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

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    Think A Little

    … on what she feels

    I took this photo of Blaze a little while ago. I’d been looking at her, trying to look into her. What do you know?... Read More

    Tags: musings, pet loss, death of a dog, Grieving, just ponderin', marshal dillon dingle

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

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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: saying goodbye, The Inn and gardens, musings, Grieving, grief, just ponderin', Christmas joy, christmas magic, death of a loved one, coastal Maine winter

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    Cry A Little

    … on quietly ponderin’ an old man’s shovel

    That shovel above did not belong to the Old Yankee Man, no way… because plastic. But seeing it there, outside the back door this morning, reminded... Read More

    Tags: old yankee man, photography, Grieving, death of a parent, grief, death of a loved one

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    Think A Little

    on empty chairs

    It is an odd thing, this sandwich generation thing. The kids are off on their new adventures, and my dictatorship is starting to crumble. I... Read More

    Tags: Grieving, death, musings, old yankee man, photography

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    Cry A Little

    … on packing for a trip

    Yesterday was a beautiful day. Exactly the type of day that Grampa would have loved to be a part of. And he was. Family... Read More

    Tags: yellow lab, old yankee man, aging parents, Grieving, musings, family

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Spiking

Getting really, really mad really, really quickly (and often embarrassingly so)… “Oops, sorry. I spiked.”

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