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    Laugh A Little

    … on an empty nest, temporary ocd, and calvin and hobbes

    I’ve written about being a mama bear, even a bristly one.  Protecting cubs, advocating for cubs, and the occasional mauling of a particularly obstinate... Read More

    Tags: musings, comedic writing, everyday life, comedy, kids, empty nest

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    Laugh A Little

    … on her pies and a golden tassel

    Her pies. This conversation started out Friday night with Number One Son, Sam calling from New Orleans to let me know that he was... Read More

    Tags: comedic writing, everyday life, comedy

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    Think A Little

    … a poem on a weathered tree, for weathered humans

    Weathered I stopped today beside the old tree, its branches peppered with fall’s last leaves. The ground beneath a carpet of gold, each fallen... Read More

    Tags: comedic writing, comedy, poem

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    Laugh A Little

    … on loving football and being feminist peewee pervert

    My nearly perfect husband had made me a roaring fire in the fireplace. Chicken corn chowdah (a Dingle Family fall staple) was on the... Read More

    Tags: musings, comedic writing, everyday life, sports, comedy

  • Laugh A Little

    … a poem because I walked into a falling leaf

    Today I walked through a breeze of leaves swirling and whirling and dancing with trees, who bustled and leaned and reached and grasped, trying... Read More

    Tags: poem, autumn, fall

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    Laugh A Little

    … on fall, my red rubber coat, and skip to my lou

    Fall is my favorite. Oh my Gosh, do you know what I just realized? It’s after noontime. We can have a glass of wine,... Read More

    Tags: musings, comedic writing, everyday life, family, comedy

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    Laugh A Little

    … on a homecoming, a nearly dead husband, and a plea

    Over the past few days, things here have been pretty dang busy. There have been backs and forths to the hospital to visit Grampa... Read More

    Tags: comedic writing, everyday life, family, comedy, grandparents

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    Laugh A Little

    … on loving an old yankee man (part two)

    Months ago, I wrote my first post that had a ‘Part Two’, and I remember that I was completely flummoxed regarding how to start... Read More

    Tags: musings, comedic writing, everyday life, family, comedy, grandparents

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    Laugh A Little

    … on loving an old yankee man

    On August 9, 1993 I took the plunge and began living with another man. Yes. It was a shock to my friends and family,... Read More

    Tags: musings, comedic writing, everyday life, family, comedy

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    Think A Little

    … on a poet of strength with a gift of sure

    I missed a poetry reading yesterday because I was busy meeting an artist. I met a woman later on who turned out to be... Read More

    Tags: musings, comedic writing, everyday life, comedy

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    Laugh A Little

    on rules forgotten and the great facebook incident of 2007

    On a cold winter day years ago, I came around the corner into my kitchen and looked out the window. Two of my wonderful... Read More

    Tags: musings, comedic writing, everyday life, family, comedy, kids

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    Laugh A Little

    … on freakin’ should people, and the rule book

    At 5:30 a.m. yesterday morning I left Lexington, Kentucky traveling northeast at an average speed of 74 miles per hour. If I only stopped... Read More

    Tags: comedic writing, everyday life, comedy

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The Chipmunk Channel

The ShepHerds’ (and all dogs who have gone before) favorite channel to watch in Maine (basically we just throw the windows open in the Vampire Room and they climb into their comfy chairs, lean their chins on the window sill, and boob in front of the “tv”. The chipmunks on the front lawn can entertain for hours.

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