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Something about Heroes
This handsome chap is a friend’s grandfather. His picture received a lot of attention on my Instagram account. Knowing how much I love old photographs, even those of people I don’t know, my…
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Heroines and Dressing Gowns
Also called a robe or a wrapper, the dressing gown is a special garment. My mother always made certain we had warm bathrobes to wear in winter over our pajamas and nightgowns. My…
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Baby Don’t Go
A strange phenomenon occurs when the summer is just about to depart. Like an expectant mother who, although weighted and unwieldy, suddenly throws herself into frenetic nesting, I try to fit in every…
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I Capture the Castle
The title of this post is from the marvelous book by Dodie Smith, I Capture the Castle. The story is dreamy and funny and shimmers like a crystal bowl in a shaft of…
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The Custom of Compacts
I watched a poignant documentary a few weeks ago on public television called Tea Time. It followed five Chilean women who have been gathering together once a year for tea since graduating from…
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It’s In His Kiss
I love this beautiful photograph of a father and son. The dad’s arms are strong and handsome as they tenderly encircle his small child. The picture is dated July 4, 1957, so I…
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Summer Skies and Lullabies
As we await the delivery of wedding photographs, we are reminiscing about our happy day. Sunday morning dawned with smokey fog but by noon, the skies peeled back to reveal a lovely Wedgewood…
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Wish You Were Here
I like to take a little something home with me each time I go to the beach. Sometimes I find a pretty piece of sea glass or a perfect creamy white shell. These…
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I Can Row a Boat…
This sweet black and white is most likely Central Park. It reminds me so much of the Boston Public Garden and the lagoon where my grandmother often took me for summer swan boat…
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A Morning Letter…
…or email can set the tone for the day. Here, Mother has run out to the mail box in her sweet little nightgown (needlepoint Alencon lace forming enchanting triangles in primrose pink) and…
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This I Shall Tell You
Recently I changed my name back to my maiden one. When I went to the social security office, the clerk glanced down at my divorce decree, quickly looked up at me and asked, “What took you so…
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Spring Miscellany
Last month I saw the film The Woman in Gold with my daughter. I was not expecting to be so swept away by the plight of Maria Altmann as she attempts to…