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    Think A Little

    … on an unexpected christmas gift

    So it was Christmas Eve, and I was all excited. But also behind. As in I had one more bed to make and a... Read More

    Tags: maine, christmas magic, maine blogger, maine writer, christmastime, maine life, christmas 2021

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    Think A Little

    … on christmastime uncurated

    I love old radiators. When we bought The Inn*, there was a lot of broken… floors… windows… ceilings… I don’t mean, ‘sort of not... Read More

    Tags: just ponderin', christmas magic, maine blogger, maine christmas, maine photographer, maine writer, christmastime, christmas season, meaning of christmas

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    Laugh A Little

    … on ‘and yetting’ my way into christmas

    Oh yeah, they came. Practice grandkids. Two of ’em. The family arrived this year with some traditional Christmas stuff (holiday jammies), and some I... Read More

    Tags: secrets to happiness, christmas magic, gratitude, maine christmas, perspective, christmastime, christmas 2020

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    Laugh A Little

    … on the hope-y faith-y stuff

    You can’t fool me. At some point in the hours that follow… no matter how old you are… you’re gonna feel that pull. That... Read More

    Tags: christmas eve 2019, tracking santa, Christmas, christmas magic, holidays in maine, christmas in maine, maine blogger, maine christmas, maine photographer, rescue dog

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    Cry A Little

    … on an inn, empty

    “Sometimes when one person is missing, the whole world seems depopulated.” – Alphonse de Lamartine “Just one tiny human isn’t here, and the entire house... Read More

    Tags: The Inn and gardens, musings, Grieving, grief, just ponderin', Christmas joy, christmas magic, death of a loved one, coastal Maine winter, saying goodbye

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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... Read More

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

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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... Read More

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

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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.... Read More

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

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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... Read More

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

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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... Read More

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

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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,... Read More

    Tags: 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, Christmas, old house christmas, Boothbay Register, boothbay harbor maine

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    Think A Little

    … on the mess

    Last weekend we had Dingle Family Christmas. Sure, it’s a little misleading in that not everyone who comes to Dingle Family Christmas is toting... Read More

    Tags: poetry, photography, Christmas joy, christmas magic, musings, family, poem

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