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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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    Think A Little

    … on a decade of cows and the sea

    Down the driveway, down the road, around a small curve and over a rise are Mr. McGovern’s cows. I realized, as I was on... Read More

    Tags: photography, cows, moving, cows and the sea, mid coast maine, musings, maine

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    Laugh A Little

    … on faith, or fate, or what the fuh

    I am big on faith. Not so much the religious kind, and most of my religious friends bear with me on this. Which is... Read More

    Tags: musings, maine, humor, joy, secrets to happiness

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    Laugh A Little

    … on a feel good for a friday

    When we were kicking around the decision to move to Maine, we got many different reactions. Wow! Cool! What?! And there was a lot... Read More

    Tags: musings, maine, feel good stuff, home auction, small town life, southport maine

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ShepHerds

Not really the same as wHierd or wHy. My friend Karen breeds German shepHerds, and so many people send her e-mails asking about her ‘sheperds’ or ‘shepards’ that once I think her head really did nearly pop off. She needed help making her point. So I’m helping. Because that is the kind of friend I am.

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