• My Mother’s Bouquet

      The artistic way of living.  Flowers from the garden in an enamelware pitcher. My mother is a natural at creating beauty, making art out of the everyday.  Celebrating whatever…

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  • The Great GIft

        My Mother is a nuts and bolts kind of woman. Practical with no frills (except when it comes to decorating and dressing, she has such style, but not…

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  • Bite Size Wonder

        Tiny fruit tartlettes a bite full that bursts with flavor. Finely grind the following, until it forms a ball, in the food processor:   1 cup toasted almonds…

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  • Daisy

      My Godchild Daisy and her dad Tom came to visit today. Daisy is a miracle child. When she was born she had one of the most amazing stories and…

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  • My Godchild Daisy

      My Godchild Daisy, and her dad Tom came to visit today. Daisy is a miracle child. When she was born she had a terrifying birth story, and survival that…

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  • Little Things

           All those little things that say something that words fail to, or actions deny. All those little things that let us know that the moment is right,…

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  • Random Snapshots of My Family

          A party for my niece Gina took place at my mother's home. As my niece graduated last night, and is involved in the FFA, raises dairy and…

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  • Graduation… This is what I came for

      The main reason I came home was because of my nieces' and nephew's graduations. Family comes first. Such a good opportunity to share joyous moments together.   Marie and…

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  • A River of Memory

        Coming home, the flood gates up, the river swells, stirring memories buried under the years of living abroad. It never fails each and every time I come home-…

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  • The Barn Full of Memories

        My dad's shop use to be the milking barn but when I was fourteen he stopped dairy farming and went into motorcycles. He kept farming rice, and went…

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