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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…
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Seven Daffodils
Today I left my handbag in a grocery cart at the market. I remember pushing the cart into a train of other carts and then driving home. I didn’t notice for several hours that…
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At Home with Madam Chic
This is the perfect picture for Mother’s Day. And it charmingly touches upon my infatuation with ballet as Mother is wearing toe shoes. I assume the silky pink footwear illustrates that she is executing arabesques in…
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Arabesque
After 15 years of lessons as a girl, ballet has always remained close to my heart. The best way to enjoy ballet is to see it performed live in a theater – nothing quite matches…
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Spring’s Blithe Spirit
Pussy willows are such a welcome harbinger of spring. Soft as kittens’ ears but built on sturdy stalks, they are the essence of the season’s changeableness. They used to be plentiful when I was a girl but…
