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    Laugh A Little

    … on divorce endorphins

    OhmyGawdyouguys… I’M A SPIN INSTRUCTOR! Okay, I only have one student… and I’m married to him… but still! Okay. Let me back up. JoHn... Read More

    Tags: maine photographer, spinning, boothbay regional ymca, exercise and memory, musings, just ponderin', midcoast maine, maine blogger, winter in midcoast maine

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    Laugh A Little

    … on mathematical shame

    So. Do you remember the dock tree? Okay, so if you don’t want to read all about it, just: A. Look at the photo... Read More

    Tags: winter in maine, maine christmas, maine photographer, taking down christmas, The Inn and gardens, musings, photography, Boothbay Register, just ponderin', coastal Maine winter

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    Laugh A Little

    … on beauty in the dark

    Last night, the moonlight was playfully haunting. I was tired, and barefoot, and quietly turning lights off downstairs. My mind was on a bed... Read More

    Tags: Boothbay Register, just ponderin', midcoast maine, maine photography, musings, maine, humor, photography, Southport

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    Laugh A Little

    … on just waiting on a room

    I had a dream. Totally not in the same realm as the civil rights movement or anything. My dream, when we first set eyes... Read More

    Tags: maine blogger, maine gardening, attached garden shed, gardening room, musings, just ponderin', Maine gardens, midcoast maine

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    Laugh A Little

    … on more so(s) and a sign

    Maine’s winter crop is Gossypium nivis. I know, right?! I sound so botanical! I’ll write more about my attempts to be more botanical in... Read More

    Tags: signs from heaven, signs after death of a loved one, caretaking, maine photography, musings, photography, Dementia, just ponderin', midcoast maine, maine blogger

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    Laugh A Little

    … on the dawning early light

    The other day when I woke up, there was still a bit of snow on the ground. Wait. I just wanted to say that... Read More

    Tags: bombogenesis, maine blogger, flu, grief, Boothbay Register, just ponderin', southport maine, midcoast maine

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    Laugh A Little

    … on cracks and crack ups

    This was a very crack-filled week. As in ‘cracks in the best laid plans’. Not crack, the drug. I just wanted to clarify that... Read More

    Tags: caregiving, maine blogger, balance, perspective, musings, family, secrets to happiness, elder care, just ponderin', sandwich generation, coastal maine

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    Laugh A Little

    … on cable-less critters and snow

    Yesterday we had a snowstorm. Yes, I said it. Snowstorm. I know, from all the texts and check-ins I got from friends and family... Read More

    Tags: The Inn and gardens, birds, musings, Boothbay Register, just ponderin', southport maine, mid coast maine, squirrels, coastal Maine winter, midcoast maine, winter in maine, juncos

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    Laugh A Little

    … on risk and reward at christmastime

    That is my first little dock tree… being snowed on in the late afternoon of yesterday. At high tide (that piece of knowledge will... Read More

    Tags: musings, just ponderin', Christmas joy, christmas magic, coastal Maine winter, midcoast maine, christmas in maine, maine blogger, maine christmas

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    Laugh A Little

    … on a maine-gical christmassy day

    Okay, c’mon. This is pretty cool. Not only did Santa arrive on a lobster boat on Saturday… but his entourage included Mrs. Claus, a... Read More

    Tags: Christmas joy, christmas magic, holiday magic, coastal Maine winter, midcoast maine, Boothbay Harbor, Festival of Lights, musings, Christmas Lobster, maine, Southport, just ponderin'

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    Laugh A Little

    … on holidays blooming not looming

    Okay, c’mere. ‘Cuz the holidays are nearly upon us. These times are a concoction of many emotions and experiences and some are pretty good.... Read More

    Tags: wonder, musings, holiday wonder, Christmas, holidays in maine, Boothbay Register, christmas in maine, just ponderin', maine blogger, southport maine, midcoast maine, secrets of happiness, coastal maine, holidays, holiday stress

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    Laugh A Little

    … on a nutty day turned good

    Yesterday got away from me. I’d left the house at about 9 am, heading north to Beth’s to order a turkey. I was probably... Read More

    Tags: southport maine, moving to maine, midcoast maine, winter in maine, Boothbay Harbor, sandwich generation, coastal maine, Thistle Inn, musings, caregiving, maine, just ponderin'

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