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    Laugh A Little

    … on a screaming pillow and inn renovation

    “Mom?” “Ya, Sam.” “Why is your pillow screaming?” I looked over to my newly hung L.L. Bean hammock, complete with custom embroidered pillow, and smiled.... Read More

    Tags: The Inn and gardens, musings, comedic writing, maine, comedy, humor

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    Laugh A Little

    … on a sunrise in southport

    Good mornin’. I thought you might get a charge out of the sunrise here on the coast of Maine. All I could think of... Read More

    Tags: maine, comedy, old house restoration, comedic writing, everyday life

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    Laugh A Little

    … on addiction and The Shepherds

    You know, there is a deep underbelly to the world of German Shepherd blog fame. I mean, you feed them and shelter them and... Read More

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

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    Laugh A Little

    … on my first snow storm at ‘The Inn’ (Maine)

    Yesterday, I was driving south on Route 3 in order to go to Maine. I drive south first, on my three-hour trip north. Go... Read More

    Tags: musings, comedic writing, everyday life, german shepherd, maine, comedy, humor

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    Laugh A Little

    … on an old house and a sign maker named Tim

    A few weeks ago, I got an e-mail from Tim Kearns. I’ve never met Tim, but it is no longer rare to do business... Read More

    Tags: comedic writing, everyday life, maine, comedy

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    … on old houses not quite empty

    When one impulsively purchases an old house, the feeling of elation is quickly followed (and when I say ‘quickly’, I mean specifically the amount... Read More

    Tags: maine, comedy, ghosts, musings, comedic writing, everyday life, family

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    Think A Little

    … on mr. holland

    There is a house, across the cove from mine, on an island snuggled in the mid coast of Maine.  We, my nearly perfect husband... Read More

    Tags: comedic writing, everyday life, friends, maine, musings

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    Laugh A Little

    … on oddballs and tennis balls

    See that guy up there? Oddball. It isn’t his name. It’s just him. I don’t even know his name. But I’ve seen him nearly... Read More

    Tags: musings, comedic writing, everyday life, family, maine, comedy

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    Think A Little

    … on gardens (and getting to Maine)

    Approximately 8 years ago, my nearly perfect husband and I were in the midst of continuing a decade-long search for ‘The Maine House”. He... Read More

    Tags: The Inn and gardens, musings, everyday life, family, gardens, maine

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The Vampire Room

The room in Maine that was once a three season porch that was sinking into the ground, but is now (we hope) somewhat sturdy. It is our wake up room (with comfy chairs), and also doubles as a dining room. It is painted this red color and has windows all along three of the walls, so at night when it is super dark outside and all the windows are black, it reminded us of a paneled room from a Dracula movie. And who wouldn’t want to live with that?!

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