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    Think A Little

    … on home making

    The other morning, Granny and I were sitting in the Vampire Room* sipping our coffee and talking about nothing, though everything was not off... Read More

    Tags: musings, moving, just ponderin', midcoast maine, new home, making a house a home

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    Cry A Little

    … on tucking in a house

    It occurred to me yesterday, alone in the house I have mockingly referred to as ‘The Disposable Shack’… After the family packed itself into... Read More

    Tags: musings, photography, joy, moving, prose

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    Laugh A Little

    … on dreams of sleeping with the enemy

    Okay, here’s how it’s going. Let’s start with the fact that ‘The Disposable Shack’ is an ironic title. It only became ‘disposable’ once we decided... Read More

    Tags: musings, empty nest, humor, photography, moving, household organization, pantry organization, Sleeping with the Enemy

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    Think A Little

    … 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

    Tags: musings, maine, old yankee man, humor, photography, joy, moving, southport maine, midcoast maine, winter in maine

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    Laugh A Little

    … on five hundred twenty five thousand six hundred… legos

    Yesterday, the Nearly Perfect Husband (also known in these parts as ‘Daddy’ (Marshal), ‘Fah-sah’ (Gabe), ‘But Daaaaad’ (Mac), and – depending on what he... Read More

    Tags: musings, family, kids, empty nest, moving, 525, 600 minutes, legos, Rent, Seasons of Love

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    Laugh A Little

    … on memories of an old yankee man

    Oh, the forbidden… How it draws us. Forbidden people. Forbidden activities. Forbidden… Garages. A little over a week ago, a large dumpster arrived on... Read More

    Tags: comedic writing, comedy, old yankee man, humor, death of a parent, moving, cleaning out garage, death of a grandfather, grandfather

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

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    Laugh A Little

    … on ponderin’ a move

    Last week it hit me. Moving. Like, for real. The idea has been, that when Self-Proclaimed Perfect Boy Gabe heads off to college, we will... Read More

    Tags: musings, maine, humor, moving, nostalgia

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The Chipmunk Channel

The ShepHerds’ (and all dogs who have gone before) favorite channel to watch in Maine (basically we just throw the windows open in the Vampire Room and they climb into their comfy chairs, lean their chins on the window sill, and boob in front of the “tv”. The chipmunks on the front lawn can entertain for hours.

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