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    Laugh A Little

    … on caring and therapy from beyond

    Fred was Grampa’s dog. Well, I mean, we fed him and took him to the vets and stuff. But he was Grampa’s dog. It... Read More

    Tags: old yankee man, joy, just ponderin', signs from beyond, signs of a loved one after death, musings, yellow lab

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    Laugh A Little

    … on signs and flamingos, but mostly signs

    It all started with a pink, plastic bird – one of those ones with funky metal sticks for legs, so  you can stand them... Read More

    Tags: musings, old yankee man, humor, secrets to happiness

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

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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 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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    Cry A Little

    … on quietly ponderin’ an old man’s shovel

    That shovel above did not belong to the Old Yankee Man, no way… because plastic. But seeing it there, outside the back door this morning, reminded... Read More

    Tags: old yankee man, photography, Grieving, death of a parent, grief, death of a loved one

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    Think A Little

    … on the christmas thing

    Each year on December 1st, I come as close to playing Mother Nature as I can get, when I choose to make it snow.... Read More

    Tags: musings, family, old yankee man, Christmas, Christmas joy, christmas magic

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    Laugh A Little

    … on hunting season and blending in

    Okay, sure. Clocks weren’t melting and I didn’t wake up with a skinny, long and somewhat disturbing mustache. But the point is I could have. Seriously.... Read More

    Tags: humor, hunting season, maine hunting, musings, comedic writing, maine, comedy, old yankee man

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    Think A Little

    on empty chairs

    It is an odd thing, this sandwich generation thing. The kids are off on their new adventures, and my dictatorship is starting to crumble. I... Read More

    Tags: photography, Grieving, death, musings, old yankee man

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    Cry A Little

    … on the arms, and genes, of the angels

      It is a long held notion that we pass down not only physical traits like eye color and nose shape and handedness to... Read More

    Tags: grandparents, empty nest, old yankee man, death of a parent, high school graduation, musings

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    Laugh A Little

    … on memories (appetizers and meals)

    We all have them, those iconic pics in our lives. Often not the wedding or baby or family pics taken by professional photographers at... Read More

    Tags: musings, family, old yankee man, humor, death of a parent, just ponderin'

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

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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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