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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: maine, old yankee man, humor, photography, joy, moving, southport maine, midcoast maine, winter in maine, musings

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    Think A Little

    … on a word to defenders

    Do not defend me in anger, or hate Dehumanize, dismiss, or crudely berate Kindle my views for your personal fire Include me by force in... Read More

    Tags: musings, poem, poetry, photography, protest

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    Think A Little

    … on color’s vacation

    One of the things I love about exploring more of my time at The Inn in winter is that, though just three hours north... Read More

    Tags: bright side of life, musings, maine, photography, southport maine, Southport Island

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    Think A Little

    … on shades of blue

    The light streams in The world anew In dawning, dulcet Shades of blue. The snowflakes fly As snowflakes do In Maine, if not In... Read More

    Tags: southport maine, maine winter, coastal Maine winter, maine, poem, poetry, humor, photography, joy, secrets to happiness

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    Think A Little

    … on tangles

    I sometimes think that, in the hustle and bustle and struggle to ensure things are done in the way we each consider ‘right’, we... Read More

    Tags: family conflict, family relationships, musings, photography, open heart, open mind, divided nation

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    Laugh A Little

    … on an official portrait and royal merchandising

    She is one. strange. dog. But royal. And, apparently, genetically predisposed toward regal poses on floral backgrounds. I wonder if anyone will ever make... Read More

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

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    Laugh A Little

    … on photographic training

    I wanted to practice my photography today, figuring that – like musicians – we wicked professional photographers need to work on our craft each... Read More

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

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

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    Laugh A Little

    … on dreams of a garden (wedding)

    Yesterday, I was googling away, in total wedding planning mode. The Nearly Perfect Husband walked by as I was looking up “skinny evergreens”. Then... Read More

    Tags: Maine gardens, maine wedding, landscape architecture, The Inn and gardens, landscaping, musings, landscaping in maine, family, maine garden wedding, wedding, gardens, maine, humor, photography

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    Think A Little

    … on wrestling time (or tilting at windmills)

    So this whole calendar thing. Yes… the calendar thing. I mean, I get the whole ‘day, solar year, and lunar cycle’ thing. And the... Read More

    Tags: musings, humor, photography, joy, end of 2016, gift of time, gifts of time, New Year 2017, Time

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    Laugh A Little

    … on not an elf on the shelf

    Ya. So I’m sitting there the other night, all cozy in my big comfy chair and looking at my warm and cozy twinkle lights... Read More

    Tags: comedic writing, family, comedy, humor, photography, #dingle

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    Think A Little

    … on the mess

    Last weekend we had Dingle Family Christmas. Sure, it’s a little misleading in that not everyone who comes to Dingle Family Christmas is toting... Read More

    Tags: Christmas joy, christmas magic, musings, family, poem, poetry, photography

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The Freakin’ Egg Thing

That plastic egg container that comes with every refrigerator. It requires far more anal retentive attention than I have. It makes me crazy because I really don’t know how to only have the super organized egg thing instead of the cardboard egg container because I will never have one dozen eggs and use every single one before I buy more eggs. Once I bought another freakin’ egg thing to solve this problem but it was still an issue so I finally destroyed them.

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