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… on four stalls and a wedding

July 21, 2017 by Lisa Dingle

So. There are about to be lots of photos of the wedding out in the world because Jen Smith, who is the incredibly talented photographer of/in/around/behind/Darling Photography (darlingphoto.net) is starting to leak them and Mac is totally lapping them up like a crazy person acting like a dog drinking something (which is called ‘lapping’). I got to snag the one above, of the place setting and menu, and you can see some of the flowers and stuff. Apparently, all the […]

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… on a snowy morning gift

February 1, 2017 by Lisa Dingle

The Nearly Perfect Husband and I were home in chic and trendy Dunstable last week for a number of reasons, not the least of which was that we met with a very nice young couple who wanted to take a look at the Disposable Shack*. I know! Our plan was to put the house on the market this spring and be totally chill during the selling process (meaning: me mostly in Maine ignoring the entire process (a deal I made with […]

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… on color’s vacation

January 20, 2017 by Lisa Dingle

One of the things I love about exploring more of my time at The Inn in winter is that, though just three hours north of the town we’ve called home since 1993, the light is different here. I know it is a combination of things, not the least of which is being on the coast… also I hear Moose are particularly reflect-y. The fact that we have a house here is still a synchronic happenstance whose acceptance, by me, ought […]

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… on shades of blue

January 18, 2017 by Lisa Dingle

The light streams in The world anew In dawning, dulcet Shades of blue. The snowflakes fly As snowflakes do In Maine, if not In Katmandu. Clouds veil, obscure The sun’s debut Obstructionists Casting voodoo. I’ve been seduced By nature’s woo Into a lovely Pas de deux. Thoughts fall away And dreams push through As time suspends It’s just we two. But… Winter’s cold And I am too The spell absconds I won’t freeze… whew. Soon back inside With morning’s brew And […]

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… on different perspectives, same place

August 17, 2016 by Lisa Dingle

If you follow the trees from the left to the right… you can see a break in the pines and spruce. Sort of a flat spot. That’s the bridge to the island. A swing bridge. Instead of rising up, like a drawbridge, the main span – all 187 feet of it – swings open, allowing boats to glide toward and away from the nearby harbor. For me, in summer, passing over the bridge means leaving the atmosphere of the island, and […]

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… on ‘the other’ body of water

February 24, 2016 by Lisa Dingle

I don’t know if I’ve ever shared pics of the ‘other body of water’ on our street in Maine, which is kind of odd because two bald eagles hang out there on a regular basis. Although really you would not know it until suddenly you hear a few meager ‘peeps’ (decidedly not the red tail hawk calls they seem to use in all the movies because that hawk sounds fierce and real-life eagles sound about as powerful as weebles). Anyway, on […]

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… on a feel good for a friday

October 30, 2015 by Lisa Dingle

When we were kicking around the decision to move to Maine, we got many different reactions. Wow! Cool! What?! And there was a lot of the need to offer advice and input on our decision. Everything from making sure we took into account the amount of snow we’d get (often less than here in Dunstable, actually), to wouldn’t we miss our friends (nope, we plan on importing them), and the big one… But you’ll be so remote! Well, sure, we […]

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