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10 Years Ago
This photograph was taken almost 10 years ago in Nabeul, one of Tunis’s major ceramic centers. I was 32 years old. April 22, 2005 Todd and I were visiting my parents, who lived in Tunisia at the time....
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Small Treasures
Lucas asked quietly and consciously to look through my jewelry box. I’ll never forget how surprised he was when I said yes. We sat on the floor of my closet and carefully went through each drawer and...
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It’s easy to hold my parents up on a very high pedestal since they are no longer living, but they really were good people. Warm and funny and able to talk to anyone. They dedicated their lives to...
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Then vs. Now
It goes by so fast. As a parent you hear this and think it over and over and over again. It’s true. And there is no pause button. One minute my son is safely buckled in tight on the back of my...
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Baby Tenderlove
I wish I remember the story of how I got my Mattel Newborn Baby Tenderlove dolls. I must have been two or three and I think my parents bought me one and my grandparents sent me the other, probably for...
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The Parker Palm Springs
I fell in love on my birthday. I can’t stop thinking about tbe weekend getaway my husband and I took. It was perfect start to finish. The only problem, as it often is with getaways, it was too short....
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The Last Email
My In Box is always a disaster. Several years ago, in an effort to help out Mother Nature, I sat with a enormous pile of paper catalogs and called each and every company and asked them to remove me...
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My Second Child
It’s true what they say about second children, they totally get the shaft. There’s fewer photos, less fanfare surrounding milestones, they tend to fend for themselves on occasion, enjoy the snot out of...
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Bassinets, Cribs & Sleigh Beds
~ I wrote this August 23, 2016, but I don’t get around here very much anymore. ~ From the window of my walk-in closet I watched a man my husband works with pick up Lola’s crib and mattress from our...
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The Wedding
August 27, 2016 The Bride. She looked beautiful without a doubt, perfect Victory Rolls in her hair and pin-up style makeup, but what stood out most was her assuredness. She truly had a confidence about...
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