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BMX Ballet
A BMX Repost when Sacha was a teenager. The dirt. The riders. The jumps. Riding BMX dirt trails means you will fall before flying over the jumps. Often. Calculated risks.The…
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Uncle Sacha Shows Gabriel the Family Drug
They rode into the dark. Sacha’s fifteen year old self was jealous. How he dreamed of having such a track rather than the 30 minute drive we often took to…
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Thirty-Five on the 20th
Thirty-Five years ago, five days before Christmas, I gave birth to a ten pound baby in France. The best Christmas gift of love has held me fast. We had a…
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After Dinner Creation by Miss Pickle
Olivia caught stringing beads quite quickly. She didn’t ask for help. She didn’t need any. Methodically.patiently she delicately strung one bead after another. When the elastic was full, o beads…
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Will Santa Come to My House?
“The joy of brightening other lives becomes the magic of Christmas.” – W.C. Jones Repost a Christmas Story from 2006 or so. But this actual…
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Christmas Colors
“Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love.” – Hamilton Wright Mabie The Christmas lights in our village float across the main street, along…
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I Wanted 1 Nice Photo
Taking a family photo is the one time a person can bribe, threaten, or pull the mom card on them into standing still, smiling, and not goofing off for at…
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The Story Teller and the Story Told
“Long before I wrote stories, I listened for stories. Listening for them is something more acute than listening to them. I suppose it’s an early form of participation in what…
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Sacredness of Christmas
Life’s currents moving through stone guiding us back home. There are moments in an ordinary day that enter the heart, changing us with each beat. There are moments that we…
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What Color is Your Wool?
More than an agricultural method, transhumance is a cultural tradition that reflects the pastoral heritage of the Provencal way of life. Walking in the countryside, up the road to Saint…
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