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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... Read More

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

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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... Read More

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

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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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    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... Read More

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

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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... Read More

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

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

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

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

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

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    Think A Little

    … on shades of blue

    The light streams in The world anew In dawning, dulcet Shades of blue. The snowflakes fly As snowflakes do In Maine, if not In... Read More

    Tags: maine, poem, poetry, humor, photography, joy, secrets to happiness, southport maine, maine winter, coastal Maine winter

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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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