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    Laugh A Little

    … on the totally extraordinary ordinary

    And there it was. A tomato, peeking out from behind a velvety green leaf. Red. Ripe. Ready. And me? Well, I was dancing. Alone... Read More

    Tags: boothbay maine, Southport Island, maine blogger, maine photographer, The Inn and gardens, maine gardener, musings, growing tomatoes in maine, maine, secrets to happiness, Boothbay Register, just ponderin', southport maine

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    Laugh A Little

    … on small gestures that hit the high notes

    I like to consider myself a fairly together person. Well, not completely and totally together. But, like…. mostly. And being mostly together, it is a... Read More

    Tags: quiet gestures, musings, old yankee men, old house restoration, photography, just ponderin', southport maine, secrets of happiness, boothbay, maine blogger, maine photographer, old nails

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    Laugh A Little

    … on preparations for 500

    I got a message from a friend recently, along the lines of “Uh… where are you and what are you doing, dork?!” My brain... Read More

    Tags: midcoast maine, coastal maine, maine blogger, maine photographer, maine photography, Boothbay Region Garden Club, Home and Garden Tour, musings, Boothbay Home and Garden Tour, gardens, labyrinth, Boothbay Register, just ponderin'

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    Laugh A Little

    … on a prep parade

    I told you I would write about it and so here I yam! Okay, so there was this parade. But here is the preamble: We... Read More

    Tags: windjammers, maine blogger, maine photographer, maine writer, lighted boat parade, boothbay harbor windjammer days, musings, Boothbay Register, just ponderin', midcoast maine

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    Laugh A Little

    … on the unintended, intentionally

    I was in a hurry. No really. I had been invited to participate in the pre-cursor or all pre-cursors… Okay, I don’t want it... Read More

    Tags: photography, midcoast maine, secrets of happiness, Boothbay Harbor, maine photographer, maine

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    Laugh A Little

    … on security training

    First, I want to thank each and every one of you who commented here, or on Facebook, or who messaged me privately with incredible... Read More

    Tags: humor, Boothbay Register, just ponderin', southport maine, midcoast maine, german shepherd dog, maine blogger, maine photographer, german shepherd

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    Laugh A Little

    … on pride goeth-ing before the fall

      So, funny thing. About a week ago, a friend had a Facebook post about a Certified Wildlife Habitat tour that was happening in... Read More

    Tags: Maine gardens, landscaping in maine, midcoast maine, maine blogger, rats under birdfeeder, rats in garden, The Inn and gardens, maine writer, musings, Certified Wildlife Habitat, Boothbay Register, just ponderin', southport maine

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    Laugh A Little

    … on kids these days

    Kids these days are awful. Entitled. Not even taught manners. If the world has to depend on the next generation of kids, we’re all... Read More

    Tags: Boothbay Harbor, maine blogger, musings, maine photographer, maine, kids these days, photography, Southport, joy, secrets to happiness, just ponderin', gratitude, midcoast maine

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    Laugh A Little

    … on another sign of spring

    This spring has been a season of firsts for us here. For many, many (did I say ‘many’?) years, we were trapped in the... Read More

    Tags: The Inn and gardens, musings, photography, just ponderin', fog, midcoast maine, spring in maine, southport island maine, coastal maine, maine photographer, sea smoke

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    Laugh A Little

    … on a freakin’ chicken

    This morning, the Nearly Perfect Husband and I headed out the door that hangs out just beside these windows. We passed the roses, showing... Read More

    Tags: musings, just ponderin', Southport Island, midcoast maine, maine blogger, maine photographer, chickens

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    Laugh A Little

    … on an embarrassment of kindnesses

    Last week, I went to see Number One Son Sam play in – oh wait for it – The Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra! Right?! He’d called... Read More

    Tags: musings, just ponderin', New Orleans, secrets of happiness, maine blogger, traveling with kids, louisiana philharmonic, new orleans opera

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    Laugh A Little

    … on divorce endorphins

    OhmyGawdyouguys… I’M A SPIN INSTRUCTOR! Okay, I only have one student… and I’m married to him… but still! Okay. Let me back up. JoHn... Read More

    Tags: musings, just ponderin', midcoast maine, maine blogger, winter in midcoast maine, maine photographer, spinning, boothbay regional ymca, exercise and memory

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The Freakin’ Egg Thing

That plastic egg container that comes with every refrigerator. It requires far more anal retentive attention than I have. It makes me crazy because I really don’t know how to only have the super organized egg thing instead of the cardboard egg container because I will never have one dozen eggs and use every single one before I buy more eggs. Once I bought another freakin’ egg thing to solve this problem but it was still an issue so I finally destroyed them.

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