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    Think A Little

    … on an overwhelmingly good day

    I am weepy today, right now actually. It is that weepy that comes when grace, or gratitude, or wonder, executes a perfect blindside tackle,... Read More

    Tags: musings, secrets to happiness, just ponderin'

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    Think A Little

    … on breakfast sounds (poem)

    Breakfast Sounds They are ambient… the people Chairs pulled out, scooched in Napkins unfolded onto laps Babes reaching for everything Shiny spoons offered As distractions,... Read More

    Tags: poetry, photography, jazz, just ponderin', maine blogger, maine photographer, maine writer, breakfast sounds, upright bass, musings

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    Think A Little

    … on ambient people

    A few weeks ago, I ran across an internet meme/comic that went something like this: A woman bursts into a room, clearly ecstatic, and... Read More

    Tags: musings, just ponderin', COVID-19, isolation, breakfast sounds, favorite sounds, spring peepers

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    Think A Little

    … on serendhoppity

    A few weeks ago, I got a call from a very important Niece who happens to be the Mom of two very important Practice... Read More

    Tags: easter candy hunting, musings, family, Easter, secrets to happiness, just ponderin', maine blogger, maine photographer, what's important, easter bunny

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    Think A Little

    … on waking up on maine’s midcoast

    Nearly every morning, when I wake up, the bed covers have been kicked, tossed, and otherwise molded into a loden cloud of duvet and... Read More

    Tags: porcupines, maine, just ponderin', gratitude, midcoast maine, spring in maine, maine blogger, maine photographer, maine spring, maine morning, mornings, gardens

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    Think A Little

    … on gatherings (floral and faunal)

    This morning I went outside to perform my very first garden chore of the season. I dug into the Potting-slash-Writing Room tool drawer, selecting... Read More

    Tags: secrets to happiness, just ponderin', spring, maine blogger, maine photographer, hellebore, quarantine, covid, post quarantine, musings, maine

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    Think A Little

    … on kindnesses with tresses

    It all started with a man bun. Well, to be fair, it started pre man bun. Half-Kid Jack¹ had graduated college (yay!), gotten a... Read More

    Tags: secrets to happiness, just ponderin', man bun, hair donation, locks of love, wigs for kids, pantene beautiful lengths, a good day, musings

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    Think A Little

    … on not waiting for the tripod

    The other night the snow was still falling and landing softly on all the other flakes that had already bedded down. I’d been looking... Read More

    Tags: maine, photography, secrets to happiness, just ponderin', snow, winter in maine, winter in new england, barn, musings

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    Think A Little

    … on a decade of service

    Today is HRH The Princess Bunny Blaze’s tenth birthday. I was not there on the day of her birth. But I was there, three... Read More

    Tags: musings, german shepherd, maine, photography, old dogs, just ponderin', winter in maine, old dog

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    Think A Little

    … on boat and people stories

    Right now and about an hour’s drive northeast of here, in the not-quite freezing waters of the Atlantic, pieces of a special wooden boat... Read More

    Tags: wooden boats, boat building, musings, just ponderin', maine blogger, maine photographer, the apprenticeshop, lobster boat

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    Think A Little

    … on quiet glee

    Fresh scone… raspberry jam… clotted cream. Free formed pottery plate, crystalized glaze, warm and deep… knife shared with friends and family often, over many... Read More

    Tags: musings, just ponderin', winter in maine, maine blogger, maine photographer, snow day, scones

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    Think A Little

    … on yawns from screams

    Small round snowflakes float on air Bouncing, Seuss-like, here… and there. All the while the blue sky beams And I dream of yawns replacing... Read More

    Tags: maine photographer, snowy owl, unity, poem, poetry, photography, secrets to happiness, hope, maine blogger

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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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