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    Think A Little

    … on the incredibleness of gifts

    Me: “Oh my gosh!” Gift Giver: “It’s just a little something.” Or maybe they say, “I didn’t know what to get so.” Or, “Don’t get too... Read More

    Tags: connection, joy, Christmas, secrets to happiness, Love, just ponderin', gratitude, cozy, gift giving

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    Think A Little

    … on (my) canine aspirations

    There she is. Her Royal Highness, The Princess Bunny-Blaze. Daughter of the beloved, much-titled (and sometimes entitled) Brielle ‘The Bunny’ Vom Traumhoff, and granddaughter of the incredible,... Read More

    Tags: german shepherd dogs, dog love, musings, german shepherd, secrets to happiness, just ponderin'

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    Think A Little

    … on an oops, a nope, and a joy

    I’ve been spending quite a bit of time in the garden. The combination of preparing and up-keeping and transforming and discovering offers both mental... Read More

    Tags: just ponderin', gardening, maine blogger, lessons in gardening, maine photgrapher, maine, secrets to happiness

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    Think A Little

    … on maine correspondences

    Dear friend, It appears as though an annual visitor has returned to our cove on the Landing Road, bringing with him a great deal... Read More

    Tags: musings, humor, secrets to happiness, just ponderin', it's the little things, e.b. white

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    Laugh A Little

    … on a surprise visit (wahoo!)

    In the early spring of 2019, two ducks stopped by The Inn* for a visit. I was over the moon with excitement. Having long dreamt... Read More

    Tags: extraordinary ordinary, everyday life, secrets to happiness, being present, ducks, mallards, small things

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    Think A Little

    … on lessons from a bird

    Yep. I finally saw her. Experts, far more knowledgeable than I am about all things ‘bird’, suspect she is a ‘her’. I have been... Read More

    Tags: look up, Steller's Sea Eagle, birding, musings, maine, secrets to happiness, just ponderin', bird photography, Boothbay Harbor, maine blogger

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    Think A Little

    … on some good words, and a bird

    About the bird. I do not know if you have seen the news lately. Like, the birding news. Okay, since the story has actually... Read More

    Tags: cozy thoughts, cozy, secrets to happiness, just ponderin', being present, steller's eagle

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    Think A Little

    … on connecting dots (backward)

    I am a sucker for a good graduation speech. Love ’em. Some of my faves are Conan O’Brian’s to Dartmouth in 2011, Dr. Rick... Read More

    Tags: serious childhood illness, learning differences, steve jobs stanford, college graduation speeches, connecting the dots backward, phoenix process, secrets to happiness, just ponderin'

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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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    Think A Little

    … on ten core values for people-ing

    Last week, I had lunch with a very close and very old – like, not old but long-time – friend. Along the hours (yep!), and... Read More

    Tags: musings, secrets to happiness, just ponderin', we're all in this together, holding the center, holding my center, staying centered

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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 an overwhelmingly good day

    I am weepy today, right now actually. It is that weepy that comes when grace, or gratitude, or wonder, executes a perfect blindside tackle,... Read More

    Tags: secrets to happiness, just ponderin', musings

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