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Author Archives: Lori Finding Joy
Lest I Complain Too Much
It’s true that I cling to my emotional support iced coffee all year round, but fall isn’t *ALL* bad. Last night we went to a little bluegrass concert and it was really, really fun. It was outside, at twilight, not … Continue reading
Ruminations in the Key of F(all)
It’s no secret that I am no pumpkin spice girl; fall for me means the light shifts and I just want to crawl into a hole until February when the light shifts again. I tend to ruminate anyway, but fall … Continue reading
Another Miscellaneous Post
You haven’t lived until you’ve tried to change a 2-year old’s poopy swim diaper outside at a family picnic…and he takes off running, stark naked…and pees freestyle…and then hollers “bye pee pee!”. I just sat on the ground and let … Continue reading
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June in Maine, in all its Joy
June is the best month in Maine, I will die on that hill. It’s not too hot (except for today, which is ridiculously 84 degrees F), not too cold, and everything is blooming. I grant you that the lilac blooms … Continue reading
May Misc.
What a month. If I wasn’t sick (bad cold? allergies? who even knows at this point), the weather was just awful. Also, I was juggling a litany of kid-related things — and, because one of our kids is adopted and … Continue reading
April 29th (chart the constellations*)
(*Swiftie reference) I survived April vacation with the girls, but now this week our little guy’s daycare is closed Thursday and Friday so I will be back on full-time mom mode for a bit. The weather has been glorious the … Continue reading
Thinking Things.
Woke up to snow again this morning. Even though an April snowstorm in Maine is a routine occurrence, with everything else going on right now it feels like a big kick in the pants. It will be gone soon enough, … Continue reading
Wednesday Miscellany
Usually when I visit our local library I have at least one child in tow and spend the entire visit in the children’s room where they prefer to play with toys or do a craft rather than actually look at … Continue reading
Floors & Windows
We are deep into winter now. After two storms in four days we have snowbanks and snowdrifts burying the animal tracks that circle our property. Rabbits, for sure, and then either foxes or coyotes – possibly both. Not great odds … Continue reading
Dear Taylor (a sanctimonious soliloquy)
One minute I found myself downloading Folklore to have something new to listen to during my lonely commute to work (because it was 2020 and literally no one else had to actually go to their office anymore). Then it was … Continue reading
