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    Think A Little

    … on a decade of service

    Today is HRH The Princess Bunny Blaze’s tenth birthday. I was not there on the day of her birth. But I was there, three... Read More

    Tags: musings, german shepherd, maine, photography, old dogs, just ponderin', winter in maine, old dog

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    Think A Little

    … on boat and people stories

    Right now and about an hour’s drive northeast of here, in the not-quite freezing waters of the Atlantic, pieces of a special wooden boat... Read More

    Tags: boat building, musings, just ponderin', maine blogger, maine photographer, the apprenticeshop, lobster boat, wooden boats

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    Think A Little

    … on quiet glee

    Fresh scone… raspberry jam… clotted cream. Free formed pottery plate, crystalized glaze, warm and deep… knife shared with friends and family often, over many... Read More

    Tags: musings, just ponderin', winter in maine, maine blogger, maine photographer, snow day, scones

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    Cry A Little

    … on the who outside the bathroom door

    Late this morning, I was in the bathroom with, I’m ashamed to say, my phone, when I saw the screen light up with a... Read More

    Tags: mothers and daughters, lisa dingle, mothers and sons, musings, family, secrets to happiness, parenting, just ponderin', adult children, maine blogger

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    Think A Little

    … on who transcended who

    In the midst of a holiday season that sprinkled warmth and joy with pandemical particulates in each of our peripheral visions… A text. Two... Read More

    Tags: snowy owl, musings, maine, photography, secrets to happiness, just ponderin', maine birds, maine blogger

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    Laugh A Little

    … on helping(ish) miss judy

    So. Those of you who have been reading for a while might remember my summer neighbor, Miss Judy, especially from a post I called,... Read More

    Tags: maine christmas, christmastime, musings, just ponderin', secrets of happiness

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    Think A Little

    … on appreciating the whole show

    A couple of weeks ago, just after late afternoon rain, I got a text from my friend from across the cove. It was a... Read More

    Tags: musings, maine, just ponderin', maine blogger, maine photographer, rainbow

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    Think A Little

    … on the lovings from, and of, a dawg

    Every afternoon, usually between 2:00 and 3:00, JoHn heads into town to pick up a coffee and have a chat with the folks who... Read More

    Tags: musings, photography, just ponderin', dog photography, secrets of happiness, maine blogger, maine photographer, rescue dog

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    Think A Little

    … on maintenance mode

    A few seconds ago, I logged into this very space to write a new post and there was a message, which was pretty much... Read More

    Tags: The Inn and gardens, musings, just ponderin', we're all in this together, quarantine, 2020, covid

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    Cry A Little

    … on life marching

    The truck is all packed. The last load of his clothes – mostly of which he brought down from his bedroom floor (yesterday) –... Read More

    Tags: adulting, mom-ing, musings, empty nest, secrets to happiness, parenting, just ponderin', kids leaving home

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    Think A Little

    … on hopetimism

    I am an optimist. But not just an optimist. I’m an optimist who dances with hope on a regular basis. Smooshing it all together,... Read More

    Tags: optimism, hope in action, motivation, musings, secrets to happiness, just ponderin', hope, 2020

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    Laugh A Little

    … on kicking off summ-ah

    As you can see, green is happening. Also there is some purply-pink in the form of a certain rhododendron who lives just outside the... Read More

    Tags: midcoast maine, maine blogger, maine photographer, maine writer, lobster boat, musings, photography, just ponderin', Lobstering

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The Chipmunk Channel

The ShepHerds’ (and all dogs who have gone before) favorite channel to watch in Maine (basically we just throw the windows open in the Vampire Room and they climb into their comfy chairs, lean their chins on the window sill, and boob in front of the “tv”. The chipmunks on the front lawn can entertain for hours.

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