Month: November 2022
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Longtime Dearest Friend
My friend Erika and I met when I was twenty-four years old and working for the Catholic Church in California. Erika was 14 years old. We became friends through youth ministry and, through the years, have remained very close.…
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The Child and a Mud Covered Demi-John
Chelsea 1994
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Chrysanthème in France
The differences between France and America are subtle. Take Mums and pumpkins, for example. Mums, a fall flower arrives in force in October. They spill out from the French floral shops onto the streets, creating a parade of magnificent…
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My Mother’s way to a Long Life
My mother’s way to a long life… -Have a passion that stirs you to get up and live. -Sleep, my mother sleeps uninterrupted nine hours every night. -Go outside as often as you can. My mother works in her garden,…
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Jet Lagged Zombie
My longtime friend, Erika, from California, is with me in Paris for a few days before heading home. The last two nights, jet lag has had a hold on me, rendering me sleepless. Chelsea said their previous two nights had…
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1988
A rare view of Yann and me in our first apartment in Paris. Christine gave me an unearthed photo taken by her sister and my late cousin Julie (who visited us often). I had never seen this photo before. I…