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Cracking Walnuts
Whenever we come home, whether it is Sacha, Chelsea or I we always crack and shell walnuts, and we are at it again. Three hours later several bags full.…
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What it is Like to Move Away from Home
When you live in a foreign country rather than the one you know as home, there are certain things you expect will be different, unusual, far from the…
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Home Made Portuguese Sweet Bread
Home made Portuguese sweet bread, amongst many other things, reminds me of growing up in the rural countryside with my many cousins. Hot from the oven the aroma takes…
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Back Home with Family
Back home with family. Every Monday night my mother makes a feast for her family, last night there was eighteen of us. No dishwasher, it is a choice,…
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Another Day
It is odd to be at home and not feel well. A blessing in the silence. Listening to the clock tick, watching the leaves tumble from the trees that…
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Nest on a Ladder
Home. Caught a bug on the ride home. Should have worn a mask. Haven't been able to visit anyone really, cause who wants to get this bug? Chelsea comes…
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Harvesting Love
Repost from 2009: I have been down with a bad cold… so until I get my energy back: At the first ray of light the farmer sets out for…
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Gatherings in Willows
Here are a few photos of my mother and Holly's shop in Willows. http://www.gatheringjunque.com/ If you like rustic, country, homey, an…
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A Breather
Home with my mother's chocolate chip cookies. This is a repost so I can catch up with family… Flour, sugar, brown sugar, butter, eggs, chocolate chips, walnuts, vanilla,…
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Harvest Beauties
A few photos from 2014. Some of my nieces. The last few years my five younger nieces and I have been in a long hair contest. The last…
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