Month: June 2025
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The Helper
They want to help—Always.Not because they know how,but because they want to. Curious eyes catch what we miss.A crumb, a wrinkle in cloth, the beat of a dripping faucet-a question wrapped in silence—What does this do?Why does that bend?Can I…
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Au Revoir Sacha
Ebb and flow, Coming- Going Love may it come steady upon your shore, Softly Steadily Often. And may it sing you home Safely.
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While We Danced
Last night, under a starlit sky and the soft embrace of a cool June evening, our little town sang with joy. The fête de la musique—music drifting from every corner, laughter in the air- Claire Sparkle, my three-year-old granddaughter, wore…
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Empathy Trumped Fear
This morning I was on my way to my daughter’s house, a bag of still-warm croissants in hand. You who’ve read my blog for a while know this about me: I have a phobia of dogs. No reason, no backstory—it…
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Kindness in a Wild World
Small gestures do have an impact, don’t they? I must remind myself daily that they do, that the small kindnesses are powerful tools for change.
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Happy Birthday Beautiful Boy
Unexpectedly, Sacha was in France on his birthday. So we had a little party. Before you ask me- Yann had previously planned to visit his mother in Normandy that is why he is not in the photos.