One of the things I miss about work – insert apologies to my favorite coworkers – is stopping at Maddie’s for breakfast. I discovered Maddie’s in 2013. It’s hard looking at 2013 on the page and realizing that it was a long time ago. I would stop at Maddie’s once a week for breakfast, and often another day for a sandwich to take to work for lunch. Breakfast is like mom made it, if your mom understood the concept of eggs over medium – liquid yolk, no slimy white parts.

I bought my car in the town where Maddie’s is located, and I take both my car and The Editor’s car there for service. I always schedule an early appointment and leave home early enough for breakfast. I took The Editor’s car in for service yesterday. I stopped for breakfast. The waitress filled my random coffee mug with coffee and took my order – two eggs over medium, bacon and tomato slices instead of potatoes (the tomato slices makes the entire meal healthy).

She looked at me and said,

“How ‘bout the whole ‘white, wheat or rye’ thing?”

How long has it been that I forgot the toast?

Sorry – I’m not eating this today, either. The cup says, “Life begins To Rock at 50!”

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94 responses to “Welcome Back Hon – #1LinerWeds”

  1. Smiles! Maddie is enjoying herself. Thank you Dan 🌸

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  2. Signs of spring? We’re way ahead of you, Dan, but it’s nice to think of spring already. As for breakfast, I loved your suggestion that tomatoes counterbalance the unhealthy effects of the eggs and bacon. It’s like seeing someone order a diet soda with a double Whopper. :)

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    1. Thanks Mike. Spring should start to emerge here in a bit. Maybe after the snow melts. I joke about the health effects, but the tomato slices are a nice favor with those eggs.

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    2. I had an old boss who told me when he orders pizza he has them cut it into 6 slices instead of 8. That way he eats less. He was the boss–you had to laugh…

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      1. My kind of humor. :)

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      2. Haha – I’d laugh once.

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  3. Love the idea that tomatoes make your breakfast healthy

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    1. I’m not sure 4 out of 5 doctors would agree, but…

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      1. I’m positive they wouldn’t Dan

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  4. Wonderful idea. I like. Amazing!

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  5. For those who complained that the can’t copy the Thursday Doors URL out of the sidebar, here it is. https://nofacilities.com/2022/03/03/south-end-churches/ Remember, my post goes live at 12:01 – schedule yours to go live after that time.

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  6. Hi Dan – gosh that long since breakfast??? Sounds a work-making tummy filler. Excellent to see Maddie out and about enjoying herself. Please tell me is that Mimi or Mumu – and how do you know? – let along me! I’d be a cat in your house!!! Cheers Hilary

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    1. Thanks Hilary. That’s MuMu. MiMi doesn’t use that shelf. If they’re together, MiMi has a long white sock on her right front paw. Otherwise, they can confuse even us.

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  7. Murphy’s Law Avatar
    Murphy’s Law

    Old Glory….may she proudly wave forever!

    Great one-liner. How quickly we forget once we’re retired from the routine life!

    Sammy and Baby Smoke. If animals can do it, why can’t we humans get along despite our differences?

    Poor MuMu. She needs a bigger shelf dad! And Maddie found a substitute Maddie’s Mountain!

    That’s one chunky bunny still trying to figure out where the clover is. Poor baby.

    Still plenty of frozen snow here too, it’s really getting old now.

    Happy Hump Day.
    Ginger

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    1. Thanks Ginger. The continuous flip-flop from snow to sleet to rain caused this stuff to be wet. Then the temps hit the floor, and we have frozen snow. It just doesn’t want to melt.

      Even the critters that fight over peanuts seem to get along (as long as there’s enough to go around). We even saw a crow sitting next to a squirrel in the tree.

      MuMu was stretched out to catch as much sun as there was. I’m not making her a bigger shelf.

      That bunny does seem to have survived the winter in pretty good shape. Then again, it might be a female, and she might be “with bunny” – hard to know.

      It’s always fun to stop back in my old breakfast spot. I’m glad they made it through the worst of the pandemic – at least I hope we’ve seen the worst.

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  8. Love the tomato addition. Do you have a suggestion for when I eat a salted caramel? I keep trying to come up with some reason for that being part of the meal plan. :-) For sure, Maddie looks like she’s in control of that snowbank.

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    1. We do need some salt in our diet, Judy. It falls off of French fries, so caramel might be a good choice.

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  9. Breakfast is such a simple meal but few places get it right. When you find a good one, it’s golden. Wonderful bunny portrait today.
    ❤️

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    1. This place gets it right and makes you feel like you’re part of a large family (one where everyone gets along – no weird uncles). I saw the bunny last night and told it to stay put until I got my camera. I can’t get close enough to them to use my phone.

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      1. I think by now they know they have an avid fan up north.
        😉

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    Winter is starting to recede in our area. The snow is melting and there are buds on the trees. 😊 It looks like it may linger a while in CT. Enjoy your breakfast, I need to prepare ours. All the best!

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    1. Thanks Gwen. I’m hoping for a gradual warming trend. The past few years have been very cold in March and April and then, bam, hot and humid.

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  11. Maddie does certainly love her snow!

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    1. She does, GP. So many places to sniff 😉

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  12. A good waitress is so hard to find. She was watching out for you. Poor MuMu. Pandemic weight? 😸 Dan, those sunrise photos are beautiful.

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    1. Thanks Lois. The sun is beginning to get up before me. MuMu just likes to stretch sometimes. She probably will throw up on my keyboard in retaliation for my taking that photo.

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  13. Eventually we’re all toast. It’s probably good that we tend to forget that.

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    1. Haha – good point, Bob.

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  14. Your errant leaves are developing personalities! Be careful they do not unite. I have always loved a good breakfast. One of my favourite meals has always been brunch with an emphasis on breakfast.

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    1. It’s my favorite meal, Pam. I do worry about leaves and critters hanging up on me and wanting payment for these pictures.

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  15. Oh! That breakfast sounds really good, when we had a holiday, you say vacation in the states I became attached to the whole IHOP chain….good job they don’t exist over here! … healthy does not come into it!!
    Great photos 💜💜💜💜

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    1. Different sources havd different views on breakfast. I don’t have this more than once a week. Fortunately, there isn’t a iHop handy 😏

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      1. Oh! I know we very rarely have a full breakfast but that makes it exta special when we do .

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  16. I always ask for no bread 🍞 and I like tomato instead of potato, but sometimes I sub out grits if they’re made well!

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    1. The tomato is a nice substitute for potatoes. I’m not a fan of grits.

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      1. Have you had thick, buttery, properly cooked southern grits? It’s very difficult for many places to get them right!

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        1. I tried all kinds of grits, including some when I visited a friend in Georgia who said “nobody makes grits like my momma.” Everyone tells me I just haven’t had good grits. However, it’s unlikely I’m going to find those in New England.

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          1. Right! Do y’all have Waffle House there? We also have a place called Sunny Street that makes wonderful grits.

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            1. Closest Waffle House is about four hours away in Pennsylvania.

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  17. Sunrise and the signs of spring are lovely! I like that just adding tomatoes makes that breakfast more healthy. Yes to toast and the whole thing has zero calories right. ?? 🤣

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    1. Absolutely, I forgot the photo earlier (it’s posted now) – all calorie free :-)

      It got warmer today, but we still have some single-digit lows coming. Then 61 on Sunday.

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  18. Oh boy, Dan, even though I usually tell the waitress to skip the toast, this would be akin to me forgetting to ask for crispy bacon. It’s almost a sin.

    I miss a couple of my old lunch haunts when I was working – one was pretty healthy, the other not so much (loved their french fries). I hope you had a good and tasty breakfast, complete with toast and a waitress who knows you very well. Happy Wednesday!

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    1. Thanks Mary. You have to remember these things. I do miss a few coworkers as well, but I find ways to stop here for breakfast. If I see that they have chicken salad on the lunch menu, I’d take a sandwich to go. I forgot to include the photo earlier, if you want to be hungry. .

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      1. I’ve been busy making my own creations today, but chicken salad is good. I have a great recipe for curried chicken salad.

        My boss texted me yesterday, wanting to know if I wanted to work as an LTE. Doing HR. Ha! No amount of nearby eateries would make me do that.

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        1. Retirement is better.

          Chicken salad is one of those things that has to be especially good. I’m guessing yours is.

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  19. Still a beautiful sunrise. Keep urging those signs of life, Dan. A good breakfast is one of hubby’s favorite things. I think we brought some warmth with us! Gonna be 75 in this neck of the woods today. 😉😏

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    1. Yay to a bit of warmth. I added the picture I forgot earlier – thanks to John Howell. Breakfast is my favorite meal.

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  20. Love those pine cone shots! It’s like the one is guarding the new plants😄

    Sent from my iPhone

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    1. Exactly – I like that!

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  21. The first sign of senility is not remembering about toast. It’s a fact.

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    1. The second sign is forgetting to include the photo! I have fixed that (see above), It’s scary.

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  22. That sounds like a delicious breakfast, Dan. I’m glad you got to visit an old haunt. Hugs on the wing.

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    1. It was, Teagan. I finally added the photo (I forgot earlier). I stop in this place every time the car needs service. Perhaps it’s why I volunteer to take The Editor’s car in for service.

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  23. What? No photo of the breakfast? I like my eggs done the same as you do. The photos were terrific.

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    1. Oh my goodness, John. I forgot! Check back I updated the post.

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      1. Okay.That’s better. 🤣

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        1. Looks healthy…right?

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  24. All right: white, wheat, or rye?

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    1. Rye – as shown in the photo I finally remembered to add.

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        1. :-)

          Unless they offer sourdough, I’m going with rye.

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  25. Dan, would it be okay if I use your photo 4101 I think it is if the leaf in ice? I’d like to use it in Eugi’s still life prompt.

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  26. Seeing that plate on Ash Wednesday … yeah, that was a mistake. But it’s given me an idea for tomorrow’s breakfast. :)

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    1. I forgot what day I was posting this, Paul. In am sorry.

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      1. No need to be, Dan, but thanks!

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  27. In anticipation of tomorrow, I’ll just mention that your rabbit (and Maddie as well, of course) are a-door-able. :-) Drum roll, please. Is your Maddie named for the restaurant?

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    1. Ha! that’s good.

      When searching for names, Maddie’s did come to mind and we decided to go with that.

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  28. Ok, Dan, I have a question (or more) about the whole hashtag thing tomorrow. Do I set up my post as before and then when I post the link on your site in my comment, add the hashtag information? If I highlight “Thursday Doors 3.3.22” at the bottom and add your link, do I have to do something there? Sorry for being so clueless. :-(

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    1. The only place you need to change anything on your post. Just add the tags to the link you enter in the comment on my post.

      yourlink.com/#tag#tag#tag

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  29. Mmm, there’s nothing like a fantastic breakfast. And with warm buttery toast on the plate? Ahh!

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    1. I think it’s the best meal. I hope you ease into a nice weekend, Laura.

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  30. I love those kinds of restaurants that still feel like small-town home cooking. It’s a dying piece of Americana. Great one-liners!

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    1. I seek these out wherever I go, Jan. Always better than fast food.

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  31. Wonderful pictures as always. :) Back in the day, there were family restaurants I frequented and never had to look at the menu. I knew what I liked there.

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    1. That’s how this place is. If they have specials, they write them on a blackboard near the entrance.

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  32. That breakfast looks very good, Dan, I’d love that. Great pictures.

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    1. It is so good, Robbie. I purposely make our car service appointments for 8:00 am so I can stop here first.

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  33. I give your reasoning a 100% approval rating: tomato slices make the whole thing healthy. My personal choice would be grits, however, which I easily imagine plopped over those tomato slices. I think it’s especially great that you can still go there for breakfast — long live such places! Thanks for the cat laugh this morning — much needed!

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    1. I’m glad to find an authoritative voice to add credence to my theory. The grits are on me!

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  34. I love breakfast places like Maddie’s. This made me smile. And now I’m hungry.

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    1. Sorry about that, Jennie. I’m always hungry when I see the posts after they’ve been published.

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      1. Good thing I hadn’t eaten breakfast yet. My bacon and eggs were good. 🙂

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        1. I’m glad you had bacon and eggs.

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