Month: November 2013
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Update on Vanessa’s Family:
Vanessa wrote to say, "So grateful to know that my family in Guiuan is ok! Such a relief! Thank you Lord…. However, they lost everything and the situation is getting worse every day as people are starting to…
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11th of November
Photos and Text by: Corey Amaro A group of older men carrying flags gathered on the Champs Elysees. I noticed the tops of the flags: The old blue, white and red ribbons with golden tassels. I collect those, and…
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The Rippling Effect
Chelsea's friend Vanessa is French – Filipino. Vanessa's mother's family lives in the area that was struck the hardest by the typhoon. Since the typhoon hit, Vanessa's family has had no news except that 95 percent of the area…
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Saturday Art Saves: Carla Coulson and Contessa
La Contessa Copyright Carla Coulson Every Saturday I focus on a different artist that I admire. From potters to painters, chefs to collectors, seamstress to songwriters, lifestyle to lovers… anyone who set the paintbrush, pastry brush, hands and heart on…
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The “Meat” in France
Flash Back 1988: Staring at the French menu, French Husband translated but not word for word. He read, "Chicken no. Lamb no. Bunny certainly not. The liver of a duck…. Oh I use to love the…
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Thank You For Helping Us Pick a Sofa…. And The Winner is…
Thank you for your very helpful comments and emails. I appreciated each and every one of them. What I realized from reading your comments/emails is that I am not a canape/sofa person. I prefer chairs. Maybe that is because the…