Month: October 2006
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Carte Postal
Ma Chère, The letter begins like many others with a tender greeting. Though the force of the words that followed were like none she had ever read…was this her beloved, suffering…
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Let it be
This morning I heard the sunrise. I sat up in my bed and looked out my window. I smiled, and yawned and felt happy. Pink streaked…
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Wallflower
While waiting for happiness to bloom she painted flowers in her journal. Page after page. Dipping her paint brush in colorful dreams that would cause envy amongst real flowers…she stared…
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Mademoiselle Auguste Chier’s Trousseau
Madame Chier sat side by side her daughter as she dipped her fountain pen lightly into the inkwell… The composed list started with Auguste’s bed sheets. Madame gave the last letter an extra long swirl, "…An elegant way to make…
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Brocante in France
On any Sunday morning you can find me at the brocante (antique fair.) Where I live, there are about twenty fairs a weekend! Some can make your eyes pop out…
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Haircutting at the Monastery
When I lived in a monastery, the Abbot asked who knew how to cut hair. I raised my hand; I had never cut anyone's hair. But being 19, in…