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    Laugh A Little

    … on freakin’ chewy centers

    In Maine, I have one of those cute little wooden signs. You know the ones. They’re wood and sort of box-y, and also quote-y.  And I mean quote-y. They have profound... Read More

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

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    Laugh A Little

    … on deciphering marketing (a.ka., math!)

    Yesterday I had a great conversation with a fellow human who does on-line stuff like web design and knows what certain acronyms like S.E.O. mean. I do not. Even... Read More

    Tags: musings, comedic writing, comedy, humor

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    Laugh A Little

    … on a poem for the ages, er…. age-ed

    Mental-Pause I’m hot then not and then I’m freezing I sense my moods might not be pleasing I threaten lives, limbs; mind a’ seizing And in the next sentence I’m appeasing.... Read More

    Tags: poetry, menopause, comedic writing, comedy, poem

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    Laugh A Little

    … on a dog’s dream job

    A while ago, I noticed that Marshal Dillon Dingle was showing an increased interest in alcohol. So I called him over for a little chat. I asked him if... Read More

    Tags: musings, comedic writing, german shepherd, comedy, humor, halloween

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    Think A Little

    … on a path full of lessons

    I was talking to a rather significant person in my life this morning. She’d received some unsettling medical news recently and has been busy processing it all. It’s one... Read More

    Tags: musings, comedic writing, comedy

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    Laugh A Little

    … on being married to a superhero

    Tonight the nearly perfect husband declared that he could totally lead a group of geese from Canada to South Carolina. As a little girl. With a New Zealand accent.... Read More

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

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    Think A Little

    … on the cherishability of crazed days

    Yesterday I was out the door and headed for the combo farmers’ market/cheese shop/wine and craft beer shop/nut and gourmet food stand/florist and nursery that I properly call Idlewilde... Read More

    Tags: musings, comedic writing, everyday life, family, comedy, kids, soccer, humor

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    Laugh A Little

    … on ‘oh my gawd oh my gawd oh my gawd….’

    Oh my Gawd oh my Gawd oh my Gawd… OH MY GAWD THE ULTIMATE HOLIDAY PLANNER JUST ARRIVED! ULTIMATE! Okay, see that flower arrangement on the front cover? Totally... Read More

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

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    Think A Little

    … on not being a good movie critic (i reveal everything)

    I recently discovered the most wonderful movie. Okay, there were probably a few people who knew about it before me, but I am so glad I stumbled across it,... Read More

    Tags: great pyrenees, comedy, humor, comedic writing, everyday life

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    Think A Little

    … on paying attention

    Today I read a blog post from an emerging writer and it spoke to my heart and my brain and my soul… it spoke to me. She wrote of... Read More

    Tags: musings, joy

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    Laugh A Little

    … on new family additions

    This past weekend I went to a really cool place (The author, Jon Katz and his wife, artist Maria Wulf, hosted an open house at their Bedlam Farm in the... Read More

    Tags: labrador retriever, comedy, humor, dogs, musings, comedic writing, german shepherd

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    Think A Little

    … on being the change

    Every year as September becomes comfortable in New England, a teeny tiny Island in the middle of a small pond reaches out to the spiritual and natural powers that are.... Read More

    Tags: musings, fall, joy

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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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