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    … on the great escape of 2018

    Okay. Let me get this out of the way right now. I have permission to tell this story, directly from the perp. Also, yes, the gravity of the situation and... Read More

    Tags: musings, just ponderin', aging, caregiving, maine blogger, elder driving, giving up driver's license, aging and caregiving

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    Laugh A Little

    … on cracks and crack ups

    This was a very crack-filled week. As in ‘cracks in the best laid plans’. Not crack, the drug. I just wanted to clarify that for you, because if I... Read More

    Tags: family, secrets to happiness, elder care, just ponderin', sandwich generation, coastal maine, caregiving, maine blogger, balance, perspective, musings

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    Think A Little

    … on maine dogs in maine snow

    HRH the Princess Bunny-Blaze very much enjoys retrieving her tennis ball. So much so that she gets a bit…er… cranky when Marshal attempts to get the ball. It’s become a... Read More

    Tags: Boothbay Register, just ponderin', southport maine, maine winter, german shepherd dogs, midcoast maine, maine blogger, maine photographer, musings, german shepherd, photography

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    Think A Little

    … on regional humor (and yoga)

    This morning we woke up to sea smoke and cold air and headed to… wait for it… Yoga class. Oh no I am not kidding. If you have been... Read More

    Tags: winter in maine, yoga, winter in midcoast maine, funny yoga story, boothbay region ymca, musings, just ponderin', midcoast maine

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    Laugh A Little

    … on cable-less critters and snow

    Yesterday we had a snowstorm. Yes, I said it. Snowstorm. I know, from all the texts and check-ins I got from friends and family all over the country (and... Read More

    Tags: mid coast maine, squirrels, coastal Maine winter, midcoast maine, winter in maine, juncos, The Inn and gardens, birds, musings, Boothbay Register, just ponderin', southport maine

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    Think A Little

    … on a new year’s job offer

    Blaze. Her boy just walked out into a frozen early morning world to head back to school in North Carolina. As he was making his way toward the barn,... Read More

    Tags: coastal Maine winter, midcoast maine, german shepherd dog, new year 2018, musings, german shepherd, Boothbay Register, just ponderin', southport maine, maine winter, boys and dogs

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    Think A Little

    … on encouragemental obligation

    On Christmas morning, Mac handed me a box. ‘Here, Mom. Open this one!” It was a big box. I held it up and kind of shook it back and... Read More

    Tags: musings, olympus omd em1 mark II, german shepherd, Boothbay Register, just ponderin', southport maine, Christmas joy, christmas magic, holiday magic, marshal dillon dingle, german shepherd dog, maine blogger

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    Think A Little

    … on flooding during the holidays (and…)

    My friend Paige, makes cookies. I know, right? ‘Cookies’ just doesn’t cut it, really. She really creates edible art. But anyway, the other night we were having one of those... Read More

    Tags: just ponderin', Christmas joy, christmas magic, holiday magic, midcoast maine, Paige's Designer Cookies, illness, cookies, Paige Gesing, musings, grief

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    Think A Little

    … on a ghost-y inn’s first christmas

    So. I have a friend who has been asking me to share our most-recent ghost-y story, and I’ve promised her I would. I know. It sounds strangely Dickens-ian to... Read More

    Tags: decorating, christmas magic, holiday magic, coastal Maine winter, midcoast maine, holiday decorating, midcoast maine christmas, The Inn and gardens, musings, just ponderin', Christmas joy

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    Laugh A Little

    … on risk and reward at christmastime

    That is my first little dock tree… being snowed on in the late afternoon of yesterday. At high tide (that piece of knowledge will be important later). When I... Read More

    Tags: christmas magic, coastal Maine winter, midcoast maine, christmas in maine, maine blogger, maine christmas, musings, just ponderin', Christmas joy

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    Laugh A Little

    … on a maine-gical christmassy day

    Okay, c’mon. This is pretty cool. Not only did Santa arrive on a lobster boat on Saturday… but his entourage included Mrs. Claus, a walking talking (and very sparkly!)... Read More

    Tags: holiday magic, coastal Maine winter, midcoast maine, Boothbay Harbor, Festival of Lights, musings, Christmas Lobster, maine, Southport, just ponderin', Christmas joy, christmas magic

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    Think A Little

    A first for me, but not a first.

    The day after Thanksgiving is another national (okay, regional… (okay house-inal)) holiday for the Dingles. Yes indeed-y… Decorating Day. This is a big deal, as in, “Wake up really... Read More

    Tags: Christmas, old house christmas, Boothbay Register, boothbay harbor maine, just ponderin', southport maine, Christmas joy, christmas magic, holiday magic, coastal Maine winter, The Inn and gardens, midcoast maine, musings, winter in maine, photography, christmas in maine

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The Vampire Room

The room in Maine that was once a three season porch that was sinking into the ground, but is now (we hope) somewhat sturdy. It is our wake up room (with comfy chairs), and also doubles as a dining room. It is painted this red color and has windows all along three of the walls, so at night when it is super dark outside and all the windows are black, it reminded us of a paneled room from a Dracula movie. And who wouldn’t want to live with that?!

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