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    Think A Little

    … on a wake of friends

    Yesterday, I went to the wake for a friend. That doesn’t quite capture it. Yesterday I joined a wake of friends… and family… and... Read More

    Tags: Grieving, grief, friendship, small town life, death of a friend

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    Think A Little

    … on quieting (just in case)

    The Morning After… it’s so quiet. A friend noted, in a comment last night, that this might be due to a certain missing heartbeat.... Read More

    Tags: german shepherd, pet loss, grief, a good dog, for the love of a dog

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    Cry A Little

    … on pre-grief, posthumously

    I’ve found myself thinking a lot about Granny and Grampa (a.k.a., the Old Yankee Man) lately. Anniversaries often bring such thoughts to the forefront,... Read More

    Tags: death of a parent, grief, death of a loved one, pre-grief

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    Cry A Little

    … on being silly putty

    I Want to be Silly Putty Old photographs, From an old box Tucked into the loft Of an old barn How long since I’ve... Read More

    Tags: humor, grief, just ponderin', memories, musings, poem, poetry

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

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    Cry A Little

    … on what is handed down

    When Mom died And those who loved her Went back to their everydays When the dishes were washed And put away in the same... Read More

    Tags: poem, poetry, photography, death of a parent, grief, death of a mother, kansas, cosmos

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    Cry A Little

    … on grief, the invitation

    I opened the front door slowly After knockings barely heard No one stood there on the porch No one said a word My gaze... Read More

    Tags: musings, poem, poetry, grief, just ponderin'

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    Think A Little

    … on gardening in the shade

    That’s a hellebore. They are funky and strangely mysterious and I love them. Here are some more… Very cool. There are oodles of myths... Read More

    Tags: death of a pet, garden photography, musings, photography, death of a dog, Grieving, grief, just ponderin', hellebore, shade garden

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    Cry A Little

    … on the temporary puppy

    He was… Yeah. Was. Marshal Dillon Dingle was supposed to be a temporary puppy. We were supposed to take him in for a night,... Read More

    Tags: pet death, musings, german shepherd, death of a dog, grief, just ponderin', marshal dillon dingle, german shepherd dog

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

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    Cry A Little

    … on the hat

    When the kids were much less tall than they are today, we often read a book by Jan Brett, called The Mitten. It was… well,... Read More

    Tags: memories of loved ones, Christmas, Grieving, grief, just ponderin', christmas in maine, maine blogger

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    Think A Little

    … on christmas beacons

    Oh yes. The day after Thanksgiving was, as it always is, Decorating Day. Decorating Day is a National Holiday for Dingles (no, seriously, it... Read More

    Tags: grief at christmastime, decorating day, musings, grief, just ponderin', maine christmas, christmastime, home for christmas, missing loved ones at christmas, first christmas after loss

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The Inn

Our house in Maine. It is not an inn anymore (hence the “a private residence” on the sign out front) but it was, in the early 1900s.

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