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    Think A Little

    … on poop day 2014 (an oldie but a goodie)

    Note: Today, whilst coming through the back yard after our walk, I sidestepped one of Belle’s ‘winter’s gifts’. Now that there is no snow... Read More

    Tags: comedic writing, maine, comedy, humor, dogs, poop day, dogs pooping on lawn

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    Think A Little

    … on a garden from the inside out

    Years ago, a former neighbor’s daughter-in-law (perhaps in her late sixties at the time (though I am terrible at guessing someone’s age (she could... Read More

    Tags: processing grief, gardens, maine, grief, gardening, gardening in Maine

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    Think A Little

    … on pointy teeth and full hearts

    For many years (a little more than 33 in fact), whenever anyone else asked what it was like to be a mother – or... Read More

    Tags: antique home, grandchildren, grandparenthood, grandparenting, old houses, family, maine, Love

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    Think A Little

    … on inside-out beauty

    Just now, a male cardinal flew to the top of the wrought iron shepherds crook that holds my bird feeder – the one with... Read More

    Tags: grief, Love, gardening in Maine, signs from beyond, cycles of life

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

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

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

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

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

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Gawd

The way to invoke the deity without being hit by lightening for taking the actual name in vain (Side benefit: Also fits in with a Boston (Baw-stun) accent). You have to capitalize it though (just to be sure, and also because of reverence).

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