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    Think A Little

    … on good stuff in action

    The world is an awful place. We are divided. They are the problem. If it weren’t for them. In the old days we looked... Read More

    Tags: sea smoke, maine writer, justponderin', polar vortex, beauty, nature, maine, maine winter, winter in midcoast maine, maine photographer

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    Think A Little

    … on glowing gardens and growing kids

    Last night, I was so lucky to be a guest at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens Gardens Aglow preview event. I know, that’s a... Read More

    Tags: just ponderin', maine blogger, maine photographer, christmastime, coastal maine botanical gardens, gardens aglow, musings, empty nest, Christmas

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

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

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

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    Laugh A Little

    … on gardening in and out of a pandemic

    May in Maine finds the gardens still at their beginnings. The forsythia still have not quite gone from sunny yellows to greens and the... Read More

    Tags: gardens, just ponderin', spring, gardening, Maine gardens, spring in maine, maine blogger, maine photographer, musings

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    Think A Little

    … on this mother’s day morning

    It’s early when I step onto the porch. The air is silent and still, infused with the notion of leftover moonlight. The first bird... Read More

    Tags: musings, mother's day, secrets to happiness, just ponderin', maine blogger, maine photographer, morning

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    Think A Little

    … on breakfast sounds (poem)

    Breakfast Sounds They are ambient… the people Chairs pulled out, scooched in Napkins unfolded onto laps Babes reaching for everything Shiny spoons offered As distractions,... Read More

    Tags: musings, poetry, photography, jazz, just ponderin', maine blogger, maine photographer, maine writer, breakfast sounds, upright bass

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    Think A Little

    … on serendhoppity

    A few weeks ago, I got a call from a very important Niece who happens to be the Mom of two very important Practice... Read More

    Tags: musings, family, Easter, secrets to happiness, just ponderin', maine blogger, maine photographer, what's important, easter bunny, easter candy hunting

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

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

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