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    Think A Little

    … on a last ride (until the next first)

    We’re easing into late fall, light morning frosts hinting at what’s to come. I’m pretty sure this photo was taken during our last ride... Read More

    Tags: musings, maine, fall, just ponderin', gratitude, cozy blog, cozy, summer's end, seasons, meanderings

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    Think A Little

    … on the last roses

    Petals to Stars… From pinks, to creams And creams to browns As cool breezes prevail The roses souls Retreat inside And golden leaves set sail... Read More

    Tags: gardens, poem, poetry, fall

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    Think A Little

    … on changes

      Late yesterday afternoon, I walked by the front window and happened to glance outside, toward the country road that passes in front of our... Read More

    Tags: changes, dealing with change, just ponderin', New England, musings, fall

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    Think A Little

    … on being the change

    Every year as September becomes comfortable in New England, a teeny tiny Island in the middle of a small pond reaches out to the spiritual... Read More

    Tags: musings, fall, joy

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    Think A Little

    … on small town allowances

    One of the reasons we moved to Dunstable, back in the early 90s, was that the town was made up of such a mix... Read More

    Tags: comedy, fall, humor, musings, comedic writing, everyday life

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    Laugh A Little

    … on rent-dodging birds

    Fall’s falling quickly, warmth it ceases Folks starting to break out their fleeces It’s time for all these northern geeses To break their landlord’s hearts and... Read More

    Tags: comedic writing, comedy, poem, poetry, fall, humor

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    Laugh A Little

    … on an early chilly fall morning

    Early chilly morning fall With just a speck of red Thoughts of comfy socks and fires Are dancing in my head Colors coming quickly... Read More

    Tags: musings, comedic writing, comedy, poem, poetry, fall, humor

  • Laugh A Little

    … a poem because I walked into a falling leaf

    Today I walked through a breeze of leaves swirling and whirling and dancing with trees, who bustled and leaned and reached and grasped, trying... Read More

    Tags: fall, poem, autumn

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Wonder Proxy

We have medical proxies. We have legal proxies. But what about the most important stuff? What about the stuff that makes our lives worth living? Who is going to take care of making sure wonder remains available to us when we can’t seek it out ourselves? Who’s gonna sneak us off to the ocean, make sure to bring us our dogs, create playlists of the songs we really love… sing with us, tell us our stories… remind us of the love we still have to give, and also to receive? A Wonder Proxy, that’s who. Don’t get your affairs in order without one!

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