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    Think A Little

    … on becoming a credible source

    What a day. What a day full of capital P Pride, I am telling you. Just Ponderin’ has reached such an important milestone and... Read More

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    Think A Little

    … on planning and pantsing and real life

    There is a question that writers are asked often, ‘Are you a planner or a pantser?’ Neither JoHn (a.k.a., The Nearly Perfect Husband), nor... Read More

    Tags: maine, writing, humor, photography, maine blogger, maine writer

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    Think A Little

    … on touching grass (and me… and you)

    Kids these days – and by kids I mean my thirty-something first born – have a saying that goes something like/exactly like, “touch grass”.... Read More

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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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wHierd

Similar to ‘wHat’, ‘wHy’ and ‘JoHn’. In Dingleville, we tend to pronounce the ‘H’s’ in these words and I don’t know wHy it started, or wHere or by wHom. Sometimes we even add H’s where there are none. It’s wHonderful.

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