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    Think A Little

    … on a busy mind calmed

    Last week was a crazy sad and frightening and bewildering week, for sure. For me, the more public news of the horrors in Las... Read More

    Tags: just ponderin', robert fulghum, all i really needed to know I learned in kindergarten, annie sloan chalk paint, chalk paint on metal, chalk paint lamp, diy, arts and crafts, The Inn and gardens, recentering, musings, secrets to happiness

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    Cry A Little

    … on waves

    Waves have it hard. I mean, we treat them as if they are hard. Especially big ones. They don’t touch or caress or embrace…... Read More

    Tags: midcoast maine, secrets of happiness, Las Vegas Massacre, Tom Petty, Death of Tom Petty, Waves, secrets of wonder, musings, photography, just ponderin'

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    Think A Little

    … on a day and a night of tailgating

    The other day I was up early and I can’t remember why. Oh no wait. I was up early to bring Gronk* down to... Read More

    Tags: secrets of happiness, tailgating, speeding, how to deal with a tailgater, how to deal with an aggressive driver, musings, just ponderin', midcoast maine

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    Think A Little

    … on the needs of my seasoned soul

    My friend Kim is an amazing mom, cook, yoga do-er and instructor (she has only instructed me once and I laughed my way through... Read More

    Tags: musings, just ponderin', aging, Wonder Proxy, Being Mortal, A Sense of Wonder, medicine and aging

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    Laugh A Little

    … on falling too fast

    This is the first September we’ve spent in Maine since we stumbled across The Inn* (and made the ‘holy-cow-can-you-believe-we-are-doing-this decision to buy it) more... Read More

    Tags: musings, family, joy, secrets to happiness, just ponderin', midcoast maine, autumn in maine, fall in midcoast maine

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    Laugh A Little

    … on an unpermitted business

      The dragonflies. They’re back. And, Houston? We have a problem. Because I think I’m running an un-permitted brothel. I know. Madam Dingle. It’s... Read More

    Tags: just ponderin', just pondering, midcoast maine, dragonfly, memories of childhood, bug day, shyness, shy children, drama, acting, musings

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    Laugh A Little

    … on sidetracked time and a frazzled day

    Buckle up. Yesterday started out pretty normal except when the alarm in my head went off several hours before the alarm on my phone... Read More

    Tags: musings, secrets to happiness, just ponderin', midcoast maine, crazy day, coastal maine

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    Think A Little

    … on rebellious processing

    Yesterday was gorgeous here on the island. The sun rose over a lowering tide, and I was later than usual to answer the call... Read More

    Tags: musings, September 11, 9/11, just ponderin', midcoast maine, secrets of happiness, southport island maine, autumn in maine

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    Think A Little

    … on suddenly autumn

    We got to Maine this year, accompanied by our furniture, clothing, and far too many large, plastic containers stuffed with everything from Christmas decorations to... Read More

    Tags: fall in maine, canada geese, musings, just ponderin', midcoast maine, secrets of happiness, autumn in maine, new england autumn, fall in new england

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    Laugh A Little

    … on caring and therapy from beyond

    Fred was Grampa’s dog. Well, I mean, we fed him and took him to the vets and stuff. But he was Grampa’s dog. It... Read More

    Tags: signs from beyond, signs of a loved one after death, musings, yellow lab, old yankee man, joy, just ponderin'

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    Think A Little

    … on a phone stack inspired ramble

    Yesterday we – Gabe, Sam, Disney-Princess-Avery, and I – headed over to Freeport-Maine-Home-of-LLBean-and-many-other-outlet-stores. And in between making Sam try on shorts, awaiting our approval, Avery’s search... Read More

    Tags: secrets to happiness, just ponderin', human connection, musings, maine, photography, joy, technology

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    Cry A Little

    … on this happening

    Was it really two weeks ago… That I was fluffing your dress, my beautiful daughter Daddy’s little girl. Did it all really happen… Realizing... Read More

    Tags: just ponderin', midcoast maine, midcoast maine wedding, darling photography, musings, poem, poetry, photography, joy, secrets to happiness

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Wonder Proxy

We have medical proxies. We have legal proxies. But what about the most important stuff? What about the stuff that makes our lives worth living? Who is going to take care of making sure wonder remains available to us when we can’t seek it out ourselves? Who’s gonna sneak us off to the ocean, make sure to bring us our dogs, create playlists of the songs we really love… sing with us, tell us our stories… remind us of the love we still have to give, and also to receive? A Wonder Proxy, that’s who. Don’t get your affairs in order without one!

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