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

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

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

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

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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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    Laugh A Little

    … on spring’s surprise(s)

    This spring has been kind of a blur, and I cannot remember if I told you about the wood ducks! That, up there, is a wood duck. Early one... Read More

    Tags: musings, Boothbay Register, just ponderin', southport maine, midcoast maine, wood ducks, wood duck babies, wood ducklings

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    Think A Little

    … on focal point(s)

    Spring took it’s sweet and flowery time arriving on our fingerling peninsula here in Maine, and I don’t want to say that it made me cranky or anything but... Read More

    Tags: musings, photography, just ponderin', midcoast maine, spring in maine, perspective, chickens, ducks, champagne

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    Cry A Little

    … on grief, the invitation

    I opened the front door slowly After knockings barely heard No one stood there on the porch No one said a word My gaze fell on an envelope Tucked... Read More

    Tags: musings, poem, poetry, grief, just ponderin'

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    Think A Little

    … on gardening in the shade

    That’s a hellebore. They are funky and strangely mysterious and I love them. Here are some more… Very cool. There are oodles of myths and legends surrounding hellebores –... Read More

    Tags: musings, photography, death of a dog, Grieving, grief, just ponderin', hellebore, shade garden, death of a pet, garden photography

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    Think A Little

    … on what she feels

    I took this photo of Blaze a little while ago. I’d been looking at her, trying to look into her. What do you know? What are you thinking? How... Read More

    Tags: musings, pet loss, death of a dog, Grieving, just ponderin', marshal dillon dingle

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The Inn

Our house in Maine. It is not an inn anymore (hence the “a private residence” on the sign out front) but it was, in the early 1900s.

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