh, stuff it Dorothy.

You know us better by now.

But amusing sign aside…

The mushroom risotto cake appetizer left a lot to be desired, as did the cranberry gin fizz.

A definite meh.

We only stayed for one round and then headed into the gift shop… where I saw a wine tag that made me laugh.

As well as…

Are you ready for this?

A bucket of ducks!

Christ on a cracker….enough with the rubber ducks.

This was getting creepy.

Bidding farewell to the hotel, and the ducks….

It took all I could do to convince the husband he could not go rummage in the establishment’s old slate roofed barn.

The mere thought of not being able to gather up all the unloved tools and rusted treasures that must be stored in there? Practically ruined his night…

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White Mountains trip Day 6.. shopping and scenery.

December 13, 2019 Rivergirl 21 Comments

Bethel is a lovely little mountain village with some quirky shops.

With a heavy accent on the Yeti for some reason.

We stopped in a gallery….

Filled with local artists…

Moose…

And numerous paintings of vegetables.

Thanks, but I prefer them on my plate… not my walls.

Heading out of town we passed a gorgeous old Victorian.

And a stately old colonial.

A home like that would be my dream… that, and enough money to buy one of those grand old dames and update their interiors.

New houses have no charm.

We cruised along enjoying the scenery…

And the views.

Damn, could you imagine having that for your back yard?

Not too shabby.

A little farther down the road the husband spotted some new construction and turned in to check them out.

By the look of the views? I knew we couldn’t afford it.

The properties were a good size.

With special attention paid to make sure no home blocked another’s view.

So if I win the lottery?

Look for me living here in the autumn.

Number 15 looks just fine…

We have a version of this sign over our way, so it tickled me to see one in the mountains.

Yes, those really are all the names of Maine towns.

Day 6 done, we headed back to our resort for dinner at Camp.

I liked the upscale rustic theme…

Sitting under a lighted canoe…

And a yummy salt brined citrus roasted chicken dinner.

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Because it’s my job.

December 8, 2019 Rivergirl 49 Comments

Bringing weird and not so wonderful products to my reader’s attention.

It’s what I do.

And I know you wouldn’t want to miss an opportunity to have one of these for your very own, so…

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Yes.

It’s a onesie that’s also a seat.

How can you go wrong?

No more standing for endless hours at your kid’s soccer game. No more shuffling on sore feet while waiting on line at the DMV.

There’s a stupid product made just for you.

And a stupid video to accompany it.

Admit it…

You want one.

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Do you Duluth?

October 18, 2019 Rivergirl 32 Comments

For those not familiar with Duluth Trading Post…. it’s a clothing store with rather humorous commercials.

I say rather, because men usually get a bigger kick out of them than women.

Seeing that the subject matter is somewhat….. gender exclusive.

I’ve never had reason or opportunity to shop at Duluth, but recently a store opened in South Portland and my girlfriend wanted to go see what all the fuss was about.

Aside from some overpriced ( $38 for a plain t shirt? I think not ) and under-styled clothes?

There were these:

An entire section of stupid products.

With a decided bent toward what you do in the bathroom.

Color me unimpressed.

Although I did chortle at these…

Because they reminded me of that horrible gynecologist I had who always asked me how things were “down there”.

Thankfully she lost her license to practice.

But who knows?

She might work for Duluth now….

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Do you need one of these?

October 16, 2019 Rivergirl 50 Comments

Stupid products. They’re everywhere…

Even here.

I heard you. You think gas filters aren’t stupid?

Well, this one is for your butt.

The bad part of a fart?

Pray tell, what exactly is the good part…

For those of you who were looking for the perfect stocking stuffer for Xmas this year?

Next… no tie shoelaces.

Because yes, apparently we really are that lazy.

On first glance this looked promising….

Until I remembered the best thing about making S’mores on a campfire is that you don’t have to clean up anything.

Can you imagine the mess that contraption would make in your oven? Melted chocolate and gooey marshmallow crystallizing and baking onto the racks?

Finally, I admit this last stupid product has infinite potential.

Now call me crazy, but a gentle reminder to change the toilet paper is not the first thing that came to mind when I thought of recording a message.

No…

I want more bang for my buck and was thinking more along the lines of the Tidy Bowl Man yelling “Incoming!”….. or an upper class British accent begging you not to make a second trip to the buffet at Taco Loco.

As I said, infinite possibilities.

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Because sometimes all you can do is ask why…..

October 8, 2019 Rivergirl 43 Comments

I stumbled across something the other day and I’m afraid I have to share.

Who knows, some of you may thank me.

Farts Direct

Yes.

There is a website where you can actually order a fart.

In a jar.

And while I fully support small businesses and entrepreneurs, I have to wonder….why?

Why do we need a variety of jarred farts?

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It’s not the first thing I think of when I ask myself, “What do I get the man who has everything?” …. but maybe someone does.

You have to admit the ad campaign is catchy.

“Make a start and choose your fart.”

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Who knows?

Maybe it’s the gift your significant other has always wanted…. but was afraid to ask for.

And if that’s the case?

Christmas shopping just got a little easier this year.

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Remember…

You saw it here first.

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Things I don’t like today… Part 4.

October 5, 2019 Rivergirl 33 Comments

I don’t like….

Ordering flowers over the phone for a friend who just had surgery down in North Carolina. I wanted a large, impressive arrangement and was very specific with my request. I said….

No carnation fillers.

All pink and purple.

An interesting vase… definitely no clear glass.

So what did they deliver for $160?