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

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    Laugh A Little

    … on a ride home in the snow

    Yesterday morning I awoke to find my world was turning white. I have to tell you – but please keep it quiet because I know not everyone felt the... Read More

    Tags: musings, comedic writing, humor, photography, joy, driving in snow, new england snow, snow, snowstorm, winter photography

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    Think A Little

    … on death and peace

    A very long time ago, Little Me approached the front door of my father’s house.  I’ve mentioned this before. He had missed a few visits… And a few child... Read More

    Tags: joy, death of a parent, grief, abandoned by father, death of estranged father, death of estranged parent, death of father who abandoned, musings

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    Think A Little

    … on ‘sending’ I care

    Over the past several weeks, in real life and in digital life, people in my sphere of knowing are going through tough things. Family, friends, neighbors (both analog neighbors... Read More

    Tags: musings, family, humor, grief, friendship, homing hugs, hugs, support

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    Think A Little

    … on the beauty of points of view

    Armchair psychology has its own tools and trends. A few years ago, someone wrote a book about the Sociopath Next Door, and then there were many conversations between non-professional therapy-ing humans... Read More

    Tags: musings, comedic writing, everyday life, humor, photography

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    Laugh A Little

    … on changes and change… oh and changes

    There were a lot of things we forgot to check out before we put an offer on our house in Maine in 2005. As a matter of fact, here... Read More

    Tags: old house restoration, moving, moving to maine, The Inn and gardens, musings, comedic writing, maine, humor

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    Laugh A Little

    … on a starry starry morn

    I’ve always been a sunrise gal. Don’t get me wrong, sunsets are beautiful. But that soft pink glow, piercing my bedroom window before the break of day, can at once... Read More

    Tags: Maine Sunrise, Sunrise in Maine, musings, humor, photography, secrets to happiness, Maine Island

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    Think A Little

    … on considerations of an office

    It was just about 7:30  in the morning when I took this pic. My fingers were screaming at me to bring them someplace warm and buy them a coffee. The Sally... Read More

    Tags: Lobstering, maine lobstering, winter lobstering, musings, maine, photography

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    Laugh A Little

    … on your kid applying to college (pssst… breathe!)

    Dear Human Responsible for Guiding a Kid Through the College Application Process: Hi. Okay, are you ready? Breathe. I know you may be feeling a bit anxious about the whole ‘getting... Read More

    Tags: comedic writing, comedy, applying to college, college application process, getting into college, relax about college process, musings

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    Laugh A Little

    … on the premature greying of a princess

    Blaze has had some white on her muzzle for a while now, and she insists it’s premature. That her royal lineage is pre-disposed to it showing up early. She... Read More

    Tags: comedic writing, german shepherd, comedy, marshal dillon dingle

  • Think A Little

    … on paper snowflakes

    The Chinese translation of ‘paper tiger’ is zhi laohu. A paper tiger refers to someone or something that appears outwardly strong and even fearsome but, in actuality, is not.  The... Read More

    Tags: musings, perfect, perfection, perfection is an illusion

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    Think A Little

    … on an ungrateful fail

    I tried to be ungrateful For a friendship that went south I tried to muster pissy-ness In my brain, if not my mouth And just for fun I added: Too... Read More

    Tags: photography, be grateful, grateful, gratitude, love your life, poem, poetry

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Bathtub Mary

In Somerville, Massachusetts, where I spent the first five or six years of my life (it seems to be hotly debatable in my family), people often put statues of the Virgin Mary in their front yards. And she is ‘protected’ in a lovely arch of white.. which is often … and I am not kidding… a partially buried cast iron bathtub.

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