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Good morning! It’s Tuesday. With the exception of that recent cold spell, things on the south side of the house have been pretty quiet this winter. I was starting to think that the gods had given up their late-night winter shenanigans. But yesterday morning, I awoke to…
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Good morning! It’s Monday. Now that all the exciting weather business is behind us, we can turn our attention back to a far more pressing question…
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February 5, 2023Watch now (1 min) | Good morning! It’s Sunday—and after the last few days, we’ve definitely earned ourselves some sunshine and crickets for today’s…
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Good morning! Saturday greetings from the giant ice cube that is Maine. Around here, old-timers love to brag about how bad the winters used to be. “You…
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February 3 Get-Together: Imaginary SplurgesHello and happy Friday, my dear Respiteers! Here in Maine, the wind is howling and the temps keep going down, down, down. We’ve reached the sing…
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Good morning! It’s Friday. Have you seen the much-touted green comet yet? This astral visitor hasn’t passed through our sky in 50,000 years—and the…
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Good morning! It’s Thursday. Our harbor rarely gets iced in, but the coves and inlets do—as they’re doing right now—and the results are some of the best…
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Good morning! It’s Wednesday. We’ve reached February, the month in which Bulb Therapy™ begins in earnest. Bulb Therapy™ (trademark entirely imaginary…
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