There are so many firsts this year, now that Self Proclaimed Perfect Boy, Gabe has headed off to college. Some I anticipated, but others... Read More
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… on life stuff, all of it and all at once… always
This morning we awoke to a pop and the sound of our beloved fan, the one we turn on each night for its pleasing... Read More
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… on a wedding destiny-ation
When we were done restoring The Inn, our place that was an inn during the late 1800s and early 1900s but is not an... Read More
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… on being mocked
I am wondering if I get enough respect from the non-humans around the Dingle household. Blaze, as a royal, is a pretty entitled beast.... Read More
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… on gentle reminders
A gentle reminder… Tap on the shoulder… A whisper of a memory… Or that freaky scene in Poltergeist where Carol-Anne turns from the television and... Read More
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… on winter hanging on
This has been one of those crazy busy weeks with happenings, some lots of fun, and good, and some very not. So It was... Read More
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… on alien ice
The cove in Maine rarely freezes deeply, being all stubborn, salty and ocean-y in the way of many Mainers. It is more likely to... Read More
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… on a trophy (a JPNN Special Monday Edition)
The dark descends, the lights come on. The seats fill. The engine noise – the crowd – starts… swelling, retreating… ebbing, flowing. One song... Read More
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… on a snowy morning gift
The Nearly Perfect Husband and I were home in chic and trendy Dunstable last week for a number of reasons, not the least of... Read More
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… on color’s vacation
One of the things I love about exploring more of my time at The Inn in winter is that, though just three hours north... Read More
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… on shades of blue
The light streams in The world anew In dawning, dulcet Shades of blue. The snowflakes fly As snowflakes do In Maine, if not In... Read More
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… on dreams of a garden (wedding)
Yesterday, I was googling away, in total wedding planning mode. The Nearly Perfect Husband walked by as I was looking up “skinny evergreens”. Then... Read More