Month: June 2025
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Lately,
what are we doing. where are we going.and why. god.why.
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Provençal Canned Fruit
In Provence, there’s a way to keep fruit long after the picking days have passed. It isn’t a recipe so much as a rhythm—They call it fruits au soleil—fruit preserved by the sun. You begin in the morning, when the orchard…
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The Garden, True
Last week, during the French la Vie,we were invited—unexpectedly—by an antique dealer I’d met years ago. His 1600s farmhouse.The kind of place you remember with your senses.Stone underfoot, time in the walls.A drink in the garden—why not. I wrote of…
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Gabriel is 6
Happy Sixth Birthday Magical Mystical Gabriel ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ When my daughter and son-in-law asked Gabriel what he wanted for his birthday, he thought for a moment and said,“I’d like to spend the day at the zoo with you… and then when…
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Grandson and Son, Pretend Warriors
An old broomstick and a bamboo stick. Pretend to be warriors on a very hot day. No clashing, no poking, some running, mostly poses. Soon, the little one will be six. SIX! Time is easily measured when there is a…
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Hello, World Leaders
Love one another. That simple truth carries more weight than a thousand opinions- powerful because it’s honest. I am not pretending to have answers. But I refuse to turn my heart to stone. I’m not looking away.I see what’s happening—everywhere,…