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

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

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

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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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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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