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    Think A Little

    … on a busy mind calmed

    Last week was a crazy sad and frightening and bewildering week, for sure. For me, the more public news of the horrors in Las... Read More

    Tags: just ponderin', robert fulghum, all i really needed to know I learned in kindergarten, annie sloan chalk paint, chalk paint on metal, chalk paint lamp, diy, arts and crafts, The Inn and gardens, recentering, musings, secrets to happiness

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    Laugh A Little

    … on four stalls and a wedding

    So. There are about to be lots of photos of the wedding out in the world because Jen Smith, who is the incredibly talented... Read More

    Tags: photography, secrets to happiness, southport maine, maine wedding, midcoast maine, The Inn and gardens, midcoast maine wedding, comedic writing, southport island maine, maine, comedy, humor

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    Think A Little

    … on wedding insomnia

    You can’t sleep either? Okay… shhhhhh…. C’mon…. She’s still asleep. One day to go. Thanks for readin’. As always, come on over to Just Ponderin’s... Read More

    Tags: The Inn and gardens, maine, Southport, Southport Island, midcoast maine, midcoast maine wedding, seacoast harbor events, seacoast weddings

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    Think A Little

    … on a wedding garden

    The Gardens have been in a bit of scramble around The Inn*, getting ready for their wedding debut. On Saturday. Ya. This Saturday. I... Read More

    Tags: midcoast maine wedding, The Inn and gardens, roses, musings, wedding garden, gardens, maine, humor, photography, joy, just ponderin', midcoast maine

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

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    Laugh A Little

    … on a new and exciting addition to the inn

    At The Inn*, we are always undertaking new and exciting projects for our residents and guests. The inside of the main building has recently... Read More

    Tags: The Inn and gardens, gardening, comedic writing, gardening in Maine, Maine gardens, gardens, squirrels and bird feeders, maine, comedy, humor, photography, adding height to fence, bird feeders, garden restoration

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    … on ‘oh yah, a renovation!’

    One funny moment after Jack proposed to Mac (and Mac dissolved, pretty much, into a melted snowman puddle (but recovered quickly enough for us... Read More

    Tags: musings, comedic writing, maine, comedy, humor, photography, old house renovation, this old house, The Inn and gardens

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    Laugh A Little

    … on the potential promotion of a half kid (part three)

    When last I left you, I’d picked up the ring and all who knew squealed and May was upon us with long drives and... Read More

    Tags: old house restoration, photography, Love, engagement, The Inn and gardens, barn engagement, comedic writing, barn proposal, family, proposal, barn decorating, maine, engagement decorating, comedy, humor

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    Laugh A Little

    … on the potential promotion of a half kid (part two)

    Okay, I am so sorry I’m late.  And I swear to Gawd that I was not being coy or trying to create dramatic tension (at... Read More

    Tags: barn proposal, comedic writing, proposal, family, maine, comedy, humor, photography, just ponderin', engagement, barn engagement, The Inn and gardens

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    Laugh A Little

    … on the potential promotion of a half kid (part one)

    Boy do I have stories for you. Hang on, let me grab some coffee and a few shots of the sunrise… Then we’ll talk.... Read More

    Tags: musings, family, maine, engagement, engagement ideas, proposals, weddings, The Inn and gardens

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    Cry A Little

    … on spring’s reminder test

    This spring morning I awoke to the conversations of a thousand winged beings.  And as I yawned and stretched I realized… This was nature’s... Read More

    Tags: The Inn and gardens

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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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