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    Think A Little

    … on taking the morning in

    shhhh… (good mornin’)

    Tags: photography, maine

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    Laugh A Little

    … on driving miss judy

    Just next door to me, on the lovely Landing Road (I have learned that, in Maine, you put ‘the’ in front of a lot... Read More

    Tags: musings, maine, joy

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    Think A Little

    … on after rain

    At the Maine House, there are huge pairs of trees in the front and side yard.  We were told they are ‘wedding trees’ and... Read More

    Tags: maine, musings

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    Laugh A Little

    … on fog and being in the midst

    Have you ever noticed that, when approaching fog – like a bank of fog (no money, all water droplets) – that it always looks... Read More

    Tags: musings, comedic writing, maine, comedy

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    Think A Little

    … on accommodations (small as they may be)

    This year our time in Maine is so soon after the death of our dear Old Yankee Man.  It will be two months in a... Read More

    Tags: granny, musings, maine, old yankee man, aging parents, grief

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    Think A Little

    … on maine whispers

    Maine Whispers If whispers had wings, And carrying things, They’d drop fog Softly into my cove To silently wander Hither and yonder Haunted breath Without tethers... Read More

    Tags: poetry, maine blogger, maine photographer, maine poetry, poem about maine, musings, maine, poem

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    Think A Little

    … on different chores for different places

    In Maine, we have a few chores to do that differ vastly from the boring laundry, raking, changing lightbulbs, vacuuming the dogs (what, like... Read More

    Tags: maine, comedy, humor, joy, musings, comedic writing

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    Think A Little

    … on maine fairies

    In Maine there are fairies. No, I haven’t seen them, but I know they are here. They do all sorts of fun and strange... Read More

    Tags: musings, gardens, maine, photography

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    Think A Little

    … on canceling out a rant

    Hi. So… When last we spoke, I was pissy-fied about the whole ‘it’s not spring and it’s supposed to be spring!’ thing. And I... Read More

    Tags: comedy, humor, musings, comedic writing, maine

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    Laugh A Little

    … on chasing spring

    Yes, that is light pouring in through the old barn window in Maine.  And also a life-preserver. To save me. Because if you look... Read More

    Tags: musings, comedic writing, maine, comedy, humor

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    Laugh A Little

    … on signs, signs, everywhere premature signs

    I was in Maine for a couple of days this week, surveying the black hole that is not really a black hole, especially not... Read More

    Tags: musings, comedic writing, everyday life, maine, comedy, humor, poop day

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    Think A Little

    … on a place that sings to me

    There is something about Maine. It brings me into myself. As if it knows my favorite song. And sings it to me, whenever I’m there.... Read More

    Tags: poetry, musings, maine, poem

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Spanky Baby Jesus

An expletive you can utter any time you need an expletive or you want to express surprise (like, “Jesus H. Christ” or “Jumping Jesus on a Pogo Stick”). It came about when I misread my friend Katherine’s description of her toilet paper nativity scene, where she noted her ‘sparkly baby Jesus’. Sad. True.

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