• This way to the Brocante

                    Sunday morning bright and early. A crosissant in one hand, my camera, and keys in the other. I am off to one of my…

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  • Saint Molly

                    My niece Molly at the tender age of "just turned 4," is a holy roller. She thinks of God like most kids think of…

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  • The Friendship Thing

                    One was simple, the other elaborate. One liked hoopla, and the other preferred to go unnoticed. They went around and around in their conversations.…

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  • Pouring it Out

                 Mademoiselle Cruet sat on the chair and bared her heart. Endless words untangled her thoughts. Snippets of the past poured out, and waterless hopes began…

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  • The Ribbon

                    Their romance was that of a young girl’s dream- love letters, candle light, tenderness and many midnight rendez-vous. Swooning under the moonlight, she tied…

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  • Memories

    Even without color there is still the scent of rose. photo: Roses growing wildly outside.

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  • The Love Affair

    Photos: Sacha this morning claiming his love affair with my home made Cinnamon Cherry jam. Cinnamon Cherry recipe: Five pounds of cherries Five pounds of sugar Three teaspoons cinnamon ———————————–…

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  • Collecting Odds and Ends

                 When the urn was younger she did what was expected of her. She stood outside and held plants. More often than not the people passing…

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  • The Interview

                                                    (Photo: A detail on a vintage 1920s illustration.) Blue has asked me to…

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  • Picking Cherries and Hugging a Tree

    I am in a tree. Picking cherries. Tomorrow I am going to make jam. The first kiss of knowing, summer is around the corner. photo: Mr.Porte’s cherry tree. I love…

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