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    Laugh A Little

    … on four stalls and a wedding

    So. There are about to be lots of photos of the wedding out in the world because Jen Smith, who is the incredibly talented... Read More

    Tags: comedy, humor, photography, secrets to happiness, southport maine, maine wedding, midcoast maine, The Inn and gardens, midcoast maine wedding, comedic writing, southport island maine, maine

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    Cry A Little

    … on the mornings after

    It was magical. Truly. Wow. The morning dawned with our cove blanketed in mist, the trees hidden behind gauzy walls of fog. Weather reports... Read More

    Tags: maine, photography, maine wedding, midcoast maine, midcoast maine wedding

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    Think A Little

    … on wedding insomnia

    You can’t sleep either? Okay… shhhhhh…. C’mon…. She’s still asleep. One day to go. Thanks for readin’. As always, come on over to Just Ponderin’s... Read More

    Tags: seacoast harbor events, seacoast weddings, The Inn and gardens, maine, Southport, Southport Island, midcoast maine, midcoast maine wedding

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    Think A Little

    … on a wedding garden

    The Gardens have been in a bit of scramble around The Inn*, getting ready for their wedding debut. On Saturday. Ya. This Saturday. I... Read More

    Tags: humor, photography, joy, just ponderin', midcoast maine, midcoast maine wedding, The Inn and gardens, roses, musings, wedding garden, gardens, maine

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    Laugh A Little

    … on advenditures

    This morning, super duper early, I headed out on an adventure. Because the other day my friend Chris (a.k.a., ‘ChrisChrisChris‘) called and asked me... Read More

    Tags: photography, midcoast maine, Boothbay Harbor, tall ships, windjammers, maine, humor

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    Laugh A Little

    … on the acting locally thing

    Okay… I’ve given up. Maybe one day every single thing will be unpacked and put away… but strategy right now for the wedding is... Read More

    Tags: joy, midcoast maine, Blessing of the Fleet, Boothbay Harbor, Windjammer, musings, maine, photography

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    Laugh A Little

    … on touching dreams

    So… you know we moved to Maine. Well… I know I know I moved to Maine. No… it’s not the boxes still unpacked in my bedroom... Read More

    Tags: musings, maine, humor

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    Think A Little

    … on landslides and new landscapes

    There’s this song that’s been following me around for about a year, maybe a little more. Creepily showing up at the oddest times, sometimes... Read More

    Tags: musings, maine, photography, secrets to happiness

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    Laugh A Little

    … on the rand cove monster

    So… yesterday. One of the things that is hard to resist, even when I am yearning for more time under the covers, is the... Read More

    Tags: beaver, Nessie, musings, river otter, comedic writing, maine, comedy, humor, photography, Southport, spring in maine

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    Think A Little

    … on dawn

    We live on a ball that weights 13,170,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 – thirteen septillion, one hundred seventy sextillion – pounds… and yet floats in space. When it turns just so,... Read More

    Tags: musings, everyday life, maine, photography, joy, Sunrise in Maine, sunrise

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    Think A Little

    … on a good morning

    The little beach on the island is quiet in the early mornings and late afternoons, even in summer. But in the midst of the... Read More

    Tags: photography, spring in maine, musings, everyday life, maine

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    Think A Little

    … on an awakening

    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

    Tags: maine, humor, photography, Southport, boothbay, spring in maine, musings

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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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