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    Think A Little

    … on clarity in the midst of bustling joy

    The day before yesterday… was it the day before yesterday? I don’t even know. Anyway, one of the days before today, I was writing... Read More

    Tags: musings, empty nest, photography, just ponderin', midcoast maine, Boothbay Harbor, southport island maine, sandwich generation

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    Think A Little

    … on what (and when) we cannot see

    A few days ago, we tumbled out of bed early to make the ferry to Monhegan Island. Mac, Jack, Klack, Lack, Nack, Ouack, Pack,... Read More

    Tags: musings, maine, humor, photography, just ponderin', Monhegan, Monhegan Island, fog, midcoast maine, Boothbay Harbor

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    Think A Little

    … on a wedding garden

    The Gardens have been in a bit of scramble around The Inn*, getting ready for their wedding debut. On Saturday. Ya. This Saturday. I... Read More

    Tags: The Inn and gardens, musings, gardens, maine, humor, photography, joy, just ponderin', midcoast maine, midcoast maine wedding, roses, wedding garden

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    Laugh A Little

    … on nicknames lived up to

    The Disposable Shack. Disposed. Well, not quite. But now I am thinking it was so unfair to refer to this wonderful home as the... Read More

    Tags: musings, everyday life, family, empty nest, joy, secrets to happiness, just ponderin', selling the family home, home

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    Laugh A Little

    … on that half smile

    Gabe has had a thing for shoes, pretty much from his womb-period. Swear to Gawd, the kid was born knowing how to spell ‘Nike’…... Read More

    Tags: musings, family, empty nest, photography, just ponderin', growing up, kid leaving for college, leaving for college, nike

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    Laugh A Little

    … on the potential promotion of a half kid (part two)

    Okay, I am so sorry I’m late.  And I swear to Gawd that I was not being coy or trying to create dramatic tension (at... Read More

    Tags: The Inn and gardens, comedic writing, family, maine, comedy, humor, photography, just ponderin', engagement, barn engagement, barn proposal, proposal

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    Laugh A Little

    … on memories (appetizers and meals)

    We all have them, those iconic pics in our lives. Often not the wedding or baby or family pics taken by professional photographers at... Read More

    Tags: musings, family, old yankee man, humor, death of a parent, just ponderin'

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

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    Cry A Little

    … on saying thank you

    Back in February of 2005, my beloved New England Patriots were playing the Philadelphia Eagles in the Super Bowl and we were about to... Read More

    Tags: just ponderin', Thanking Veterans, Veterans, Veterans Day

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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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