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Harvest
I love the autumn for many reasons – my birthday, the fresh cool air, the warm sunshine of an Indian Summer (which only comes after the first frost and not before), apples, pumpkins,…
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Perfume Imprints
When I was expecting my daughter and for a time after she was born, I wore Coco by Chanel. I had a beautiful lacquer-black refillable eau de parfum that looked so glamorous on…
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Kitchen Confidential
In the weeks after 9/11, I cooked a lot. My daughter had just started high school and was teary and fragile. I rushed home from work each night to check the crockpot, add…
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The Face Reflected
“Who sees the human face correctly? The mirror…or the artist”? ~ Picasso ~ And I would add, “or the one who loves you”? Mona has a secret in her smile. So do I. …
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My Second Mother
I lost my second mother two weeks ago. And no matter how old Rosemary was (91), somehow it seemed too soon. We had made plans to visit my first best friend Paula,…
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Books for August
The first week of August hangs at the very top of summer…like the highest seat of a ferris wheel where it pauses just before it turns. ~Tuck Everlasting And here we are at…
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Eileen West
Can you bear another nightgown story? Please say yes. Since my local department store no longer carries beautiful Eileen West nightgowns, I was delighted when the Vermont Country Store sent me their latest…
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Daddio
My father worked hard and was a very good provider for us hoodlums. He wasn’t home a lot and sometimes had two jobs in addition to his full-time one. When he was around…
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Soft Summer Nights
When summer finally comes, it’s easy to forget the past. You know…the ice and wind and the nights when one is cold right down to the bones and can’t get warm no matter…
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Kate Spade
When I took my first job after my divorce it was in the city. I traveled by train every morning to what seemed a faraway and intimidating Emerald City. When I disembarked I…
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Seasons of Home
I’ve always liked musing about the Welsh word “Hiraeth”, which means to yearn for a home one can never return to or to long for a home that never was. It can also…
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Flowers and Mothers
Lily of the Valley or Muguet de Bois, is the quintessential flower of spring. Along with lilacs which burst into bloom the second week in May each year, spring bouquets are the most…
