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    Laugh A Little

    … on divorce endorphins

    OhmyGawdyouguys… I’M A SPIN INSTRUCTOR! Okay, I only have one student… and I’m married to him… but still! Okay. Let me back up. JoHn... Read More

    Tags: exercise and memory, musings, just ponderin', midcoast maine, maine blogger, winter in midcoast maine, maine photographer, spinning, boothbay regional ymca

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

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    Laugh A Little

    … on beauty in the dark

    Last night, the moonlight was playfully haunting. I was tired, and barefoot, and quietly turning lights off downstairs. My mind was on a bed... Read More

    Tags: maine photography, musings, maine, humor, photography, Southport, Boothbay Register, just ponderin', midcoast maine

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    Laugh A Little

    … on just waiting on a room

    I had a dream. Totally not in the same realm as the civil rights movement or anything. My dream, when we first set eyes... Read More

    Tags: gardening room, musings, just ponderin', Maine gardens, midcoast maine, maine blogger, maine gardening, attached garden shed

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    Laugh A Little

    … on more so(s) and a sign

    Maine’s winter crop is Gossypium nivis. I know, right?! I sound so botanical! I’ll write more about my attempts to be more botanical in... Read More

    Tags: caretaking, maine photography, musings, photography, Dementia, just ponderin', midcoast maine, maine blogger, signs from heaven, signs after death of a loved one

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    Think A Little

    … on the bigger stuff

    Oh. I know. When the back yard looks like this, it’s hard to imagine that Disney/Pixar hasn’t come in and prepped it for a... Read More

    Tags: musings, just ponderin', midcoast maine, winter in maine, stephen hawking, curiosity, a brief history of time

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    Think A Little

    … on nor’easter panic (or…)

    Last night the snow fell and fell and fell and we woke up to a phenomenal winter wonderland. And it is supposed to snow all... Read More

    Tags: nor'easter quinn, nor'easter, maine in snow, musings, german shepherd, Boothbay Register, just ponderin', maine winter, coastal Maine winter, midcoast maine, winter in maine

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    Think A Little

    … on jobs

    This was the first day of JoHn and I jumping back into ‘real life’, and by ‘real life’ I mean we went to spin... Read More

    Tags: aging and caregiving, loss of parents, musings, grief, Boothbay Register, just ponderin', caregiving, maine blogger

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    Cry A Little

    on the memory seeds

    Grief I’ll trust the softly petaled path Toward the Memory Seeds There I’ll nestle Dip a toe Run my fingers Through the cool, dark... Read More

    Tags: just ponderin', maine blogger, poems about grief, musings, poem, poetry, photography, grief

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    Cry A Little

    … on an inn, empty

    “Sometimes when one person is missing, the whole world seems depopulated.” – Alphonse de Lamartine “Just one tiny human isn’t here, and the entire house... Read More

    Tags: christmas magic, death of a loved one, coastal Maine winter, saying goodbye, The Inn and gardens, musings, Grieving, grief, just ponderin', Christmas joy

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    … on the great escape of 2018

    Okay. Let me get this out of the way right now. I have permission to tell this story, directly from the perp. Also, yes, the... Read More

    Tags: elder driving, giving up driver's license, aging and caregiving, musings, just ponderin', aging, caregiving, maine blogger

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    Laugh A Little

    … on cracks and crack ups

    This was a very crack-filled week. As in ‘cracks in the best laid plans’. Not crack, the drug. I just wanted to clarify that... Read More

    Tags: caregiving, maine blogger, balance, perspective, musings, family, secrets to happiness, elder care, just ponderin', sandwich generation, coastal maine

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Gawd

The way to invoke the deity without being hit by lightening for taking the actual name in vain (Side benefit: Also fits in with a Boston (Baw-stun) accent). You have to capitalize it though (just to be sure, and also because of reverence).

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