Category: Memories from Back Home
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91 and Beautiful
Happy Birthday Mom! Ninety-one today. My mom. Sharp. Funny. Still winning at cards. She remembers everything. Witty as lightening too. I don’t know how many cookies she’s made over the years. A million? More? Pulls out the recipe every time…
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Tucking Things Together
I am constantly arriving at the very moment I leave behind. Each moment—a year in seconds, a day held deeply in our foundation. Or sometimes, a single day freeze-frames and becomes who we are. When I was younger, I was…
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Aurevoir Cousin Alma and Mike
Every minute, no every second of these last 18 days, I have enjoyed your company. Certainly, the house is going to feel empty without you two xxx
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Take Time to Dive In
My cousins arrived and instantly the conversation flowed, memories shared, time spent on catching up on family news, and laughter poured out. We laid low today, I made breakfast and a late lunch- and then after a visit to the…
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My Cousins are Coming!
My cousin Alma and her dear husband Mike arrive this evening to stay with us! We have talked about this trip for years, and now it is here! Every summer our families vacationed together, and as a child and into…
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A Walk She Said…
with my friend Erika, and her dog Hank.