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Antique Baby Rattles Charm Older Woman
Baby rattles are not practical for someone who doesn’t have a baby and is half as old as they are, if not more. Yet, when I saw them, I wanted…
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Raining Cats and Dogs
Rain and Snow do not happen often in the South of France, but when it does, it does so with vengeance, like a mad dog after a sneaky cat. Since…
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As I Type…
My 16 year daughter and her friends are playing in front of 3000 other students as I type. Can you hear her drumming? ts tst tttt att tt tat dm…
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Here is Looking at you Kid
Grandmother often said to me that she felt young, not one day older than a child! That the thoughts she had or the feelings…
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French Rooster
An American Rooster sets up in France and starts cock-A-doodling in French! When my Mother was 13, she made this little yellow pot-holder rooster. The delicate black stitches have remained…
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Broken Flowers
Porcelain Flowers With painted on petals. Yester years memories Broken Chipped and cracked, Wilted leaves, Blooms…
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Passage of Time
Crossing the threshold from Willows California to Marseille France was not easy. Even though I was in love, and starting the journey of married life with a Frenchman, leaving my…
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Fleur de Lys grow in France
Iron rods with Fleur de Lys make interesting tough flowers in the winter time. The zinc jugs haven’t held anything this solid before. I like the colors of the rusty…
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Take time to Smile
French Garden Bench. Hand made. The weekend is upon us. The time to relax is here. Come and sit down. Take a thought and a moment and time to be…
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Louie Louie and the Art of Louis 16th
Louis 16th Sofa leg, without a ribbon around its knee. The real thing. It hasn’t exercised in years! Whatever is its secret! The leg is steady on its…
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