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In the Keeping of Soil and Thread
He laid the socks into the basket, the cotton thinned by years of walking row to row. When he lifted his eyes to her, they held each other’s gaze and…
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Scavenging at Second Hand Shops
Today, Chelsea and I went scavenging through secondhand shops, not looking for anything in particular. We didn’t go to any of the curated shops. We wanted to dig — the…
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Have and Have Not
Photo text author unknown Jean-François Millet painted The Gleaners in 1857.
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Dancing in the Park
Walking home hand in hand with Olivia after her dance class, we heard someone playing music. We followed the sound and found a man, alone in our town’s park, playing…
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Becoming an Unicorn
When a child invites you into their imaginary world, it’s a gift of trust, joy, and wonder. And sometimes, it comes with glitter, bold colors, and a little bit of…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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