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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 I tell you this, but…... Read More

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

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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 ‘Heepo’. Hippo was found on... Read More

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

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    Cry A Little

    … on a movie with granny

    The other morning woke me up early, lured me outside, and easily convinced me it was worth it. I stepped out of bed and into the still-dark world quietly,... Read More

    Tags: grief, caregiving, caretaking, Downton Abbey, Downton Abbey movie, mothers and daughters

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    Think A Little

    … on a day in bed

    On Monday, I went walking in the morning with my friends (What. Yes, I have some of those. Not a lot, just a handful of close ones. It takes... Read More

    Tags: musings, comedic writing, german shepherd, humor, sick day, maine blogger, rescue dog, therapy dogs, nursing

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    Cry A Little

    … on the sun rising again

    *** This morning, I was listening to the radio. It was one of the satellite radio vintage rock stations, and I’d just finished listening to Kiss’ Detroit Rock City (nope, not... Read More

    Tags: musings, maine, photography, September 11, 9/11, midcoast maine, maine blogger, maine photographer, never forget, 9/11/23

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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 (not eaten) by HRH The... Read More

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

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    Think A Little

    … on humans stepping in, and up

    Puppy One: “It’s okay, bro. I think we’re in Maine.” Puppy Two: “Smells pine-y and salty and a little fishy to me.” Through a series of celebrated and unexpected... Read More

    Tags: Sciatook, Oklahoma, Sciatook Paws And Claws Animal Rescue, Animal Rescue League of Greater Portland, animal rescue, animal transport, musings, just ponderin', secrets of happiness, rescue dog

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    Cry A Little

    … on what is handed down

    When Mom died And those who loved her Went back to their everydays When the dishes were washed And put away in the same places I’d pulled them from... Read More

    Tags: death of a parent, grief, death of a mother, kansas, cosmos, poem, poetry, photography

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    Think A Little

    … on being our own light

    I am a huge fan of a perennial plant-slash-flower called Moonbeam Coreopsis. Hang on a sec… Oh my gosh! Apparently I am way more botan-istic than I thought I... Read More

    Tags: joy, secrets of happiness, mindfulness, coreopsis, moonbeam coreopsis, inner light

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    Cry A Little

    … on a letter to the first owner of my second-hand dog

    Dear Sir, Firstly, I’m so sorry for the anonymous nature of this salutation. It’s just that I don’t know your name. My name is Lisa Dingle, and I adopted... Read More

    Tags: musings, just ponderin', rescue dog, second hand dog, adopted dog

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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 to explore her kingdom… like... Read More

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

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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 that time, and it wasn’t... 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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wHierd

Similar to ‘wHat’, ‘wHy’ and ‘JoHn’. In Dingleville, we tend to pronounce the ‘H’s’ in these words and I don’t know wHy it started, or wHere or by wHom. Sometimes we even add H’s where there are none. It’s wHonderful.

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