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    Laugh A Little

    … on photographing an essence

    I was playing with some pics of the dogs this morning, and brought this one of Blaze down to the basic of basics. Cropped it to just her face…... Read More

    Tags: musings, comedic writing, german shepherd, comedy, humor, photography, photographing dogs

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    Cry A Little

    … on saying so long to the bicep

    This week was a down week. A spring cold came in for a landing, super slowly and day by day until I was absolutely demolished by the end of the... Read More

    Tags: comedic writing, everyday life, family, comedy, humor, joy, favorite car, first cars

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    Think A Little

    … on the wait for a window

    When we bought the house in Maine, more than a decade ago, and set to work on renovating it, one of the places we left virtually untouched was the... Read More

    Tags: The Inn and gardens, musings, comedic writing, everyday life, maine, comedy, humor, secrets to happiness

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    Laugh A Little

    … on found stuff (and evening the score)

    Dear Sam, I know! Cool right?! It’s a mousetrap! There are five little holes drilled in the side, beneath each steel thing-a-ma-bub.  You push the do-hickeys down, insert the cheese in... Read More

    Tags: musings, comedic writing, maine, comedy, humor, zombie apocalypse, antique mousetrap, vampire slaying

  • Laugh A Little

    … on coming back (sexy back)

    Achilles tendons are dicks. No seriously. They are not nice and friendly tendons, they are fakers. Hanging out, on the back of your feet, quietly doing their jobs until... Read More

    Tags: rehab, musings, comedic writing, everyday life, comedy, humor, photography, cows, achilles, achilles tendon

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    Think A Little

    … on ‘the other’ body of water

    I don’t know if I’ve ever shared pics of the ‘other body of water’ on our street in Maine, which is kind of odd because two bald eagles hang... Read More

    Tags: musings, maine, photography, southport maine, maine winter, boothbay maine

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    Think A Little

    … on warm rocks

    So there is this cool thing that happens outside the Maine house in the early spring, when the ice isn’t very thick in our cove.  And guess what? Mother... Read More

    Tags: ice blankets, maine winter, musings, maine, photography

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    Laugh A Little

    … on the absence of mom-credit

    Recently I sent Number One Son Sam a text, accosting him with my love… And, being a dutiful son, he acknowledged my message within a reasonable amount of time… with... Read More

    Tags: comedic writing, german shepherd, comedy, humor, dog texts

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    Think A Little

    … on life’s strangeness and wonder

    Even when I’m ‘okay’ with someone leaving, whether in life or in death, there is still pondering necessary. That noodling that happens when I hang out with Hither and... Read More

    Tags: musings, everyday life, empty nest, grief, adult children, estranged child, estranged parent, life

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    Think A Little

    … on love

    Love is a million infinitesimal and often maddeningly elusive elements that make up the ambience of another’s soul and, whether suddenly or over a period of months or years... Read More

    Tags: musings, Definition of love, Valentines Day, What is love?

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    Laugh A Little

    … on renovating and mistakes (and recovering from them)

    I absolutely love renovating. Redecorating. Heck, just moving things around is a lot of fun. I know, sounds trite right? But there is something about shifting and changing and... Read More

    Tags: maine, childhood memories, decorating, interior design, The Inn and gardens, musings, home design

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    Think A Little

    … on readying for a storm

    Fires set In fire spaces Food just home From food stuff places Rumbling down The back staircases ShepHerds dream Of snowy chases My eyes spy The first flake’s traces Landing... Read More

    Tags: photography, snowstorm, blizzard, winter, winter storm preparation, musings, poem, poetry, humor

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