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Where the Willows Grow
There are fourteen nieces and nephews in my Amaro side of the family. Seven older ones, and seven little ones. As I was a mother of two of them…
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Marty, Mathew, Mark and Zane
My brother’s names remind me of the four gospels.. well almost. Marty, Mathew, Mark and Zane. Marty’s middle name is John. And Zane’s middle name is Louis which…
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Happy Places
Looking out from the kitchen window, Westport, California. Symbols in unexpected places. Secret passages, Dark gardens, Trails through the headlands on the Northern…
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Westport, California
Where do you leave your heart? The song says that someone left their heart in San Francisco. Some would think my heart is at the…
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Gatherings for the Holidays
Before Thanksgiving my mother and her business partner Holly closed their shop to prepare for Black Friday. As I have lived in France for a few thousand years,…
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Thanksgiving Confession
(Friday Fille: My new metallic shoes standing on the lane covered with Autumn leaves. Which has nothing to do with today's post.) Thanksgiving Confession…. Not only was the Turkey…
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Thanksgiving
In the church in the town I grew up in are stain glass windows that were brought over from the old church before it was tore down. They…
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In the Kitchen with my Mom
In the kitchen with my mom means homemade food, one delicious delight after another. The grandchildren know that Monday mornings mean waffles with warm maple syrup. As many as…
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Preparing for Thanksgiving
Black boots worn while walking on autumn leaves in the front yard of my mother's house. The days are crisp. The colors, a mixture of golden hues. Thanksgiving is…
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The Runaway
The first and only time I ran away from home I was seven years old. I remember I was mad at my mother– why I do not remember. Though…
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