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    Think A Little

    … on magic (swan and otherwise)

    When I was in New Orleans last week, I was so excited to see a swan gliding through the waters of Audubon Park. Sure, maybe he – I believe... Read More

    Tags: New Orleans, maine blogger, maine photographer, maine photography, audubon park, swans, musings, secrets to happiness, just ponderin'

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    Laugh A Little

    … on an embarrassment of kindnesses

    Last week, I went to see Number One Son Sam play in – oh wait for it – The Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra! Right?! He’d called a few days before to... Read More

    Tags: just ponderin', New Orleans, secrets of happiness, maine blogger, traveling with kids, louisiana philharmonic, new orleans opera, musings

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    Laugh A Little

    … on divorce endorphins

    OhmyGawdyouguys… I’M A SPIN INSTRUCTOR! Okay, I only have one student… and I’m married to him… but still! Okay. Let me back up. JoHn and I take a class... Read More

    Tags: just ponderin', midcoast maine, maine blogger, winter in midcoast maine, maine photographer, spinning, boothbay regional ymca, exercise and memory, musings

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    Laugh A Little

    … on mathematical shame

    So. Do you remember the dock tree? Okay, so if you don’t want to read all about it, just: A. Look at the photo above, which is an official... Read More

    Tags: photography, Boothbay Register, just ponderin', coastal Maine winter, winter in maine, maine christmas, maine photographer, taking down christmas, The Inn and gardens, musings

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    Laugh A Little

    … on beauty in the dark

    Last night, the moonlight was playfully haunting. I was tired, and barefoot, and quietly turning lights off downstairs. My mind was on a bed warmed by the body heat... Read More

    Tags: maine, humor, photography, Southport, Boothbay Register, just ponderin', midcoast maine, maine photography, musings

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    Laugh A Little

    … on just waiting on a room

    I had a dream. Totally not in the same realm as the civil rights movement or anything. My dream, when we first set eyes on a certain room at... Read More

    Tags: musings, just ponderin', Maine gardens, midcoast maine, maine blogger, maine gardening, attached garden shed, gardening room

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    Laugh A Little

    … on more so(s) and a sign

    Maine’s winter crop is Gossypium nivis. I know, right?! I sound so botanical! I’ll write more about my attempts to be more botanical in another post, because today I... Read More

    Tags: Dementia, just ponderin', midcoast maine, maine blogger, signs from heaven, signs after death of a loved one, caretaking, maine photography, musings, photography

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    Think A Little

    … on the bigger stuff

    Oh. I know. When the back yard looks like this, it’s hard to imagine that Disney/Pixar hasn’t come in and prepped it for a new and awesome winter-themed animated... Read More

    Tags: musings, just ponderin', midcoast maine, winter in maine, stephen hawking, curiosity, a brief history of time

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    Think A Little

    … on nor’easter panic (or…)

    Last night the snow fell and fell and fell and we woke up to a phenomenal winter wonderland. And it is supposed to snow all day long which means… Snow... Read More

    Tags: german shepherd, Boothbay Register, just ponderin', maine winter, coastal Maine winter, midcoast maine, winter in maine, nor'easter quinn, nor'easter, maine in snow, musings

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    Laugh A Little

    … on the dawning early light

    The other day when I woke up, there was still a bit of snow on the ground. Wait. I just wanted to say that today there is not a bit... Read More

    Tags: grief, Boothbay Register, just ponderin', southport maine, midcoast maine, bombogenesis, maine blogger, flu

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    Think A Little

    … on the real safari

    One of the most amazing things I have learned about grief is that it can close us up tighter than tight. Chase us into turtle mode, where we pull... Read More

    Tags: grief, Boothbay Register, just ponderin', midcoast maine, maine blogger, loss of loved one, loss

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    Think A Little

    … on jobs

    This was the first day of JoHn and I jumping back into ‘real life’, and by ‘real life’ I mean we went to spin class for the first time... Read More

    Tags: loss of parents, musings, grief, Boothbay Register, just ponderin', caregiving, maine blogger, aging and caregiving

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The Inn

Our house in Maine. It is not an inn anymore (hence the “a private residence” on the sign out front) but it was, in the early 1900s.

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