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    Cry A Little

    … on a movie with granny

    The other morning woke me up early, lured me outside, and easily convinced me it was worth it. I stepped out of bed and... Read More

    Tags: mothers and daughters, grief, caregiving, caretaking, Downton Abbey, Downton Abbey movie

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    Cry A Little

    … on an awakening

    There is something wondrously cool about Wait. Just to be all kinds of honest and authentic, that – up there ^ –  is not... Read More

    Tags: spring in maine, Boothbay Harbor, caregiving, processing grief, empty nest, secrets to happiness, grief, just ponderin', southport maine, spring, midcoast maine

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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... Read More

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

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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... Read More

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

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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... Read More

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

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    Laugh A Little

    … on a nutty day turned good

    Yesterday got away from me. I’d left the house at about 9 am, heading north to Beth’s to order a turkey. I was probably... Read More

    Tags: coastal maine, Thistle Inn, musings, caregiving, maine, just ponderin', southport maine, moving to maine, midcoast maine, winter in maine, Boothbay Harbor, sandwich generation

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Spanky Baby Jesus

An expletive you can utter any time you need an expletive or you want to express surprise (like, “Jesus H. Christ” or “Jumping Jesus on a Pogo Stick”). It came about when I misread my friend Katherine’s description of her toilet paper nativity scene, where she noted her ‘sparkly baby Jesus’. Sad. True.

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