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    Laugh A Little

    … on the defining trait of extroverts

      I have posted many times about how HRH The Princess Bunny Blaze loves to have her photo taken. And how Marshal Dillon Dingle... Read More

    Tags: musings, comedic writing, german shepherd, comedy

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    Laugh A Little

    … on never, and always

    It’s hard to believe that it’s only been four months since Grampa, The Old Yankee Man, moved on to putter around that Great Garage in... Read More

    Tags: aging parents, grief, musings, old yankee man, secrets to happiness

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    Cry A Little

    … on the Patriots, and a first pitch

    I’m a football fan. Baseball? Not so much. Don’t get me wrong, I love the whole iconic thing – even a bit of a... Read More

    Tags: New England Patriots, Patriots, the first pitch, musings, sports, September 11, 9/11

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    Think A Little

    … (shhh!) on the secret of close family and friends

    Acceptance. That’s it. Anything else gums up the works… probably not irreparably, but it can get pretty gummy. So, acceptance. I learned that a... Read More

    Tags: family, friends, friendship, musings

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    Laugh A Little

    … on putting that there

    Okay, I want you to put that…. There. Epilogue: I did. But I wasn’t happy about it. And then my wicked smiley but frighteningly... Read More

    Tags: musings, comedic writing, everyday life, comedy, humor, weight loss

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    Laugh A Little

    … on bringin’ sexy back

    This year, on October 13th, the Nearly Perfect Husband and I will celebrate our twenty fifth wedding anniversary. Who knew, when he showed up with... Read More

    Tags: getting in shape, musings, comedic writing, everyday life, comedy, humor

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    Laugh A Little

    … on becoming a real dog (or not)

    I’m not the type of person to call my dogs ‘fur babies’ or dress them up in outfits or let them lick ice cream... Read More

    Tags: german shepherd, comedy, humor, musings, comedic writing

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    Think A Little

    … on the roadies taking the stage

    It happens every year. In one, or more than one, cars packed to the gills (or grills?), the family slowly rolls down the driveway... Read More

    Tags: musings, family, maine, the load out

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    Think A Little

    … on sensing the light

    The other day I headed outside because the light was calling me. The light I could see. The world crunched beneath my bare feet.... Read More

    Tags: poetry, musings, maine, poem

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    Laugh A Little

    … on being legit. like, in maine.

    My local paper in Maine is the Boothbay Register. But if you are in any sto-ah, anywhere in the region, on a Thursday morning,... Read More

    Tags: musings, comedic writing, maine, comedy, Boothbay Register

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    Laugh A Little

    … on kevins (and family)

    Being the summer of me considering becoming a professional wildlife photographer, maine-ly because the critters keep showing up – miraculously – when I am... Read More

    Tags: musings, comedic writing, family, home design, maine, comedy, humor, joy

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    Think A Little

    … on looking, and seeing

    Every Thursday, beginning at 8:00 a.m., Boothbay hosts a farmers’ market. It’s hard to miss because someone, and I don’t know who because I... Read More

    Tags: comedic writing, everyday life, maine, comedy, humor, joy, farmers market, Love, musings

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Bathtub Mary

In Somerville, Massachusetts, where I spent the first five or six years of my life (it seems to be hotly debatable in my family), people often put statues of the Virgin Mary in their front yards. And she is ‘protected’ in a lovely arch of white.. which is often … and I am not kidding… a partially buried cast iron bathtub.

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