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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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    Cry A Little

    … on a trophy (a JPNN Special Monday Edition)

    The dark descends, the lights come on. The seats fill. The engine noise – the crowd – starts… swelling, retreating… ebbing, flowing. One song... Read More

    Tags: maine, photography, New England Patriots, G.O.A.T., Super Bowl, Super Bowl LI, Tom Brady, Tom Brady's Mom, musings, family

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    Think A Little

    … on alternative news (part 2 of…)

    Thanks for readin’. As always, come on over to Just Ponderin’s Facebook page to comment <3  

    Tags: musings, everyday life, photography, Alternative facts, Alternative news

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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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