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Hidden Surprise
When my nieces have my phone…The best surprises are there. Selfies. Love notes. A reminder that I am loved, that these little beauties are my brother's daughters. That…
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Field of Dreams
From the moment I step outside the fields stretch out before me, one after another connected by dirt roads that the farmers use, and the canal banks. My feet…
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Caramelized is Always Good
There was a message from my friend, to my brother, to my sister in law, to my mother, to me: "Tell Corey to come over, I have a recipe…
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The Evening Parade
Blurred photos. I knew they would be, but it didn't stop me from taking them. My Mom (79 years old) makes dinner for the entire family every Monday night…
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Saturday Art Saves: Plum and Posey Wax Stamp Jewelry
All photos and text via Plum and Posey, Adrianna Hardy's Etsy Site. Each Saturday I focus on a different artist that I admire. From potters to painters, chefs to…
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I Love Lucy
For those of you who have been fatihful to reading my blog you might recall a mistreated abandoned kitten name Lucy? My brother Mat and his family took her…
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Popcorn Balls
We made them. My mom does during: Halloween and Christmas, and has as long as I can remember. Hers are the best. Not too sugary, not soggy, perfect crunch.…
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The Way We Were
This is the French man I married on the day of our wedding. We were married in Willows. Yann wore the same wedding tuxedo that his Father wore when…
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Home Coming
Home coming: My mother's hugs full of happy tears wetting my neck. My nieces and little nephews running to greet me screaming, "Aunt Coco!", the smell of my…
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Chocolate Kisses from the Past
(Chocolate kisses from the past. This is a repost from my blog in 2006. Though the children are older, and do not lick the spoons or their fingers as…
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