• The Ribbon

                    Their romance was that of a young girl’s dream- love letters, candle light, tenderness and many midnight rendez-vous. Swooning under the moonlight, she tied…

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  • Memories

    Even without color there is still the scent of rose. photo: Roses growing wildly outside.

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  • The Love Affair

    Photos: Sacha this morning claiming his love affair with my home made Cinnamon Cherry jam. Cinnamon Cherry recipe: Five pounds of cherries Five pounds of sugar Three teaspoons cinnamon ———————————–…

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  • Collecting Odds and Ends

                 When the urn was younger she did what was expected of her. She stood outside and held plants. More often than not the people passing…

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  • The Interview

                                                    (Photo: A detail on a vintage 1920s illustration.) Blue has asked me to…

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  • Picking Cherries and Hugging a Tree

    I am in a tree. Picking cherries. Tomorrow I am going to make jam. The first kiss of knowing, summer is around the corner. photo: Mr.Porte’s cherry tree. I love…

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  • The Bookshelf

    In our home there is a hodge podge wall made up of mix-n-match stones. These stones are stacked together with dirt, and have stayed in place for over three hundred…

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  • Yesterday Came and Went…

                Before the sun had a chance to shine, my cousin Julie, woke me up saying, "Corey, I thought yesterday was today!" I looked at her…

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  • French Decorating Skill

    French Hammer and Hips…oh! "No no no, that hammer belonged to my Grandmother, that is why I know it is mine." Says French husband. "Okay, it was your Grandmother’s hammer,…

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  • Profiteroles au Chocolat

                    How to make Profiteroles au Chocolat: Take a golden cloud, fill it with a dollop of vanilla ice cream, lace it with thick velvet…

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