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    Think A Little

    … on anticipation (a.k.a., faith)

    In the first week of the President’s request for us to stay at home for fifteen days to ‘flatten the curve’, I made the... Read More

    Tags: musings, photography, just ponderin', maine blogger, maine photographer, COVID-19, quarantine, flowers, stargazer lily

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    Think A Little

    … on daily traditions

    Each morning, JoHn gives The Report. The Report goes something like this: “There are two doves on the bird bath and they have no... Read More

    Tags: musings, photography, just ponderin', winter in maine, maine blogger, maine photographer, birds in winter, gurgling cod, morning chores, morning in maine

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    Laugh A Little

    … on the importance of content

    I received a box from Amazon in the mail last week and was very excited that I remembered exactly what was inside of it... Read More

    Tags: musings, maine, humor, photography, just ponderin', maine blogger, maine photographer, photography for beginners, beginner photography

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    Laugh A Little

    … on not washing the dang door

    I just want to say… I’m not washing the dang door. The other day, I read an article about making one’s home more welcoming. I... Read More

    Tags: musings, comedic writing, humor, photography, cleaning, just ponderin', just pondering, maine blogger, maine photographer, maine writer, creating a welcoming home, welcoming home, dinner parties

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    Wag A Little

    … on whole new worlds

    She probably saw some snow, I think, in the two-ish years she lived in the Oklahoma countryside. But did she wake up to find... Read More

    Tags: photography, holiday magic, maine winter, dog photography, winter in maine, maine blogger, rescue dog, hound, maine photograper

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    Laugh A Little

    … on a confession

    So. I’ve held off on this for a while, but now I think it’s time. I’m not sure how you’ll feel about me once... Read More

    Tags: musings, maine, photography, just ponderin', maine photographer, maine boatbuiding, the apprenticeshop, wooden boat, wooden boatbuilding, the apprenticeship rockland maine, wooden lobster boat, boatbuilding

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    Laugh A Little

    … on a sleepover (and homecoming)

    Okay, this is more than a one-night sleepover. This (^that) is Hippo. We tend to pronounce the ‘i’ as a hard ‘double-e’… as in... Read More

    Tags: musings, photography, maine blogger, maine photographer, rescue dog, cats and dogs, rescue cat, midcoast maine life

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    Cry A Little

    … on the sun rising again

    September is a glorious month here in midcoast Maine. The air is crisp and, here at The Inn, often smells of the ocean… and... Read More

    Tags: maine, photography, September 11, 9/11, midcoast maine, maine blogger, maine photographer

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    Laugh A Little

    … on stuff that wasn’t in the contract

    So. It has now been nearly two months since Belle-ah’s coronation as the newest Dingle princess, which came about when she was officially welcomed... Read More

    Tags: comedic writing, german shepherd, humor, photography, just ponderin', maine blogger, rescue dog, rescue transport, dogs in trees, climbing dogs, english pointer, dog humor

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    Cry A Little

    … on what is handed down

    When Mom died And those who loved her Went back to their everydays When the dishes were washed And put away in the same... Read More

    Tags: poem, poetry, photography, death of a parent, grief, death of a mother, kansas, cosmos

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    Laugh A Little

    … on midcoast island introductions

    A few days have gone by since the coronation of HRH Princess Belle of Dingle, and I figured it was time that she begin... Read More

    Tags: maine, photography, Boothbay Register, just ponderin', southport maine, midcoast maine, Boothbay Harbor, maine photography, rescue dog, ARLGP

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    Think A Little

    … on focal point(s)

    Spring took it’s sweet and flowery time arriving on our fingerling peninsula here in Maine, and I don’t want to say that it made... Read More

    Tags: musings, photography, just ponderin', midcoast maine, spring in maine, perspective, chickens, ducks, champagne

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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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