Month: January 2026
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Thankfulness
I want to pause for a moment and say thank you to those of you who reached out to me both before and after my blog was down. Knowing that people noticed, cared, and took the time to write reassured…
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Frustrating Blog Complications-
For twenty years I have written a blog every day. I missed a single day when my platform at the time, Typepad, had a technical problem for about 24 hours and it could not post. I changed platforms two years…
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Branches Against the Sky
Walking home along a familiar path, the light was thinning.I looked up at the branches—naked now, strong arms at rest,the leaves long shed after guarding us from the heat of summer. What once slowed the sun’s rays had gracefully fallen,letting…
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When Sweetness Comes, Hold on to It
Oh the brocante and the simple joy it lets me discover. Tucked inside a homemade box, made especially to hold a person’s sweet souvenirs – Glassine paper wrappers, once filled with Jordan almonds, favors for communions and marriages. Folded. Saved.…
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Small Wall Hangings Found at the Brocante
I knew the moment I saw them that they were coming home with me. They were scattered here and there on a table at the brocante, rolled and stacked without bother. Dusty wooden like dowels darkened with age. But the…
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