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… on delayed processing

May 25, 2017 by Lisa Dingle

Get coffee… or wine, then sit down. I’m just sayin’. There are jumbles everywhere in my life right now. Jumbles of books… or chords… or books and chords. Jumbles of pots and pans, mixed with folders and stacks of my ever shifting collection of greeting cards, some in plastic so they all slide off of each other toward some other pile, making an even more diverse Jumble. Which is also called a Politically Correct Jumble. I realized last night, talking […]

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… on every man for himself

April 28, 2017 by Lisa Dingle

That is not a rat. It’s Tony Soprano, a made man on Southport Island. Tony is, in fact, a mink. An American one. I know, I know, based on his name and inferred occupation you thought he was Italian. Common mistake. And also racist. But this is not about Tony Soprano not being a rat. This is about an actual rat. One I never got a photo of for reasons that will become clear to you as I tell you a […]

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… on the rand cove monster

April 14, 2017 by Lisa Dingle

So… yesterday. One of the things that is hard to resist, even when I am yearning for more time under the covers, is the sunrise. The Inn* faces east… so much so that – just as the sun is about to rise above the spruces and pine-z, it blasts light into our bedroom. I’m telling you, it’s so bright that its really hard to stay asleep. Though, yes, we do manage to do just that (and we are successful surprisingly often)). But the […]

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… on snow. Snow! OMG SNOW!

March 14, 2017 by Lisa Dingle

Greetings! Last night I asked Marshal if he wanted to be a measuring stick. Blaze and I had been discussing the impact of a 24-hour news cycle on the fragile psyches of children and puppies – being a multi-species household – and it occurred to me that the rest of the country was going to be bombarded with scary winter storm stories about… you know… us, and we would actually be living it. I mean, hopefully we would be living it. […]

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… on alien ice

February 20, 2017 by Lisa Dingle

The cove in Maine rarely freezes deeply, being all stubborn, salty and ocean-y in the way of many Mainers. It is more likely to wear a film of ice… as if Mother Nature was feeling plucky and practical and decided to preserve it by covering it in Glad Wrap. You can still see all the comings and goings beneath the thin layer, but the surface is still… and such a deep shade of grey it is nearly black. If you […]

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… on uncovering a scam

February 15, 2017 by Lisa Dingle

So last night I was watching the Best in Show judging at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show with my friend, Tess. She was in Baltimore with her two labs – one of which was not watching because he was busy spending two hours staring at a sausage on her counter. I was in chic and trendy Dunstable with the ShepHerds. Marshal and Blaze seemed mildly interested, but also were sleepy because it was midnight. They seemed to perk up […]

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… on the various reactions of shepHerds

February 12, 2017 by Lisa Dingle

Hey Blaze! Oh, hey girl! Are you loving the new snow? You are, huh. Another 18 inches are supposed to fall today. You are a good girl. A snow princess for sure. Okay, hang on… I need to call Marshal. Hey Marshal?! Uh… Marshal! No… No… Marshal! Over here! Ya. No. Look HERE! Oh. Nice. Real nice. Sigh. Fine. Blaze, what do you think of Marshal’s potential as a photographer’s model? Ya. That’s pretty much where I am too. Thanks for […]

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… on an official portrait and royal merchandising

January 14, 2017 by Lisa Dingle

She is one. strange. dog. But royal. And, apparently, genetically predisposed toward regal poses on floral backgrounds. I wonder if anyone will ever make a plate featuring her likeness. You know, like they do all the time in Britain. Some of those plates are amazing. So I sent some photos of her over to the Royal Worcestershire company to … I’m just kidding. It’s Royal Worcester. I was just doing dry British humor… which usually has Americans being stupid, and also irreverent. […]

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… on a questionable start to the day

January 13, 2017 by Lisa Dingle

Today I woke up in Maine for the first time in a month. I woke up with a start, having shut my phone’s alarm song off (Ventura Highway) at 6:30 and fallen back to sleep. I wanted to be downstairs by seven because two talented friends are here, transforming the barn floor into something that will not only be smoother to dance on, at the wedding, but will also look fantastic. The guys had worked well into the night and […]

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