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    Think A Little

    … on a translation of danish to dingle

    When I run the Danish word, ‘hygge’ (pronounced ‘hoo-gah’ or ‘hew-gah’), through my computer’s de facto translator, it decodes to ‘coziness’. In definitions, and... Read More

    Tags: cozy, hygge, huggy, cosy, authenticity, comfort, family, secrets to happiness, just ponderin', cozy blog, cozy thoughts

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    Think A Little

    … on lessons in the sillies

    Light dancing on wind-rippled peaks… we Dingles refer to this as ‘sparkle water’. There is also ‘sparkle snow’, But this requires snow, and is... Read More

    Tags: childhood magic, cozy, sparkle water, lessons, childhood, musings, childhood memories, secrets to happiness, just ponderin'

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    Think A Little

    … on a whale of a time

    Sunday is Day of Rest. JoHn – the Nearly Perfect Husband – and I (and certain deities) are all in on this concept. We... Read More

    Tags: just ponderin', gratitude, being present, mindfulness, humpback whale, awe, musings, joy, secrets to happiness

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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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