Month: November 2011
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Where the Willows Grow
There are fourteen nieces and nephews in my Amaro side of the family. Seven older ones, and seven little ones. As I was a mother of two of them in the older batch, I was too busy being a…
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Marty, Mathew, Mark and Zane
My brother’s names remind me of the four gospels.. well almost. Marty, Mathew, Mark and Zane. Marty’s middle name is John. And Zane’s middle name is Louis which starts with a “L” like Luke. Not that it counts.…
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Happy Places
Looking out from the kitchen window, Westport, California. Symbols in unexpected places. Secret passages, Dark gardens, Trails through the headlands on the Northern California coast. …
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Westport, California
Where do you leave your heart? The song says that someone left their heart in San Francisco. Some would think my heart is at the brocante. Sometimes I wonder if that could be true? But…
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Gatherings for the Holidays
Before Thanksgiving my mother and her business partner Holly closed their shop to prepare for Black Friday. As I have lived in France for a few thousand years, I haven't been around for a "Black Friday". Needless to…
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Thanksgiving Confession
(Friday Fille: My new metallic shoes standing on the lane covered with Autumn leaves. Which has nothing to do with today's post.) Thanksgiving Confession…. Not only was the Turkey stuffed at Thanksgiving (!) gee, how could I have forgotten…