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    Laugh A Little

    … on checking in!

    Okay, here’s the deal. It’s snowing. Still. Apparently, in New York City, they are disappointed because they are only getting a ‘glancing blow’ because Stella... Read More

    Tags: humor, photography, german shepherds in snow, german shepherd dog, Stella, winter in new england, musings, german shepherd, comedy

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    Laugh A Little

    … on snow. Snow! OMG SNOW!

    Greetings! Last night I asked Marshal if he wanted to be a measuring stick. Blaze and I had been discussing the impact of a... Read More

    Tags: comedy, humor, photography, Stella, winter in new england, musings, comedic writing, german shepherd

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    Laugh A Little

    … on the scamp and birthdays

    I looked it up. Scamping is being mischievous in an endearing, a playful, or naughty way. Actually, I don’t think ‘scamping’ is a word. Scamp is though. And Marshal... Read More

    Tags: german shepherd, humor, photography, german shepherd dog, musings, family

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    Cry A Little

    … on a couple of toasts

    Once upon a time Delia Ephron wrote a book called Hanging Up, and then her sister Nora produced it into a movie. It wasn’t a... Read More

    Tags: old yankee man, humor, photography, joy, grief, musings

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    Cry A Little

    … 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

    Tags: musings, maine, grandparents, old yankee man, humor, secrets to happiness, death of a parent

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    Think A Little

    … 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

    Tags: musings, maine, humor, photography, winter in maine, jellyfish

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

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    Laugh A Little

    … 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

    Tags: aliens, musings, comedic writing, maine, comedy, humor, photography

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    Laugh A Little

    … on uncovering a scam

    So last night I was watching the Best in Show judging at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show with my friend, Tess. She was... Read More

    Tags: Rumor Has It, Westminster Dog Show, Westminster Kennel Club, musings, comedic writing, german shepherd, comedy, humor, photography, Rumor

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    Think A Little

    … on frames, framing and framed

    Years ago, when the Nearly Perfect Husband and I could finally afford food and a roof over our heads (and haircuts… that was big... Read More

    Tags: secrets of happiness, musings, secrets to happiness, framing, framing our experiences, life lessons, painting

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    Laugh A Little

    … on the various reactions of shepHerds

    Hey Blaze! Oh, hey girl! Are you loving the new snow? You are, huh. Another 18 inches are supposed to fall today. You are... Read More

    Tags: german shepherd dogs, german shepherds in snow, musings, comedic writing, german shepherd, comedy, humor, photography

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    Wag A Little

    … on ports in a storm (just kidding. They’re shepHerds.)

    Oh… this doesn’t even do it justice. It’s not just snowing outside. It’s snowing. And it’s cold and it’s windy and it’s… well, it’s literally... Read More

    Tags: photography, german shepherds in snow, musings, german shepherd

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Should People

You know them. They know how things “should” be. What you “should” say, and do and wear and eat and and and and and (and they give me a hive).

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