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    Think A Little

    … on traditions in wood and spirit

    The other day was Launch Day for our new old wooden boat. It was amazing… all the excitement and funny and poignant and thoughtful... Read More

    Tags: maine, just ponderin', the apprenticeshop, wooden boat, wooden lobster boat, maine boat, lobsterboat

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    Think A Little

    … on an oops, a nope, and a joy

    I’ve been spending quite a bit of time in the garden. The combination of preparing and up-keeping and transforming and discovering offers both mental... Read More

    Tags: maine photgrapher, maine, secrets to happiness, just ponderin', gardening, maine blogger, lessons in gardening

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    Think A Little

    … on april showers’ superpowers

    Yesterday morning, I woke up to a world quenched from gentle overnight rains. This was a nice reprieve from the wind-whipped shards of water... Read More

    Tags: midcoast maine, human connection, reconnecting, musings, maine, just ponderin', spring

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    Laugh A Little

    … on a mental palate cleanser

    According to Wikipedia (a wicked trustable source that I was not allowed to use in grad school (and was not available to me before... Read More

    Tags: maine, humor, dogs, just ponderin', hounds, maine coast, musings

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    Think A Little

    … on lessons from a bird

    Yep. I finally saw her. Experts, far more knowledgeable than I am about all things ‘bird’, suspect she is a ‘her’. I have been... Read More

    Tags: secrets to happiness, just ponderin', bird photography, Boothbay Harbor, maine blogger, look up, Steller's Sea Eagle, birding, musings, maine

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    Think A Little

    … on a labor of fear (and a little love)

    You guys, my plant is in labor. No, seriously… look! I am a nervous mess of a plant care-taker right now. This is how... Read More

    Tags: maine, just ponderin', secrets of happiness, mindfulness, it's the little things, amaryllis, staying present

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    Think A Little

    … on an unexpected christmas gift

    So it was Christmas Eve, and I was all excited. But also behind. As in I had one more bed to make and a... Read More

    Tags: maine, christmas magic, maine blogger, maine writer, christmastime, maine life, christmas 2021

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    Think A Little

    … on warm and welcomed distractions

    I’d been working on a writing piece on and off all day yesterday, and it was kicking my butt big time. No idea why,... Read More

    Tags: maine life, cozy blog, maine, autumn, photography, just ponderin', maine blogger, maine photographer, maine gardening, maine writer

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    Think A Little

    … on haven-ly visions (also, critters)

    Okay, so. January. The seeds of the idea for additions and changes in next season’s garden usually begin to sprout (pun absolutely intended) in... Read More

    Tags: landscape design, gardens in maine, maine, home, new england autumn, coastal maine, maine photographer, antique home

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    Think A Little

    … on a party of five at sea

    This past Tuesday, five women stepped aboard a boat and headed toward a dream. Okay, that’s too flourish-y, too much. This past Tuesday, five... Read More

    Tags: puffins, eastern egg rock, small wonders, maine, joy, secrets to happiness, friendship, midcoast maine, maine blogger, maine photographer

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    Think A Little

    … on waking up on maine’s midcoast

    Nearly every morning, when I wake up, the bed covers have been kicked, tossed, and otherwise molded into a loden cloud of duvet and... Read More

    Tags: maine morning, mornings, gardens, porcupines, maine, just ponderin', gratitude, midcoast maine, spring in maine, maine blogger, maine photographer, maine spring

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    Think A Little

    … on gatherings (floral and faunal)

    This morning I went outside to perform my very first garden chore of the season. I dug into the Potting-slash-Writing Room tool drawer, selecting... Read More

    Tags: post quarantine, musings, maine, secrets to happiness, just ponderin', spring, maine blogger, maine photographer, hellebore, quarantine, covid

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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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