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

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    Laugh A Little

    … on taking time to smell the offices

    When I was a younger version of me, still in my teens, I was going to community college and had signed up with a... Read More

    Tags: humor, photography, doing the impossible, overcoming odds

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    Laugh A Little

    … on acorns and oaks

    There is a college a wee bit south of us… Okay, eleven hours south. Fifteen if there are multiple pile-ups on i95, somewhere around... Read More

    Tags: Elon, Elon University, first year of college, kid going to college, family, empty nest, humor, photography, dropping off at college

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    Laugh A Little

    … on different perspectives, same place

    If you follow the trees from the left to the right… you can see a break in the pines and spruce. Sort of a flat... Read More

    Tags: Maine Island, boothbay maine, humor, photography, southport maine, joyful life, mid coast maine, gratitude

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    Think A Little

    … on a welcome sense of otherness

    I know. Very cool. When I was getting these photos ready to put up, I actually googled the difference between ‘fog’ and ‘mist’, because... Read More

    Tags: the way life should be, musings, maine, humor, photography, Southport, fog, mist

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    Laugh A Little

    … on a visitor’s return home

    Spike! He’s all adult-y! I knew he’d be back. Last year we had some rather interesting initial indications of his presence (made known in particularly... Read More

    Tags: joy, porcupine, musings, maine, humor, photography

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    Laugh A Little

    … on monhegan

    When I am in Maine, I live on an island. Without a boat. I don’t even know how to ‘boat’, which is one of... Read More

    Tags: photography, joy, Manana, Monhegan, Monhegan Island, musings, maine, humor

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

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

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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 birth

    Shhhh… I know, I didn’t want to gross you out first thing. Some people don’t like pictures of a birth… with all the lady... Read More

    Tags: gardens, maine, humor, photography, gardening in Maine, Maine gardens, rugosa

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

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