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    Laugh A Little

    … on the importance of content

    I received a box from Amazon in the mail last week and was very excited that I remembered exactly what was inside of it and exactly what I ordered... Read More

    Tags: musings, maine, humor, photography, just ponderin', maine blogger, maine photographer, photography for beginners, beginner photography

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    Think A Little

    … on the importance of looking back

    Recently, whilst surfing the vastness of the inter webs, I ended up looking at a series of tattoos that people probably wished they hadn’t gotten. Some had misgivings right... Read More

    Tags: musings, just ponderin', just pondering, narcissism, maine blogger, maine photographer, no regrets, no regerts, don't look back, never look back, embracing the past, embracing mistakes, perfectionism, sociopath, justponderin', lisa dingle

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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 am having friends for dinner... Read More

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

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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, I have rationalized that, if... Read More

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

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    Think A Little

    … on my cup and the new year

    The other day I shared a meme on my personal Facebook page. Wait. Short diversion here… To be honest, I’m not sure where the definition of ‘meme’ begins and ends.... Read More

    Tags: musings, joy, secrets to happiness, gratitude, secrets of happiness, maine blogger, maine photographer, personal responsibility, what's in your cup

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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 pull to go to a... Read More

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

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    Wag A Little

    … on whole new worlds

    She probably saw some snow, I think, in the two-ish years she lived in the Oklahoma countryside. But did she wake up to find a whole new frozen world?... Read More

    Tags: photography, holiday magic, maine winter, dog photography, winter in maine, maine blogger, rescue dog, hound, maine photograper

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

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

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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

    September is a glorious month here in midcoast Maine. The air is crisp and, here at The Inn, often smells of the ocean… and apples. Today began with clouds... Read More

    Tags: maine, photography, September 11, 9/11, midcoast maine, maine blogger, maine photographer

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Spanky Baby Jesus

An expletive you can utter any time you need an expletive or you want to express surprise (like, “Jesus H. Christ” or “Jumping Jesus on a Pogo Stick”). It came about when I misread my friend Katherine’s description of her toilet paper nativity scene, where she noted her ‘sparkly baby Jesus’. Sad. True.

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