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Happy Halloween! (The best time to be a kid!!)
Happy Halloween! This is me when I was two. My Mother loved to make Halloween costumes. I am so glad she put an undershirt underneath my bikini top. Here I…
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The Ball of Knots
Photo: An antique ball of rug string. Pieces of string tied together rolled around and around forming an uneven ball of knots. The pain…
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Friendship and the dishtowel
How to help a friend: Look into their eyes. Listen to their story. Embrace their goodness. Help them to wash their dirty dishes. How…
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French Tapestry and the Intersection
My friend deals with vintage fabrics: silks, cottons, printed linens, boutis, and tapestries. She piles them in heaps in the back of her van. She goes wherever there is an…
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Matchmaker
I like to pretend I am a matchmaker. I like the idea of bringing two people together and having their hearts wake up in…
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Cynthia’s Cheesecake
I met Cynthia years ago in Paris. We were Americans living abroad; she had a bakery close to my apartment where she whipped up…
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Details of Dinner
Last night’s dinner table. Place mats were made from vintage music paper, each guest had to sing a few lines in French of course.…
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Stories Collected
Stories collected, memories gathered, thoughts that keep me going on dark days. The patterns in the sky, the unfolding of hearts, life in the…
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French Post Office
The cost of shipping Fourteen people waiting, only one line open. That was how the morning began at the post office. When my turn arrived, the postal worker looked at…
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