Category: Olivia and Gabriel
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Easter Eggs at Christmas ?
As I was cleaning up in the kitchen, I could hear little sounds—an unusual kind of silence, the kind that happens when two small children are doing something they know they shouldn’t be doing. As I dried my hands on…
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Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving- looking back on the year—on the challenges that shaped us, the small victories that lifted us, and the people whose presence brought meaning to our days. Thanksgiving offers pause to recognize the grace that has carried us forward. Mindful…
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The Upcoming Christo & Sparkle Delight
Last summer, Yann and I took the two little pickles—our grandchildren—to the store and handed each of them ten whole euros. You’d think we’d given them the keys to the kingdom. We then proceeded to spend nearly two hours wandering the aisles…
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What Does a French Chicken Pen Look Like?
On my daughter’s property there are a few old sheds, and they’ve decided to convert one of them into a chicken pen. From the photo, you can see it needs quite a bit of work. Gabriel took on the task…
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Homesickness
When you live far from where you began, the heart stretches, learns new rhythms, rarely stops reaching across oceans and time zones. There’s always someone missing from the room, always a voice you wish you could hear… My daughter and…
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Learning from the Master
It looks like a lesson in making cookies, yet it is something older—how care becomes action, how time teaches through hands. My granddaughter follows, not knowing she is tracing a path laid long before her. In that small kitchen, past…