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    Think A Little

    … on a whale of a time

    Sunday is Day of Rest. JoHn – the Nearly Perfect Husband – and I (and certain deities) are all in on this concept. We... Read More

    Tags: awe, musings, joy, secrets to happiness, just ponderin', gratitude, being present, mindfulness, humpback whale

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    Think A Little

    … on the incredibleness of gifts

    Me: “Oh my gosh!” Gift Giver: “It’s just a little something.” Or maybe they say, “I didn’t know what to get so.” Or, “Don’t get too... Read More

    Tags: gift giving, connection, joy, Christmas, secrets to happiness, Love, just ponderin', gratitude, cozy

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

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    Think A Little

    … on beauty in dark and light

    Yesterday morning, the water beneath and beyond our dock was filled with fog. It cast a veil over the recently risen sun, the effect... Read More

    Tags: positivity, lobster boats, photography, just ponderin', gratitude, midcoast maine, coastal maine, maine coast

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    Think A Little

    … on waking up on maine’s midcoast

    Nearly every morning, when I wake up, the bed covers have been kicked, tossed, and otherwise molded into a loden cloud of duvet and... Read More

    Tags: maine spring, maine morning, mornings, gardens, porcupines, maine, just ponderin', gratitude, midcoast maine, spring in maine, maine blogger, maine photographer

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

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    Think A Little

    … on my cup and the new year

    The other day I shared a meme on my personal Facebook page. Wait. Short diversion here… To be honest, I’m not sure where the definition... Read More

    Tags: maine photographer, personal responsibility, what's in your cup, musings, joy, secrets to happiness, gratitude, secrets of happiness, maine blogger

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    Laugh A Little

    … on kids these days

    Kids these days are awful. Entitled. Not even taught manners. If the world has to depend on the next generation of kids, we’re all... Read More

    Tags: Boothbay Harbor, maine blogger, musings, maine photographer, maine, kids these days, photography, Southport, joy, secrets to happiness, just ponderin', gratitude, midcoast maine

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    Think A Little

    … on simply thankful

    Lately, it seems to me that the collective ‘we’ have lost our minds. And, in these times, my brain yields to my heart and... Read More

    Tags: musings, family, seizure, thanksgiving, gratitude, 2016 election, thankful

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    Laugh A Little

    … on different perspectives, same place

    If you follow the trees from the left to the right… you can see a break in the pines and spruce. Sort of a flat... Read More

    Tags: boothbay maine, humor, photography, southport maine, joyful life, mid coast maine, gratitude, Maine Island

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    Think A Little

    … on an ungrateful fail

    I tried to be ungrateful For a friendship that went south I tried to muster pissy-ness In my brain, if not my mouth And just... Read More

    Tags: love your life, poem, poetry, photography, be grateful, grateful, gratitude

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ShepHerds

Not really the same as wHierd or wHy. My friend Karen breeds German shepHerds, and so many people send her e-mails asking about her ‘sheperds’ or ‘shepards’ that once I think her head really did nearly pop off. She needed help making her point. So I’m helping. Because that is the kind of friend I am.

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