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    Laugh A Little

    … on dreams coming true

    So. I was walking past the farmer…s….’s…s’ porch door (label depending, of course, on the number of farmers who gather there, or how many... Read More

    Tags: photography, just ponderin', maine birds, ducks, mallard ducks, The Inn and gardens, musings, humor

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    Laugh A Little

    … on loons and kurt vonnegut

    Oh, I know. Loon-atic. I spotted that guy from the window yesterday afternoon as the sun was sinking to the bottom of the sky.... Read More

    Tags: maine blogger, maine photographer, nature photography, common loon, being able to laugh at yourself, humor as medicine, nat geo wild, musings, humor, maine birds

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    Laugh A Little

    … on that marie kondo

    I am not Marie Kondo. But I could be Marie Kondo. Nah, just kidding. I will never be Marie Kondo. For one, she seems to... Read More

    Tags: cleaning, just ponderin', marie kondo, tidying, spark joy, musings, humor

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    Think A Little

    … on insta-dad

    I’m not even going to try to cutely ease into this one. JoHn* is on Instagram. No, no. It’s tragic. Like, for me. For... Read More

    Tags: musings, humor, just ponderin', southport maine, maine blogger, maine photographer, when parents instagram, instagram wife

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    Laugh A Little

    … on thank you pies

    Yesterday I went to the local YMCA (‘The Y’) to walk with my friends. We’ve been alternatively walking and lifting/pushing/complaining (a.k.a., ‘the weight machines’)... Read More

    Tags: musings, humor, thanksgiving, Boothbay Register, just ponderin', thanksgiving pies, boothbay ymca, dolphins swim team, maine thanksgiving

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    Laugh A Little

    … on voting here (and hereafter)

    Today it is raining – sometimes pouring – onto our little peninsula in Maine. It is also voting day! I know, I know… it’s... Read More

    Tags: musings, humor, just ponderin', voting, midcoast maine, maine blogger, election, election 2018

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    Laugh A Little

    … on flying pigs (and thingamajigs)

    A question I never thought I’d have to answer: “Why did you replace your laptop with a trap, Lisa?”  Well, I will tell you... Read More

    Tags: musings, humor, just ponderin', maine blogger, flying squirrel, flying squirrel maine, pancake mouse

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    Laugh A Little

    … on boating for dummies

    We’re looking at boats. I’m going to have to ask you to hold your tongue on this one. No, seriously. Because I have learned... Read More

    Tags: boating language, first boat, musings, humor, just ponderin', southport maine, midcoast maine, Boothbay Harbor, coastal maine, boating, boating in maine

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    Laugh A Little

    … on security training

    First, I want to thank each and every one of you who commented here, or on Facebook, or who messaged me privately with incredible... Read More

    Tags: maine photographer, german shepherd, humor, Boothbay Register, just ponderin', southport maine, midcoast maine, german shepherd dog, maine blogger

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    Laugh A Little

    … on beauty in the dark

    Last night, the moonlight was playfully haunting. I was tired, and barefoot, and quietly turning lights off downstairs. My mind was on a bed... Read More

    Tags: musings, maine, humor, photography, Southport, Boothbay Register, just ponderin', midcoast maine, maine photography

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    Laugh A Little

    … on shoulds and sharks

    Okay. See that above? That is a completely legal, totally licensed piece of art that I made up when I first began justponderin-dot-com. The image... Read More

    Tags: musings, comedic writing, comedy, humor, just ponderin', sharks, catalina island sharks, shark attacks, shoulding

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    Laugh A Little

    … on other people’s – and dog’s – poop

    Here at The Inn* we have many many flowers. And blades of grass. And also dogs. Two of them. Pee’ing and pooping machines they... Read More

    Tags: stop dogs from pooping on lawn, comedic writing, comedy, poetry, humor, photography, dogs pooping on lawn

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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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