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… on color’s vacation
One of the things I love about exploring more of my time at The Inn in winter is that, though just three hours north... Read More
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… on shades of blue
The light streams in The world anew In dawning, dulcet Shades of blue. The snowflakes fly As snowflakes do In Maine, if not In... Read More
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… on tangles
I sometimes think that, in the hustle and bustle and struggle to ensure things are done in the way we each consider ‘right’, we... Read More
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… on a questionable start to the day
Today I woke up in Maine for the first time in a month. I woke up with a start, having shut my phone’s alarm... Read More
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… on quietly ponderin’ an old man’s shovel
That shovel above did not belong to the Old Yankee Man, no way… because plastic. But seeing it there, outside the back door this morning, reminded... Read More
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… on dreams of a garden (wedding)
Yesterday, I was googling away, in total wedding planning mode. The Nearly Perfect Husband walked by as I was looking up “skinny evergreens”. Then... Read More
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… on wrestling time (or tilting at windmills)
So this whole calendar thing. Yes… the calendar thing. I mean, I get the whole ‘day, solar year, and lunar cycle’ thing. And the... Read More
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… on the mess
Last weekend we had Dingle Family Christmas. Sure, it’s a little misleading in that not everyone who comes to Dingle Family Christmas is toting... Read More
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… on frozen christmas magic
I don’t wanna brag but… I totally know Anna from Frozen. I mean, we’ve been kind of tight for a while now and, having... Read More
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… on the rescue tea set
Years ago, when the kids were little (and quite demanding little suckers), I had an hour between dropping one little monster off, and a... Read More
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… on a new tradition
I have two nieces whom I refer to as my practice kids. And, now that they are all grown up and have responsible jobs... Read More