So. I have a friend who has been asking me to share our most-recent ghost-y story, and I’ve promised her I would. I know. It sounds strangely Dickens-ian to... Read More
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… on risk and reward at christmastime
That is my first little dock tree… being snowed on in the late afternoon of yesterday. At high tide (that piece of knowledge will be important later). When I... Read More
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… on a maine-gical christmassy day
Okay, c’mon. This is pretty cool. Not only did Santa arrive on a lobster boat on Saturday… but his entourage included Mrs. Claus, a walking talking (and very sparkly!)... Read More
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A first for me, but not a first.
The day after Thanksgiving is another national (okay, regional… (okay house-inal)) holiday for the Dingles. Yes indeed-y… Decorating Day. This is a big deal, as in, “Wake up really... Read More
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… on holidays blooming not looming
Okay, c’mere. ‘Cuz the holidays are nearly upon us. These times are a concoction of many emotions and experiences and some are pretty good. But some have you “accidentally”... Read More
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… on a nutty day turned good
Yesterday got away from me. I’d left the house at about 9 am, heading north to Beth’s to order a turkey. I was probably about 45 minutes from home... Read More
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… on meeting a bombogenesis
Bombogenesis! No I am not kidding! That is what happened to us the other night… well, us and a million or so other Mainers (Maine-iacs, Maine-iacals, Maine-sters, okay-I’ll-stop). Also... Read More
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… on seagull jealousy
I woke up to a seagull screech That turned into a fight I guessed it was a morning tiff Continued from last night. Heard something ’bout ‘the perfect... Read More
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… on home making
The other morning, Granny and I were sitting in the Vampire Room* sipping our coffee and talking about nothing, though everything was not off limits. At one point, I... Read More
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… on love in the time of (potential) cholera
As I’d mentioned, it’s our first fall in Maine and it happens to be a strange one. Usually, by the end of October, the foliage has already peaked and... Read More
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… on a busy mind calmed
Last week was a crazy sad and frightening and bewildering week, for sure. For me, the more public news of the horrors in Las Vegas, and the death of... Read More
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… on waves
Waves have it hard. I mean, we treat them as if they are hard. Especially big ones. They don’t touch or caress or embrace… They crash, And pound, And batter the rocks and... Read More