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February 7, 2023
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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February 6, 2023
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…
Clara Parkes
Feb 6
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February 5, 2023
Watch 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…
Clara Parkes
Feb 5
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February 4, 2023
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 Splurges
Hello 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…
Clara Parkes
Feb 3
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February 3, 2023
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…
Clara Parkes
Feb 3
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February 2, 2023
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…
Clara Parkes
Feb 2
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February 1, 2023
Good morning! It’s Wednesday. We’ve reached February, the month in which Bulb Therapy™ begins in earnest. Bulb Therapy™ (trademark entirely imaginary…
Clara Parkes
Feb 1
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February 1, 2023
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January 2023
January 31, 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…
Clara Parkes
Jan 31
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January 30, 2023
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…
Clara Parkes
Jan 30
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January 29, 2023
Regardez 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…
Clara Parkes
Jan 29
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January 28, 2023
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…
Clara Parkes
Jan 28
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January 28, 2023
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