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    Think A Little

    … on the wait for a window

    When we bought the house in Maine, more than a decade ago, and set to work on renovating it, one of the places we... Read More

    Tags: musings, comedic writing, everyday life, maine, comedy, humor, secrets to happiness, The Inn and gardens

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    Laugh A Little

    … on a starry starry morn

    I’ve always been a sunrise gal. Don’t get me wrong, sunsets are beautiful. But that soft pink glow, piercing my bedroom window before the break... Read More

    Tags: musings, humor, photography, secrets to happiness, Maine Island, Maine Sunrise, Sunrise in Maine

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    Laugh A Little

    … on faith, or fate, or what the fuh

    I am big on faith. Not so much the religious kind, and most of my religious friends bear with me on this. Which is... Read More

    Tags: musings, maine, humor, joy, secrets to happiness

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    Laugh A Little

    … on soccer dreams, and watershed moments

    Whew. A busy few days, somewhat sad too. So welcome to a silly little post on the light and air-y topic of life’s watershed moments.... Read More

    Tags: watershed moments, comedic writing, everyday life, sports, comedy, soccer, humor, secrets to happiness

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    Think A Little

    … on finding joy, somehow

    The other day, the day after Thanksgiving, instead of getting up super early and pushing the glowing button on the coffee maker, puttering around,... Read More

    Tags: secrets to happiness, dunkin donuts, musings, soccer

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    Laugh A Little

    on fifty (?!)

    Fifty? Eh…. Fifty shmifty It’s not as if-ty I’m so old I can’t be nifty Sure my joints Might be more stiff-ty My penmanship... Read More

    Tags: comedy, poem, poetry, humor, secrets to happiness, turning 50, turning fifty, comedic writing

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    Laugh A Little

    … on morning walk(abouts)

    The past few days has been pretty cool in that our friend Andrea is here from Australia.  So our days have been filled with... Read More

    Tags: comedy, photography, joy, Dunstable, secrets to happiness, foliage, comedic writing, everyday life

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    Laugh A Little

    … on love and age

    Oh my Gawd you guys! So last week I told you about JoHn’s excellent 25th anniversary surprise of bringing me to the Old Meeting... Read More

    Tags: musings, everyday life, humor, secrets to happiness

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    Laugh A Little

    … on 25 years with the nearly perfect one

    For those of you – and I am so grateful that ‘thank you’ doesn’t seem to cut it – who have been hanging out here,... Read More

    Tags: twenty fifth anniversary, musings, humor, secrets to happiness, Love, 25th anniversary, anniversary

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    Laugh A Little

    … on forced disconnection

    About a half hour ago, as I was preparing to post on a creative group that I love, about an upcoming workshop that is... Read More

    Tags: secrets to happiness, facebook down, musings, comedic writing, comedy, humor

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

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    Laugh A Little

    … on following someone else’s recommendations

    A long time ago, I read a book by the writer, minister, drawer, painter, philosopher, sculptor, mango-cello player, ditch-digger, newspaper carrier, IBM salesman, and... Read More

    Tags: comedy, humor, secrets to happiness, lemonade stand, musings, comedic writing

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The Vampire Room

The room in Maine that was once a three season porch that was sinking into the ground, but is now (we hope) somewhat sturdy. It is our wake up room (with comfy chairs), and also doubles as a dining room. It is painted this red color and has windows all along three of the walls, so at night when it is super dark outside and all the windows are black, it reminded us of a paneled room from a Dracula movie. And who wouldn’t want to live with that?!

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