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I dealt with bears often when we had our vacation home in the Poconos. I think I would take a bear over a tornado!Pammy Jo
*I'll check out the video! Thanks!
Pamela wrote: "Oh my! In this area people always say if you can stand lots of snow, Maine is ideal b/c there are no tornadoes or hurricanes! Looks like they are wrong! Unbelievable! Maybe my best bet would be to ..."Well, we don't get those massive, destructive tornadoes like they get in the Midwest. I've heard of a few tornadoes touching down up here in the last few years but as far as I know they just took down a lot of trees and maybe ripped off a barn roof. There are more woods than houses here anyway.
So yes, if you can handle snow (and bears), by all means come to Maine! 🤣
Oh that's a LOT of snow - living in Nova Scotia, we'd get snow like that too! That's one thing I do NOT miss. Makes living in the southern heat look pretty good!
Pictures have to be uploaded somewhere online already (you can't just upload a file directly from the computer). You could use Facebook or some other social media where you upload your pictures (I use my blog). To post a picture, you'll need to write out the code...unfortunately I can't write it out exactly or it would just come through as an image error. So here it is spaced out. < img src = "" > Now you would just need to delete all the spaces except the one between img and src. Copy the image url and paste it between the quotation marks. It's confusing at first but once you get used to it, it's pretty simple. 😊
Meg wrote: "Pamela wrote: "Oh my! In this area people always say if you can stand lots of snow, Maine is ideal b/c there are no tornadoes or hurricanes! Looks like they are wrong! Unbelievable! Maybe my best b..."Wow! 🤒
Emma wrote: "Wow! 🤒"Do you have a fever?
Dorothy wrote: "Emma wrote: "Wow! 🤒"Do you have a fever?"
Yeah, from the coldness in those pictures!! 🤣🤣
Emma wrote: "Dorothy wrote: "Emma wrote: "Wow! 🤒"Do you have a fever?"
Yeah, from the coldness in those pictures!! 🤣🤣"
This should bring down your fever Emma! 🤣🤣🤣
Meg wrote: "Emma wrote: "Dorothy wrote: "Emma wrote: "Wow! 🤒"Do you have a fever?"
Yeah, from the coldness in those pictures!! 🤣🤣"
This should bring down your fever Emma! 🤣🤣🤣
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Nope, sorry. 🤣🤣 I lived in Tennessee for too long!! 😂😂
Did you and Dorry sleep okay last night, Meg? 😂😂
I CAN'T STOP PLAYING WITH THIS THING!!! 🤣🤣🤣Cold Maine woods
A Short Story
by Meg Dunham
Margaret looked at the heavy mountain in her hands and felt joyful.
She walked over to the window and reflected on her bleak surroundings. She had always loved cold Maine woods with its black, burnt bog. It was a place that encouraged her tendency to feel joyful.
Then she saw something in the distance, or rather someone. It was the figure of Henry . Henry was a fearless doctor with graceful eyes and strong hair.
Margaret gulped. She glanced at her own reflection. She was an admirable, brave, root beer drinker with tall eyes and slender hair. Her friends saw her as an abundant, adventurous angel. Once, she had even made a cup of tea for a poor violet.
But not even an admirable person who had once made a cup of tea for a poor violet, was prepared for what Henry had in store today.
The snow flurried like walking moose, making Margaret happy.
As Margaret stepped outside and Henry came closer, she could see the crazy glint in his eye.
Henry gazed with the affection of 5983 noble low lynx. He said, in hushed tones, "I love you and I want nothing."
Margaret looked back, even more happy and still fingering the heavy mountain. "Henry, man only likes to count his trouble, he never calculates his happiness," she replied.
They looked at each other with gleeful feelings, like two bad, burnt bears skiiing at a very timid snow storm, which had fiddle music playing in the background and two gentle uncles climbing to the beat.
Margaret studied Henry's graceful eyes and strong hair. Eventually, she took a deep breath. "I'm sorry," began Margaret in apologetic tones, "but I don't feel the same way, and I never will. I just don't love you Henry."
Henry looked willing, his emotions raw like a raspy, round river.
Margaret could actually hear Henry's emotions shatter into 5720 pieces. Then the fearless doctor hurried away into the distance.
Not even a drink of root beer would calm Margaret's nerves tonight.
THE END
Emma wrote: "Did you and Dorry sleep okay last night, Meg? 😂😂"Actually I did...I don't know about Dorry. 😂
Meg wrote: "I CAN'T STOP PLAYING WITH THIS THING!!! 🤣🤣🤣Cold Maine woods
A Short Story
by Meg Dunham
Margaret looked at the heavy mountain in her hands and felt joyful.
She walked over to the window and refle..."
At least Henry has strong hair. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
But have you ever seen two bad, burnt bears skiiing at a very timid snow storm??? 🤣🤣🤣
Meg wrote: "But have you ever seen two bad, burnt bears skiiing at a very timid snow storm??? 🤣🤣🤣"I've never seen a bear. Period. Burnt or fresh. 🤣🤣🤣
Emma wrote: "Meg wrote: "But have you ever seen two bad, burnt bears skiiing at a very timid snow storm??? 🤣🤣🤣"I've never seen a bear. Period. Burnt or fresh. 🤣🤣🤣"
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Dorothy wrote: "Emma wrote: "Meg wrote: "But have you ever seen two bad, burnt bears skiiing at a very timid snow storm??? 🤣🤣🤣"I've never seen a bear. Period. Burnt or fresh. 🤣🤣🤣"
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And what is so funny about that?? 🤣🤣
Emma wrote: "Dorothy wrote: "Emma wrote: "Meg wrote: "But have you ever seen two bad, burnt bears skiiing at a very timid snow storm??? 🤣🤣🤣"I've never seen a bear. Period. Burnt or fresh. 🤣🤣🤣"
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And what i..."
Ummm...read it yourself!
Dorothy wrote: "Emma wrote: "Dorothy wrote: "Emma wrote: "Meg wrote: "But have you ever seen two bad, burnt bears skiiing at a very timid snow storm??? 🤣🤣🤣"I've never seen a bear. Period. Burnt or fresh. 🤣🤣🤣"
🤣..."
I WROTE IT!!! 😂😂😂
Emma wrote: "I WROTE IT!!! 😂😂😂"I KNOW! THAT'S WHY I THINK YOU SHOULD KNOW WHAT'S FUNNY ABOUT THAT!
Dorothy wrote: "Emma wrote: "I WROTE IT!!! 😂😂😂"I KNOW! THAT'S WHY I THINK YOU SHOULD KNOW WHAT'S FUNNY ABOUT THAT!"
Okay, okay! 😂 So, you DIDN'T sleep good last night? 😂😂😋😉
Emma wrote: "Dorothy wrote: "Emma wrote: "I WROTE IT!!! 😂😂😂"I KNOW! THAT'S WHY I THINK YOU SHOULD KNOW WHAT'S FUNNY ABOUT THAT!"
Okay, okay! 😂 So, you DIDN'T sleep good last night? 😂😂😋😉"
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Dorothy wrote: "Emma wrote: "Dorothy wrote: "Emma wrote: "I WROTE IT!!! 😂😂😂"I KNOW! THAT'S WHY I THINK YOU SHOULD KNOW WHAT'S FUNNY ABOUT THAT!"
Okay, okay! 😂 So, you DIDN'T sleep good last night? 😂😂😋😉"
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🙄😂
Meg, I know this is WAY off topic, (but when do any of us ever stay on topic! 😂) But I was remembering how you said before that your family boards dogs, and you had said it was a little slow during Covid, has it gotten any better?
Emma wrote: "Meg, I know this is WAY off topic, (but when do any of us ever stay on topic! 😂) But I was remembering how you said before that your family boards dogs, and you had said it was a little slow during..."Oh, yes, it has been better over the past couple of months, thankfully! We're still quite a bit slower than normal though and a little concerned about what will happen come Fall/Winter if there is a bad outbreak and everyone goes into lockdown again. We'll just pray that doesn't happen! 😊
Meg wrote: "Emma wrote: "Meg, I know this is WAY off topic, (but when do any of us ever stay on topic! 😂) But I was remembering how you said before that your family boards dogs, and you had said it was a littl..."Oh that's good! I have to confess, I found your website today, and was quite shocked how big your business is!!! I thought it was more of a "side" business! 😂 I found your website and Facebook.
Emma wrote: "Meg wrote: "Emma wrote: "Meg, I know this is WAY off topic, (but when do any of us ever stay on topic! 😂) But I was remembering how you said before that your family boards dogs, and you had said it..."Haha, yeah we saw the new "Like"! 😊Yes, it is our main source of income. We actually had a much larger boarding kennel in VA. We had 72 runs and could sometimes have as many as 90 dogs!
Meg wrote: "Emma wrote: "Meg wrote: "Emma wrote: "Meg, I know this is WAY off topic, (but when do any of us ever stay on topic! 😂) But I was remembering how you said before that your family boards dogs, and yo..."Lol! Yep, that's my family!! 😂😂
Our breeding business is our main income. It's amazing how dogs can bring in so much money! Some people will tell us that "you can't live off of money just from breeding dogs!" But we've had no problems! And I guess it also depends on your lifestyle, too.
Emma wrote: "Meg wrote: "Emma wrote: "Meg wrote: "Emma wrote: "Meg, I know this is WAY off topic, (but when do any of us ever stay on topic! 😂) But I was remembering how you said before that your family boards ..."That's wonderful!! It seems that some people really do well with breeding and others don't. Sadly I'm not going to be able to breed my dogs anymore as we recently found out that one of the puppies had a form of cancer that is hereditary. 😥
Meg wrote: "Emma wrote: "Meg wrote: "Emma wrote: "Meg wrote: "Emma wrote: "Meg, I know this is WAY off topic, (but when do any of us ever stay on topic! 😂) But I was remembering how you said before that your f..."Aww how sad! 😰 I'm so sorry! Is your dog okay?
Emma wrote: "Meg wrote: "Emma wrote: "Meg wrote: "Emma wrote: "Meg wrote: "Emma wrote: "Meg, I know this is WAY off topic, (but when do any of us ever stay on topic! 😂) But I was remembering how you said before..."My dogs are as healthy as can be, but it must be something in Carina and Zorra's line. (We never had a problem with my older dog (Nellie's) puppies, and they had the same father too).
Meg wrote: "Emma wrote: "Meg wrote: "Emma wrote: "Meg wrote: "Emma wrote: "Meg wrote: "Emma wrote: "Meg, I know this is WAY off topic, (but when do any of us ever stay on topic! 😂) But I was remembering how yo..."Huh. That's good! So it's just a cancer that your puppies will always get?
Emma wrote: "Meg wrote: "Emma wrote: "Meg wrote: "Emma wrote: "Meg wrote: "Emma wrote: "Meg wrote: "Emma wrote: "Meg, I know this is WAY off topic, (but when do any of us ever stay on topic! 😂) But I was rememb..."Well, a puppy from Carina's first litter died of cancer when she was about a year old. No one suggested that it could be hereditary, so we just thought it was one of those things that can happen, sad as it was. Then we got a call a few weeks ago from someone who had got one of Zorra's puppies from the most recent litter. The puppy had to be put down and the vet said it was hereditary. All the others have been healthy so far, and I'm sure the majority of them will be fine, but if it's something that's going to keep recurring I don't want to take the chance of more families to go through that heartbreak.
Meg wrote: "Emma wrote: "Meg wrote: "Emma wrote: "Meg wrote: "Emma wrote: "Meg wrote: "Emma wrote: "Meg wrote: "Emma wrote: "Meg, I know this is WAY off topic, (but when do any of us ever stay on topic! 😂) But..."Oh that's so sad!! Have you of (I know this would be hard!) selling your female dogs you have now and replacing them?
Emma wrote: "Oh that's so sad!! Have you of (I know this would be hard!) selling your female dogs you have now and replacing them?"Wouldst have the wrath of Meg upon you? Not even a person who has helped a bloody frail violet cross the road could be prepared to accept that proposal!
Dorothy wrote: "Emma wrote: "Oh that's so sad!! Have you of (I know this would be hard!) selling your female dogs you have now and replacing them?"Wouldst have the wrath of Meg upon you? Not even a person who ha..."
I'm trying to process what you just said. 🤔🤣🤣
Dorothy wrote: "Emma wrote: "Oh that's so sad!! Have you of (I know this would be hard!) selling your female dogs you have now and replacing them?"Wouldst have the wrath of Meg upon you? Not even a person who ha..."
Okay I THINK I understand what you mean now... Wow... 🤣🤣
WHO WALKS A VIOLET ACROSS THE ROAD??
Emma wrote: "WHO WALKS A VIOLET ACROSS THE ROAD??"MEG!
Dorothy wrote: "Emma wrote: "WHO WALKS A VIOLET ACROSS THE ROAD??"MEG!"
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Don't. Tell. Me. You're. Serious. 🤣🤣🤣
Emma wrote: "Oh that's so sad!! Have you of (I know this would be hard!) selling your female dogs you have now and replacing them?"Never, never, never!!! Haha, it may not be very practical, but they are my babies!
Meg wrote: "Emma wrote: "Oh that's so sad!! Have you of (I know this would be hard!) selling your female dogs you have now and replacing them?"Never, never, never!!! Haha, it may not be very practical, but t..."
Yes, I do understand that. 😄 I can't imagine ever getting rid of any of our dogs!
Emma wrote: "Dorothy wrote: "Emma wrote: "WHO WALKS A VIOLET ACROSS THE ROAD??"MEG!"
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Don't. Tell. Me. You're. Serious. 🤣🤣🤣"
NO, I'M NOT! IT'S FROM HER GENERATED STORY!
Dorothy wrote: "Emma wrote: "Dorothy wrote: "Emma wrote: "WHO WALKS A VIOLET ACROSS THE ROAD??"MEG!"
🤦🏻♀️
Don't. Tell. Me. You're. Serious. 🤣🤣🤣"
NO, I'M NOT! IT'S FROM HER GENERATED STORY!"
OH MY GOODNESS!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 You are impossible!!!!!! (That was a compliment! 🤗)
Emma wrote: "Dorothy wrote: "Emma wrote: "Dorothy wrote: "Emma wrote: "WHO WALKS A VIOLET ACROSS THE ROAD??"MEG!"
🤦🏻♀️
Don't. Tell. Me. You're. Serious. 🤣🤣🤣"
NO, I'M NOT! IT'S FROM HER GENERATED STORY!"
O..."
A compliment, eh?
All the intensity of a bird dog stare...
Dorothy wrote: "Emma wrote: "Dorothy wrote: "Emma wrote: "Dorothy wrote: "Emma wrote: "WHO WALKS A VIOLET ACROSS THE ROAD??"MEG!"
🤦🏻♀️
Don't. Tell. Me. You're. Serious. 🤣🤣🤣"
NO, I'M NOT! IT'S FROM HER GENERAT..."
Not a good compliment? 🥺
Emma wrote: "Dorothy wrote: "Emma wrote: "Dorothy wrote: "Emma wrote: "Dorothy wrote: "Emma wrote: "WHO WALKS A VIOLET ACROSS THE ROAD??"MEG!"
🤦🏻♀️
Don't. Tell. Me. You're. Serious. 🤣🤣🤣"
NO, I'M NOT! IT'S ..."
Not sure.
Dorothy wrote: "Emma wrote: "Dorothy wrote: "Emma wrote: "Dorothy wrote: "Emma wrote: "Dorothy wrote: "Emma wrote: "WHO WALKS A VIOLET ACROSS THE ROAD??"MEG!"
🤦🏻♀️
Don't. Tell. Me. You're. Serious. 🤣🤣🤣"
NO, I..."
Oh. 😞
Early American Literature
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I found this video super helpful, Pamela.
https://youtu.be/tQ88G7aYsXQ
And bears are more scary than tornadoes!!! 😱😱🤣🤣