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    Think A Little

    … on the flight attendant

    That’s me. No, not in the pic. The pic was actually taken the other day, of my favorite little harbor in Maine, Cosy Harbor... Read More

    Tags: musings, maine, empty nest, kids growing up, Boothbay Register, just ponderin', mother daughter relationships, parents are people too

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    Laugh A Little

    … on the bistro in winter

    Heeeeeeeee’s baaaaaaaaaaack. Oh, I know. This… this is what I saw when I stepped outside, onto the farmers porch, the other morning. Side note: Houzz... Read More

    Tags: red squirrel, just ponderin', winter in maine, maine blogger, maine photographer, nature photography

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    Think A Little

    … on the peace of the present

    I took this pic in the pink light of early this morning. It’s not a perfect shot of the dove’s head, but that was... Read More

    Tags: maine blogger, maine photographer, mindfulness, wildlife photography, musings, mourning dove, photography, Boothbay Register, just ponderin', southport maine, being present, winter in maine

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    Laugh A Little

    … on that marie kondo

    I am not Marie Kondo. But I could be Marie Kondo. Nah, just kidding. I will never be Marie Kondo. For one, she seems to... Read More

    Tags: marie kondo, tidying, spark joy, musings, humor, cleaning, just ponderin'

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    Think A Little

    … on insta-dad

    I’m not even going to try to cutely ease into this one. JoHn* is on Instagram. No, no. It’s tragic. Like, for me. For... Read More

    Tags: southport maine, maine blogger, maine photographer, when parents instagram, instagram wife, musings, humor, just ponderin'

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    Think A Little

    … on looking up

    When the writer Anne Lamott was 48 hours away from becoming sixty-one years old, she wrote down “every single thing I know as of... Read More

    Tags: maine blogger, maine photographer, perspective, moon, look up, gaining perspective, anne lamott, musings, photography, secrets to happiness, just ponderin'

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

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    Laugh A Little

    … on die hard (or dying laughing)

    Apparently, we are not alone. I’m not talking about the possibility of life on other planets (that’s already settled science). I’m talking about the... Read More

    Tags: maine blogger, maine photographer, die hard, die hard christmas movie, christmas ornaments, die hard christmas ornament, fun at christmastime, musings, Boothbay Register, just ponderin'

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

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    Laugh A Little

    … on thank you pies

    Yesterday I went to the local YMCA (‘The Y’) to walk with my friends. We’ve been alternatively walking and lifting/pushing/complaining (a.k.a., ‘the weight machines’)... Read More

    Tags: thanksgiving, Boothbay Register, just ponderin', thanksgiving pies, boothbay ymca, dolphins swim team, maine thanksgiving, musings, humor

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    Think A Little

    … on the rising sun thing

    That’s my friend Kim, with a sunrise on her face. Hang on… Oh, here we go. This sunrise… I know. It was pretty great.... Read More

    Tags: death, midcoast maine, secrets of happiness, sunrise, maine blogger, maine photographer, musings, grief, just ponderin', Sunrise in Maine

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    Laugh A Little

    … on voting here (and hereafter)

    Today it is raining – sometimes pouring – onto our little peninsula in Maine. It is also voting day! I know, I know… it’s... Read More

    Tags: just ponderin', voting, midcoast maine, maine blogger, election, election 2018, musings, humor

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