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A Kindred Visit
I recently drove six hours to visit my dearest friend for four days. It was way too short. We began anew at the spot we left off – where the heartsong plays. Comforting,…
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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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Fashion and a Guest
One doesn’t need a petite cottage in the backyard to host a guest. Just a comfy bed and a little space for some personal things. My friend Karen is here for her yearly…
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When lilacs last in the door-yard bloom’d…
Those are Walt Whitman’s words. The poem seems to be an ode to spring but in his later years, Whitman admitted he was writing about the tragic death of Abraham Lincoln. That April, the lilac…
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Safe Harbor
In my field, we are in the middle of tax season. The best news we give to a client is that their money is in Safe Harbor, a special place where part of…
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Lit from Within
The change in light tells me fall is on its way. I plan on wringing summer dry and just bought a pretty new beach towel so I know I have a few more…
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Miscellany
My daughter and I visited the Metropolitan Museum of Art for their wonderful exhibit, “Impressionism, Fashion, & Modernity”. (And by the way, if you visit New York City in early spring, you are…
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Vicky
When my daughter was a small child, I gave her a book called The Little While Friends, about pals that she would meet and enjoy briefly but never see again. I was thinking of…
