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Love Letters Sealed with a Kiss
Years ago, when I had cancer, my family and friends back in the States wrote me letters of…
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Living in France
When we were in California, nearly every morning my Mother made waffles for breakfast,…
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The First Day of School
School starts today in France. The backpacks are packed with reams of paper, ink pens, rulers…
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Tongue in Cheek French Antiques
Collections gathered. Glass liquor bottle tops and end knobs for curtain rods placed in a rusty urn. There is a purpose for everything. Even if it doesn’t seem possible. Creativity…
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Poetry Thursday: A poem in your pocket.
When I was in the sixth grade, I found out I was going to have the teacher who was…
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Stone Fountain in our Garden, Doesn’t it Look Like it Has Been Around Since Forever?
A building was destroyed in Marseille. I recuperated the carved stones. The hunk stonemason created a fountain using the stone slabs. 52 stones stand strong smiling. Stone by stone, thought…
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Daily Steps of Growth
Be in the shoes that lead you to dance with your life. Wear them worn…
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We arrived safe, sound, and somewhat sleepy
Are those Americans back in town? Yes, I saw them unload a ton of suitcases from their car, though I have yet to smell les cookies American (chocolate chip cookies.)…
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Returning to France
Our bags are stuffed. Today we leave California for France. Home to home. Tears in our eyes. Hearts carrying more than our 50 pound limit. Bittersweet goodbyes, cracking the surfaces…
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Simple Necessities
My Grandmother Frances, came to America from the Azores. Her trunk was filled with simple necessities; a linen towel, a few chemises, a hair brush, a dress in cotton and…
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