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    Laugh A Little

    … on hunting season and blending in

    Okay, sure. Clocks weren’t melting and I didn’t wake up with a skinny, long and somewhat disturbing mustache. But the point is I could have. Seriously.... Read More

    Tags: musings, comedic writing, maine, comedy, old yankee man, humor, hunting season, maine hunting

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    Laugh A Little

    … on #unsungflungdung

    I was talking to someone last week and she said that some of my quippy-ness would translate fantastically to Twitter (a very supportive human,... Read More

    Tags: comedic writing, comedy, humor, #unsungflungdung, online etiquette, trolling solution

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    Laugh A Little

    … on the a**hole

    Remember when we had our soft opening at The Village at The Old Southport Inn a couple of weeks ago? I know, I was... Read More

    Tags: musings, comedic writing, comedy, humor, photography, squirrel story, squirrels, squirrels in feeders

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    Laugh A Little

    … on an early morning challenge

    Okay, no. It’s not a selfie. But… When I’m in Maine, I wake up early. No, not kind of early. I’m talking sometimes 4:20 a.m.... Read More

    Tags: musings, comedic writing, comedy, humor, photography, kayaking, kayaking in maine

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    Laugh A Little

    … on a new and exciting addition to the inn

    At The Inn*, we are always undertaking new and exciting projects for our residents and guests. The inside of the main building has recently... Read More

    Tags: The Inn and gardens, comedic writing, gardens, maine, comedy, humor, photography, adding height to fence, bird feeders, garden restoration, gardening, gardening in Maine, Maine gardens, squirrels and bird feeders

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    … on ‘oh yah, a renovation!’

    One funny moment after Jack proposed to Mac (and Mac dissolved, pretty much, into a melted snowman puddle (but recovered quickly enough for us... Read More

    Tags: The Inn and gardens, musings, comedic writing, maine, comedy, humor, photography, old house renovation, this old house

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    Laugh A Little

    … on the potential promotion of a half kid (part three)

    When last I left you, I’d picked up the ring and all who knew squealed and May was upon us with long drives and... Read More

    Tags: The Inn and gardens, comedic writing, family, maine, comedy, humor, old house restoration, photography, Love, engagement, barn engagement, barn proposal, proposal, barn decorating, engagement decorating

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    Laugh A Little

    … on the potential promotion of a half kid (part two)

    Okay, I am so sorry I’m late.  And I swear to Gawd that I was not being coy or trying to create dramatic tension (at... Read More

    Tags: The Inn and gardens, comedic writing, family, maine, comedy, humor, photography, just ponderin', engagement, barn engagement, barn proposal, proposal

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    Think A Little

    … on scheduling nothing

    Years ago, when JoHn and I were both still working bazillion hour weeks and juggling our careers with two, then three kids, we would schedule days... Read More

    Tags: musings, comedic writing, everyday life, comedy, humor, secrets to happiness, doing nothing, saying no, saying no to invitations

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    Laugh A Little

    … on texts that require little explanation

    Gabe is grey. I am blue (and also, apparently, green). I was going to put this here for the last bubbles only. The ones about... Read More

    Tags: musings, comedic writing, comedy, humor, college graduation, high school graduation, crazy busy

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    Laugh A Little

    … on generational magic

    When the kids were little, I never knew what waking up on Mother’s Day morning would bring. My fave? Jelly eggs. Sam’s idea. He... Read More

    Tags: musings, comedic writing, everyday life, family, comedy, photography, mother's day

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    Laugh A Little

    … on memories of an old yankee man

    Oh, the forbidden… How it draws us. Forbidden people. Forbidden activities. Forbidden… Garages. A little over a week ago, a large dumpster arrived on... Read More

    Tags: comedic writing, comedy, old yankee man, humor, death of a parent, moving, cleaning out garage, death of a grandfather, grandfather

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Spiking

Getting really, really mad really, really quickly (and often embarrassingly so)… “Oops, sorry. I spiked.”

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