Category: Olivia and Gabriel
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Dancing Queen She is
On my latest wander through the secondhand store I spotted a 1950s tulle underskirt. The kind of floaty thing that practically hums with forgotten dances. It was a perfect fit, thanks to an adjustable elastic band with buttons. I knew…
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Easter Monday is a Holiday in France
In France, there’s no Easter Bunny. Instead, there’s a story I love—one that still feels wrapped in a bit of mystery and childhood wonder. On Good Friday, the church bells across France fall silent. The story goes that they’ve flown…
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One Bunny, One Bird, and Paw Patrol
« One Easter photo please? » I asked the Pickles. Sometimes—no, often—the photo I have in mind to take of my grandchildren is not at all what they have in mind, and nothing I say is going to make it happen. Which, in the…
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Saturday Dress Code
Saturday’s dress code is a glittery mash-up of holiday magic and a dash of ‘I might be a fashion icon, or I might have just raided the costume box.’ We’re talking a green velvet Christmas elf dress — yes, it’s…
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Clare Sparkle
Sounds like a 1950s Movie Star name. When you’re three years old, watching the Nutcracker, and the lead ballerina, Clare, twirls in a sparkly dress, and your grandmother hints that you, too, shine like Clare full of sparkles, the only…