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    Think A Little

    … on christmastime uncurated

    I love old radiators. When we bought The Inn*, there was a lot of broken… floors… windows… ceilings… I don’t mean, ‘sort of not... Read More

    Tags: maine christmas, maine photographer, maine writer, christmastime, christmas season, meaning of christmas, just ponderin', christmas magic, maine blogger

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    Think A Little

    … on welcoming christmas

      My brain got busy this morning before there was even a hint of light in the still-snoozing sky. Not being able to get... Read More

    Tags: christmas 2020, covid christmas, christmas eve 2020, christmas eve, new england christmas, how the grinch stole christmas, dr. seuss, Christmas, christmas in maine, maine christmas

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

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    Laugh A Little

    … on ‘and yetting’ my way into christmas

    Oh yeah, they came. Practice grandkids. Two of ’em. The family arrived this year with some traditional Christmas stuff (holiday jammies), and some I... Read More

    Tags: secrets to happiness, christmas magic, gratitude, maine christmas, perspective, christmastime, christmas 2020

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    Laugh A Little

    … on the hope-y faith-y stuff

    You can’t fool me. At some point in the hours that follow… no matter how old you are… you’re gonna feel that pull. That... Read More

    Tags: tracking santa, Christmas, christmas magic, holidays in maine, christmas in maine, maine blogger, maine christmas, maine photographer, rescue dog, christmas eve 2019

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

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    Laugh A Little

    … on mathematical shame

    So. Do you remember the dock tree? Okay, so if you don’t want to read all about it, just: A. Look at the photo... Read More

    Tags: The Inn and gardens, musings, photography, Boothbay Register, just ponderin', coastal Maine winter, winter in maine, maine christmas, maine photographer, taking down christmas

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    Laugh A Little

    … on risk and reward at christmastime

    That is my first little dock tree… being snowed on in the late afternoon of yesterday. At high tide (that piece of knowledge will... Read More

    Tags: musings, just ponderin', Christmas joy, christmas magic, coastal Maine winter, midcoast maine, christmas in maine, maine blogger, maine christmas

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The Inn

Our house in Maine. It is not an inn anymore (hence the “a private residence” on the sign out front) but it was, in the early 1900s.

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