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    Think A Little

    … on april showers’ superpowers

    Yesterday morning, I woke up to a world quenched from gentle overnight rains. This was a nice reprieve from the wind-whipped shards of water... Read More

    Tags: musings, maine, just ponderin', spring, midcoast maine, human connection, reconnecting

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    Think A Little

    … on maine correspondences

    Dear friend, It appears as though an annual visitor has returned to our cove on the Landing Road, bringing with him a great deal... Read More

    Tags: it's the little things, e.b. white, musings, humor, secrets to happiness, just ponderin'

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    Laugh A Little

    … on a mental palate cleanser

    According to Wikipedia (a wicked trustable source that I was not allowed to use in grad school (and was not available to me before... Read More

    Tags: maine, humor, dogs, just ponderin', hounds, maine coast, musings

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    Laugh A Little

    … on a surprise visit (wahoo!)

    In the early spring of 2019, two ducks stopped by The Inn* for a visit. I was over the moon with excitement. Having long dreamt... Read More

    Tags: everyday life, secrets to happiness, being present, ducks, mallards, small things, extraordinary ordinary

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    Think A Little

    … on a very special kind of wHeird

    As you may have heard (or remembered (or maybe I thought I told you, but forgot)), we are in the process of building a... Read More

    Tags: musings, just ponderin', wooden boat, boatbuilding, lobster boat, maine boat, lobsterboat

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    Think A Little

    … on lessons from a bird

    Yep. I finally saw her. Experts, far more knowledgeable than I am about all things ‘bird’, suspect she is a ‘her’. I have been... Read More

    Tags: birding, musings, maine, secrets to happiness, just ponderin', bird photography, Boothbay Harbor, maine blogger, look up, Steller's Sea Eagle

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    Think A Little

    … on some good words, and a bird

    About the bird. I do not know if you have seen the news lately. Like, the birding news. Okay, since the story has actually... Read More

    Tags: cozy, secrets to happiness, just ponderin', being present, steller's eagle, cozy thoughts

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    Think A Little

    … on a labor of fear (and a little love)

    You guys, my plant is in labor. No, seriously… look! I am a nervous mess of a plant care-taker right now. This is how... Read More

    Tags: secrets of happiness, mindfulness, it's the little things, amaryllis, staying present, maine, just ponderin'

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    Think A Little

    … on purposeful contagioning

    The day after Thanksgiving, every year, is Decorating Day in the Dingle house. On that day, the boxes come down from the barn and... Read More

    Tags: just ponderin', christmas clean-up, un-decorating day, christmas spirit, kindness, happy new year

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    Think A Little

    … on an unexpected christmas gift

    So it was Christmas Eve, and I was all excited. But also behind. As in I had one more bed to make and a... Read More

    Tags: maine, christmas magic, maine blogger, maine writer, christmastime, maine life, christmas 2021

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    Think A Little

    … on christmastime uncurated

    I love old radiators. When we bought The Inn*, there was a lot of broken… floors… windows… ceilings… I don’t mean, ‘sort of not... Read More

    Tags: christmastime, christmas season, meaning of christmas, just ponderin', christmas magic, maine blogger, maine christmas, maine photographer, maine writer

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    Think A Little

    … on warm and welcomed distractions

    I’d been working on a writing piece on and off all day yesterday, and it was kicking my butt big time. No idea why,... Read More

    Tags: maine gardening, maine writer, maine life, cozy blog, maine, autumn, photography, just ponderin', maine blogger, maine photographer

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