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Blowing in the Wind, The forest that landed in front of my mom’s house
A storm was predicted. The rice farmers raced to take the crop off the fields, not because it would ruin the yield but because it would be difficult to…
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A Pumpkin and Pomegranate Party
Happy Birthday Mom!! My mother tells the story "… I was probably nine or ten, when my father came to Glenn county to buy a dairy…
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My Father’s Closet
My childhood home is not the same. Yes love is there, that hasn't changed, but the feeling it gave has. The ground under foot is tender, the seeds of faith…
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Five Little Reasons of Happiness
Homecoming. Holding on to each moment. Standing still, blooming strong with a touch of make believe. Happiness ever after….
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A Day with Daisy
Daisy, the miracle child, my Godchild, a bundle of sweetness. Daisy with baby daisies, in her backyard, while we shared the afternoon together. The last time I saw Daisy she…
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Pink Shutter
After a wonderful day spent seeing Shelley and then Tom, and my Godchild Daisy, I went to Chico to give a talk about French Ness in the shop called Nantucket.…
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A Golden Harvest
At the first ray of light the farmer sets out for work, rice harvest is in full swing in the Sacramento Valley. Either Mother Nature has worked her wonder in…
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Brother Mathew and the Football Game…Missing One Cheerleader.
Home. Going back to my childhood home, where my family lives in California is always a bag full of mixed emotions. In one hand I hold joyful memories, colors of…
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“Back Home” with Mari, in Austin Texas
Mari Johnson invited me to Austin to speak at her Back Home Store. I never met Mari before, nor did I know anything about her, except that she seemed like…
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Details of Perfect Moments and Things that caught my Eye
Over sized outdoor lantern with green apples. Lynn's stand in Marburger received strong praise, I enjoyed every minute of our time spent together. It was hard work, thankfully there were…
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