Month: May 2022
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Secrets in the Attic Part Two
The other day I wrote about being so immersed in looking through boxes in an attic that I didn't even react when a rat fell on my shoulder. Recalling that moment now causes me to shudder and honestly want to…
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Readers Photos Shared
I love when people send me photos of what they have created or used the old paper that I have sold or given to them. "Corey, Well, after years of having those wonderful French papers you gave me, I…
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The Gift of Acceptance
I wonder how my mother is? How does she do it? How does she not complain or at least feel sad about how her life has changed. But no. Recalling her daily ritual those little ordinary things that…
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Saying Something
All those little things that say something that words fail to, or actions deny. All those little things that let us know that the moment is right, that we are on to something good, that it is okay, that…
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Watermelon Seeds
While threading the needle to sew Sacha's worn jeans I asked Annie if she had any tender memories of living during World War II? If there was any light in that dark passage. Anything that reminded her of…
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Secrets in the Attic
Up in an attic, secrets are told tucked away in boxes, stuffed in baskets, locked in safe boxes, buried in forgotten letters, or left aside without thought by someone who never came back. I enjoy going through things in attics,…