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    Laugh A Little

    … on the potential promotion of a half kid (part three)

    When last I left you, I’d picked up the ring and all who knew squealed and May was upon us with long drives and... Read More

    Tags: old house restoration, photography, Love, engagement, The Inn and gardens, barn engagement, comedic writing, barn proposal, family, proposal, barn decorating, maine, engagement decorating, comedy, humor

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    Laugh A Little

    … on the potential promotion of a half kid (part two)

    Okay, I am so sorry I’m late.  And I swear to Gawd that I was not being coy or trying to create dramatic tension (at... Read More

    Tags: The Inn and gardens, barn proposal, comedic writing, proposal, family, maine, comedy, humor, photography, just ponderin', engagement, barn engagement

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    Laugh A Little

    … on the potential promotion of a half kid (part one)

    Boy do I have stories for you. Hang on, let me grab some coffee and a few shots of the sunrise… Then we’ll talk.... Read More

    Tags: musings, family, maine, engagement, engagement ideas, proposals, weddings, The Inn and gardens

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    Think A Little

    … on hailing the heroes of the in-betweens

    Yesterday I drove to Maine to check on the renovations being done at The Inn.  It had been a busy week and, as I... Read More

    Tags: comedic writing, maine, empty nest, humor, in-betweens, kids leaving home, malcolm gladwell

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    Laugh A Little

    … on seeing oneself in the mirror (or reflections on lunacy)

    Oh dear Lord. Do you think if you see yourself clearly in the mirror and crack yourself up that it is going to result in... Read More

    Tags: musings, comedic writing, maine, humor, blog design, web design

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    Think A Little

    … on the wait for a window

    When we bought the house in Maine, more than a decade ago, and set to work on renovating it, one of the places we... Read More

    Tags: humor, secrets to happiness, The Inn and gardens, musings, comedic writing, everyday life, maine, comedy

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    Laugh A Little

    … on found stuff (and evening the score)

    Dear Sam, I know! Cool right?! It’s a mousetrap! There are five little holes drilled in the side, beneath each steel thing-a-ma-bub.  You push the... Read More

    Tags: antique mousetrap, vampire slaying, musings, comedic writing, maine, comedy, humor, zombie apocalypse

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    Think A Little

    … on ‘the other’ body of water

    I don’t know if I’ve ever shared pics of the ‘other body of water’ on our street in Maine, which is kind of odd... Read More

    Tags: southport maine, maine winter, boothbay maine, musings, maine, photography

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    Think A Little

    … on warm rocks

    So there is this cool thing that happens outside the Maine house in the early spring, when the ice isn’t very thick in our... Read More

    Tags: musings, maine, photography, ice blankets, maine winter

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    Laugh A Little

    … on renovating and mistakes (and recovering from them)

    I absolutely love renovating. Redecorating. Heck, just moving things around is a lot of fun. I know, sounds trite right? But there is something... Read More

    Tags: The Inn and gardens, musings, home design, maine, childhood memories, decorating, interior design

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    Laugh A Little

    … on changes and change… oh and changes

    There were a lot of things we forgot to check out before we put an offer on our house in Maine in 2005. As... Read More

    Tags: The Inn and gardens, musings, comedic writing, maine, humor, old house restoration, moving, moving to maine

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    Think A Little

    … on considerations of an office

    It was just about 7:30  in the morning when I took this pic. My fingers were screaming at me to bring them someplace warm and... Read More

    Tags: musings, maine, photography, Lobstering, maine lobstering, winter lobstering

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wHierd

Similar to ‘wHat’, ‘wHy’ and ‘JoHn’. In Dingleville, we tend to pronounce the ‘H’s’ in these words and I don’t know wHy it started, or wHere or by wHom. Sometimes we even add H’s where there are none. It’s wHonderful.

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