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    Laugh A Little

    … on a new and exciting addition to the inn

    At The Inn*, we are always undertaking new and exciting projects for our residents and guests. The inside of the main building has recently... Read More

    Tags: gardens, squirrels and bird feeders, maine, comedy, humor, photography, adding height to fence, bird feeders, garden restoration, The Inn and gardens, gardening, comedic writing, gardening in Maine, Maine gardens

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    Laugh A Little

    … on the potential promotion of a half kid (part three)

    When last I left you, I’d picked up the ring and all who knew squealed and May was upon us with long drives and... Read More

    Tags: engagement, The Inn and gardens, barn engagement, comedic writing, barn proposal, family, proposal, barn decorating, maine, engagement decorating, comedy, humor, old house restoration, photography, Love

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    Laugh A Little

    … on the potential promotion of a half kid (part two)

    Okay, I am so sorry I’m late.  And I swear to Gawd that I was not being coy or trying to create dramatic tension (at... Read More

    Tags: maine, comedy, humor, photography, just ponderin', engagement, barn engagement, The Inn and gardens, barn proposal, comedic writing, proposal, family

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    Laugh A Little

    … on the potential promotion of a half kid (part one)

    Boy do I have stories for you. Hang on, let me grab some coffee and a few shots of the sunrise… Then we’ll talk.... Read More

    Tags: maine, engagement, engagement ideas, proposals, weddings, The Inn and gardens, musings, family

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    Laugh A Little

    … on texts that require little explanation

    Gabe is grey. I am blue (and also, apparently, green). I was going to put this here for the last bubbles only. The ones about... Read More

    Tags: comedy, humor, college graduation, high school graduation, crazy busy, musings, comedic writing

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    Laugh A Little

    … on memories (appetizers and meals)

    We all have them, those iconic pics in our lives. Often not the wedding or baby or family pics taken by professional photographers at... Read More

    Tags: musings, family, old yankee man, humor, death of a parent, just ponderin'

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    Laugh A Little

    … on generational magic

    When the kids were little, I never knew what waking up on Mother’s Day morning would bring. My fave? Jelly eggs. Sam’s idea. He... Read More

    Tags: comedic writing, everyday life, family, comedy, photography, mother's day, musings

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    Laugh A Little

    … on new lights (not so simple)

    This light’s not mine This light is new The old one broke (By you know who). A ball kicked high A ball kicked low... Read More

    Tags: sports, soccer, poem, poetry, empty nest, kids leaving home, high school graduation

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    Laugh A Little

    … on craze and contemplation; last leaving the nest

    My life has been reduced to piles. And boxes. And more piles. And a list (or seven). This month, Number One Son Sam will... Read More

    Tags: musings, empty nest, humor, college graduation, secrets to happiness, high school graduation, last to leave home, youngest leaving home

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    Laugh A Little

    … on memories of an old yankee man

    Oh, the forbidden… How it draws us. Forbidden people. Forbidden activities. Forbidden… Garages. A little over a week ago, a large dumpster arrived on... Read More

    Tags: comedy, old yankee man, humor, death of a parent, moving, cleaning out garage, death of a grandfather, grandfather, comedic writing

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    Laugh A Little

    … on a multimedia behavioral study (ish)

    I just read another one of the bazillion (or so) articles out there that point to the internet or social media or access to a keyboard,... Read More

    Tags: comedic writing, comedy, humor, nastiness on-line, on-line anger, on-line hostility, musings

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    Laugh A Little

    … on the importance of the straight man

    Oh that face. The one on the right. The big one? The one on the left? He just doinked the little one on the... Read More

    Tags: everyday life, joy, New Orleans, NoLA, Audubon Zoo, straight man, Wolf's mona monkey, musings

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ShepHerds

Not really the same as wHierd or wHy. My friend Karen breeds German shepHerds, and so many people send her e-mails asking about her ‘sheperds’ or ‘shepards’ that once I think her head really did nearly pop off. She needed help making her point. So I’m helping. Because that is the kind of friend I am.

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