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    Think A Little

    … on a wake of friends

    Yesterday, I went to the wake for a friend. That doesn’t quite capture it. Yesterday I joined a wake of friends… and family… and... Read More

    Tags: small town life, death of a friend, Grieving, grief, friendship

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    Think A Little

    … on christmas spirit in practice

    Setting: Early morning. The Elves on the Shelves – there are two of them – have come to Auntie Awesome Lisa’s* country (yes, I... Read More

    Tags: just ponderin', christmas magic, magic, christmastime

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    Think A Little

    … more on that magic continuing

    “To all those who come to this happy place: Welcome. Disneyland is your land. Here, age relives fond memories of the past, and here... Read More

    Tags: connection, disney world, family, just ponderin', cozy, good vibes

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    Think A Little

    … and the magic continues

    Oh hi! I’m a bit busy nana-ing in a corner of the world where it’s really fun to be Nana. I promise to check... Read More

    Tags: grandparents, just ponderin', childhood magic, magic, memories, family

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    Laugh A Little

    … on autumn falling and what the…

    Oh how I love this time of year. Crispness paddles out slowly in mid to late August, riding the waves of air in during... Read More

    Tags: photography, just ponderin', New England, fall in new england, fall in maine, maine blogger, the nearly perfect husband

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    Think A Little

    … on quieting (just in case)

    The Morning After… it’s so quiet. A friend noted, in a comment last night, that this might be due to a certain missing heartbeat.... Read More

    Tags: german shepherd, pet loss, grief, a good dog, for the love of a dog

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    Think A Little

    … on a princess’s give-ya day

    Gotcha Day. The anticipation, the excitement, the giddiness… The joy. This is the beginning of a brand new being, for the puppy or rescued... Read More

    Tags: german shepherd, a dog and her boy, old dog, dog love, a good dog

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    Think A Little

    … on a morning in maine

    It’s early… cool… humid. The gardens’ heady scents, joined by saltwater, are invisible joys cast from, it seems, all directions. I am not fooled.... Read More

    Tags: gardens, maine, just ponderin', gardening, coastal maine, maine blogger, maine writer, morning, slow morning

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    Think A Little

    … on pride-ing and falling again (dammit)

    So. This whole ‘pride goeth-ing before the fall’ thing is getting old. Allow me to amend my previous statement. This whole ‘pride goeth-ing before... Read More

    Tags: humor, just ponderin', midcoast maine, coastal maine

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    Think A Little

    … on hope and plants along a day

    One of the cool things that I get to experience each season, here in midcoast Maine, is the admiration – via my computer screen... Read More

    Tags: gardens, maine, just ponderin', gardening, Maine gardens

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    Think A Little

    … on an eclipse (and more) nearly missed

    That’s an eclipse right there. Oh, you can’t really tell – in that the sun is strutting its all powerful self – but the... Read More

    Tags: maine, photography, just ponderin', magic, midcoast maine, eclipse, it's the little things, cozy, 2024 eclipse, serendipity

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    Think A Little

    … on grand(child) chic

    Years ago – and I’m talking, like, years ago (perhaps even more than a decade ago now and certainly before 2020) – I was talking... Read More

    Tags: grand-millennial, grandmother chic, granny chic, grandchild chic, decor, interior decorating, grandmother, family, grandchildren, interior design, nana, cozy, good vibes

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Heart Wrinkles

Much better than a hole in your heart, or scars. Heart wrinkles form as you go through life’s tough stuff. Wear them with pride. We’ve earned every one (and I think our hearts are way more beautiful with lots of heart wrinkles).

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