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    Laugh A Little

    … on renovating and mistakes (and recovering from them)

    I absolutely love renovating. Redecorating. Heck, just moving things around is a lot of fun. I know, sounds trite right? But there is something... Read More

    Tags: interior design, The Inn and gardens, musings, home design, maine, childhood memories, decorating

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    Laugh A Little

    … on changes and change… oh and changes

    There were a lot of things we forgot to check out before we put an offer on our house in Maine in 2005. As... Read More

    Tags: moving to maine, The Inn and gardens, musings, comedic writing, maine, humor, old house restoration, moving

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    Think A Little

    … on discovering the gardens

    When I’m in Maine, it is easy (and, c’mon, natural) to be drawn to the water. Because, here’s why: The boats (Maine’s summer ‘traffic’), the... Read More

    Tags: comedy, The Inn and gardens, musings, comedic writing, everyday life, maine

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    Laugh A Little

    … on a labyrinth

    When I was designing the gardens in Maine, working with some very cool garden planners, I knew pretty much what I wanted. Well, the feeling... Read More

    Tags: musings, comedic writing, maine, comedy, humor, The Inn and gardens

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    Laugh A Little

    … on a screaming pillow and inn renovation

    “Mom?” “Ya, Sam.” “Why is your pillow screaming?” I looked over to my newly hung L.L. Bean hammock, complete with custom embroidered pillow, and smiled.... Read More

    Tags: The Inn and gardens, musings, comedic writing, maine, comedy, humor

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    Think A Little

    … on gardens (and getting to Maine)

    Approximately 8 years ago, my nearly perfect husband and I were in the midst of continuing a decade-long search for ‘The Maine House”. He... Read More

    Tags: The Inn and gardens, musings, everyday life, family, gardens, maine

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Spanky Baby Jesus

An expletive you can utter any time you need an expletive or you want to express surprise (like, “Jesus H. Christ” or “Jumping Jesus on a Pogo Stick”). It came about when I misread my friend Katherine’s description of her toilet paper nativity scene, where she noted her ‘sparkly baby Jesus’. Sad. True.

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