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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…
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Ten Thousand Joys
So many times I’ve tried to write a blog post only to find I don’t have any words for you, dear readers. I want so much to tell you about the return of…
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The Color Inside My World
Yesterday the color was snow. White and pristine, missing at Christmas but present for my daughter’s birthday on Epiphany, another holy day. We took the train to Boston along with my sister in…
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On the Second Day of a Feminine Christmas
I just sent this picture to my daughter and wrote, “I am so sorry”… I was well into single parenting when this photograph was taken and I so wanted her to experience a…
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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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Paperdoll Worlds
I loved paperdolls as a child. I thought they were the most precious things. My mother tore out Betsy McCall’s page from her monthly McCall’s magazine for me and I spent many afternoons…
