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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…
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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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January 2023

Good morning! It’s Tuesday, and it’s the last day of January. Early this morning, well before sunrise, I woke up to find Bear on his tiptoes at the…
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Good morning! It’s the last Monday in January. Someone wants to wish you a very good start to the week—and demonstrate the proper pace for your day…
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January 29, 2023Regardez maintenant (1 min) | Good morning! It’s Sunday, and I suspect Mother Nature is using our thermometer as a yo-yo. From freezing to balmy…
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Good morning! It’s Saturday. I never did make it to the library on Tuesday. The roads were just too icy. I felt bad for Bear, so I took him over to the…
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