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    Laugh A Little

    … on spring’s surprise(s)

    This spring has been kind of a blur, and I cannot remember if I told you about the wood ducks! That, up there, is... Read More

    Tags: wood duck babies, wood ducklings, musings, Boothbay Register, just ponderin', southport maine, midcoast maine, wood ducks

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    Think A Little

    … on focal point(s)

    Spring took it’s sweet and flowery time arriving on our fingerling peninsula here in Maine, and I don’t want to say that it made... Read More

    Tags: chickens, ducks, champagne, musings, photography, just ponderin', midcoast maine, spring in maine, perspective

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    Cry A Little

    … on an awakening

    There is something wondrously cool about Wait. Just to be all kinds of honest and authentic, that – up there ^ –  is not... Read More

    Tags: spring in maine, Boothbay Harbor, caregiving, processing grief, empty nest, secrets to happiness, grief, just ponderin', southport maine, spring, midcoast maine

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

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

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    Laugh A Little

    … on plumbing (and the power of money)

    Yep. That is the Nearly Perfect Husband up there. On a lobster (lob-stah) boat. In the midst, and mist, of a very windy and... Read More

    Tags: colonoscopy prep, love and marriage, musings, secrets to happiness, just ponderin', midcoast maine, maine blogger

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    Laugh A Little

    … on boating for dummies

    We’re looking at boats. I’m going to have to ask you to hold your tongue on this one. No, seriously. Because I have learned... Read More

    Tags: boating, boating in maine, boating language, first boat, musings, humor, just ponderin', southport maine, midcoast maine, Boothbay Harbor, coastal maine

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    Laugh A Little

    … on dingle diner, expanded

    This morning, after putting out food and fresh water at the newest incarnation of Dingle Diner (and announcing that breakfast was served), only little... Read More

    Tags: wildlife photography, baby grey squirrels, musings, animal babies, photography, secrets to happiness, just ponderin', southport maine, midcoast maine, Boothbay Harbor, maine photographer, maine photography

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    Think A Little

    … on a helpful nudge toward enchantment

    Sometimes, in the midst of a busy mind and heart, Wonder grabs us by the throat. Catching our breath on the intake and stopping... Read More

    Tags: just ponderin', southport maine, being present, midcoast maine, Boothbay Harbor, wonder, maine, maine photography, poetry, quotes, photography, hendricks head, secrets to happiness, mindfulness, Boothbay Register

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    Cry A Little

    … on reminders sent and received

    That’s Mac up there. I did not take this photo, and suspect a certain Half Kid did. In addition to being my Half Kid,... Read More

    Tags: midcoast maine, maine blogger, maine photographer, grandmothers and granddaughters, death of a grandparent, musings, grandparents, grief, Boothbay Register, just ponderin'

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    Laugh A Little

    … on preparations for 500

    I got a message from a friend recently, along the lines of “Uh… where are you and what are you doing, dork?!” My brain... Read More

    Tags: Boothbay Region Garden Club, Home and Garden Tour, musings, Boothbay Home and Garden Tour, gardens, labyrinth, Boothbay Register, just ponderin', midcoast maine, coastal maine, maine blogger, maine photographer, maine photography

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    Laugh A Little

    … on a prep parade

    I told you I would write about it and so here I yam! Okay, so there was this parade. But here is the preamble: We... Read More

    Tags: musings, Boothbay Register, just ponderin', midcoast maine, windjammers, maine blogger, maine photographer, maine writer, lighted boat parade, boothbay harbor windjammer days

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The Freakin’ Egg Thing

That plastic egg container that comes with every refrigerator. It requires far more anal retentive attention than I have. It makes me crazy because I really don’t know how to only have the super organized egg thing instead of the cardboard egg container because I will never have one dozen eggs and use every single one before I buy more eggs. Once I bought another freakin’ egg thing to solve this problem but it was still an issue so I finally destroyed them.

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