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    Laugh A Little

    … on not washing the dang door

    I just want to say… I’m not washing the dang door. The other day, I read an article about making one’s home more welcoming. I... Read More

    Tags: cleaning, just ponderin', just pondering, maine blogger, maine photographer, maine writer, creating a welcoming home, musings, welcoming home, comedic writing, dinner parties, humor, photography

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    Laugh A Little

    … on dog behavior whac-a-mole

    When we first brought Belle… Side note: The hyphen in Belle-ah is very hard to remember to type each time, and is also wasteful. In addition,... Read More

    Tags: maine blogger, maine photographer, rescue dog, second hand dog, hound, dog training, musings, german shepherd

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    Laugh A Little

    … on the hope-y faith-y stuff

    You can’t fool me. At some point in the hours that follow… no matter how old you are… you’re gonna feel that pull. That... Read More

    Tags: christmas in maine, maine blogger, maine christmas, maine photographer, rescue dog, christmas eve 2019, tracking santa, Christmas, christmas magic, holidays in maine

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    Laugh A Little

    … on a confession

    So. I’ve held off on this for a while, but now I think it’s time. I’m not sure how you’ll feel about me once... Read More

    Tags: wooden boat, wooden boatbuilding, the apprenticeship rockland maine, wooden lobster boat, musings, boatbuilding, maine, photography, just ponderin', maine photographer, maine boatbuiding, the apprenticeshop

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    Laugh A Little

    … on a sleepover (and homecoming)

    Okay, this is more than a one-night sleepover. This (^that) is Hippo. We tend to pronounce the ‘i’ as a hard ‘double-e’… as in... Read More

    Tags: rescue cat, midcoast maine life, musings, photography, maine blogger, maine photographer, rescue dog, cats and dogs

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    Laugh A Little

    … on stuff that wasn’t in the contract

    So. It has now been nearly two months since Belle-ah’s coronation as the newest Dingle princess, which came about when she was officially welcomed... Read More

    Tags: climbing dogs, english pointer, comedic writing, dog humor, german shepherd, humor, photography, just ponderin', maine blogger, rescue dog, rescue transport, dogs in trees

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    Laugh A Little

    … on midcoast island introductions

    A few days have gone by since the coronation of HRH Princess Belle of Dingle, and I figured it was time that she begin... Read More

    Tags: maine, photography, Boothbay Register, just ponderin', southport maine, midcoast maine, Boothbay Harbor, maine photography, rescue dog, ARLGP

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    Laugh A Little

    … on a newly minted princess

    Six years. Six years without a soul dog. Without a dog velcro’d to my side. I’d only looked seriously at one dog in all... Read More

    Tags: musings, just ponderin', rescue dog, rescue transport, soul dog, pet adoption, dog adoption, animal refuge league of greater portland, SPACAR

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    Laugh A Little

    … on spring’s surprise(s)

    This spring has been kind of a blur, and I cannot remember if I told you about the wood ducks! That, up there, is... Read More

    Tags: Boothbay Register, just ponderin', southport maine, midcoast maine, wood ducks, wood duck babies, wood ducklings, musings

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    Laugh A Little

    … on jerk ducks

    No, silly. That is not a jerk duck right there, that is ChickHen. She is looking sad-ish because this morning I went outside and... Read More

    Tags: musings, just ponderin', maine blogger, maine photographer, wildlife photography, ducks, mallard ducks

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    … on the inspection status

    So, I was a little worried because there was wind and snow and freezing rain forecast for today and what if Cockadoodle Drake and... Read More

    Tags: The Inn and gardens, musings, humor, just ponderin', maine birds, maine blogger, ducks, it's the little things

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    Laugh A Little

    … on dreams coming true

    So. I was walking past the farmer…s….’s…s’ porch door (label depending, of course, on the number of farmers who gather there, or how many... Read More

    Tags: ducks, mallard ducks, The Inn and gardens, musings, humor, photography, just ponderin', maine birds

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Wonder Proxy

We have medical proxies. We have legal proxies. But what about the most important stuff? What about the stuff that makes our lives worth living? Who is going to take care of making sure wonder remains available to us when we can’t seek it out ourselves? Who’s gonna sneak us off to the ocean, make sure to bring us our dogs, create playlists of the songs we really love… sing with us, tell us our stories… remind us of the love we still have to give, and also to receive? A Wonder Proxy, that’s who. Don’t get your affairs in order without one!

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