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    Cry A Little

    … on death at christmas

    Someone important to our family just entered hospice care.  A wonderful woman, loving and strong. A woman who is loved, who will be missed.... Read More

    Tags: poem, poetry, grief, death at christmas, death at christmastime, hospice, mourning at christmas

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    Think A Little

    … when it rains (apples)

    Man oh man oh man. The past couple of weeks have been very interesting to say the least. Hang on to your hats while... Read More

    Tags: musings, everyday life, maine, humor, joy, aging parents, grief

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    Laugh A Little

    … on never, and always

    It’s hard to believe that it’s only been four months since Grampa, The Old Yankee Man, moved on to putter around that Great Garage in... Read More

    Tags: musings, old yankee man, secrets to happiness, aging parents, grief

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    Think A Little

    … on grief as a teacher (work to do, work to do)

    On many windows in the Maine House are tin signs with timeless messages. A man named Vincent tells me that he knows nothing with certainty,... Read More

    Tags: musings, old yankee man, grief

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    Think A Little

    … on accommodations (small as they may be)

    This year our time in Maine is so soon after the death of our dear Old Yankee Man.  It will be two months in a... Read More

    Tags: musings, maine, old yankee man, aging parents, grief, granny

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    Think A Little

    … on garden therapy

    On our little street, on our little island (i know, I totally co-opted the street and the island right there, but I’m gonna stick... Read More

    Tags: musings, comedic writing, gardens, comedy, humor, death of a parent, grief

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    Think A Little

    … on the shifting sands of grief (and hollywood set design)

    Yesterday, I was contemporary-chatting to a friend (which is called ‘messaging’). We were talking a bit about death and dying and grief, and she... Read More

    Tags: musings, comedic writing, comedy, old yankee man, aging parents, death of a parent, grief

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    Laugh A Little

    … on grief in real life

    I once read about the theory that, if you know what is actually happening within your body during childbirth, it makes it easier to... Read More

    Tags: musings, comedic writing, comedy, old yankee man, humor, aging parents, death of a parent, grief, stages of grief

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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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