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    Think A Little

    … on a garden from the inside out

    Years ago, a former neighbor’s daughter-in-law (perhaps in her late sixties at the time (though I am terrible at guessing someone’s age (she could... Read More

    Tags: maine, grief, gardening, gardening in Maine, processing grief, gardens

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

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Spanky Baby Jesus

An expletive you can utter any time you need an expletive or you want to express surprise (like, “Jesus H. Christ” or “Jumping Jesus on a Pogo Stick”). It came about when I misread my friend Katherine’s description of her toilet paper nativity scene, where she noted her ‘sparkly baby Jesus’. Sad. True.

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