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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 the internal gadget that closes... 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 colleagues and others who loved... Read More

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

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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 have a country). They’ve managed... 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 youth may savor the challenge... 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 back soon. Until then, I’ll... Read More

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

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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 early September. A lone, deep... Read More

    Tags: just ponderin', New England, fall in new england, fall in maine, maine blogger, the nearly perfect husband, photography

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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. Could be. That heart beat... 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 or re-homed dog… and the... Read More

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

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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. What is comfortable now will... Read More

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

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    Think A Little

    … on pride-ing and falling again (dammit)

    So. This whole ‘pride goeth-ing before the fall’ thing is getting old. Allow me to amend my previous statement. This whole ‘pride goeth-ing before my fall’ thing is getting... Read More

    Tags: humor, just ponderin', midcoast maine, coastal maine

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    Think A Little

    … on hope and plants along a day

    One of the cool things that I get to experience each season, here in midcoast Maine, is the admiration – via my computer screen – of so many spring... Read More

    Tags: gardening, Maine gardens, gardens, maine, just ponderin'

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    Think A Little

    … on an eclipse (and more) nearly missed

    That’s an eclipse right there. Oh, you can’t really tell – in that the sun is strutting its all powerful self – but the moon is covering about 97%... Read More

    Tags: magic, midcoast maine, eclipse, it's the little things, cozy, 2024 eclipse, serendipity, maine, photography, just ponderin'

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