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Cards. A Photo. A Hug. Even More Than I Imagined “You have cards in the mail,” Rich said, pointing to a telltale pastel envelope. Passing over a large catalog envelope, I opened the card with a smile, as I hadn’t been expecting any personal mail. When my birthday had rolled around at January’s end, my […]
Cadence and Me. July, 2011. Ready? Our grandson comes early this morning to visit us. I’m waiting, waiting for his dad to drop him off. All I know is Friday morning. [It’s complicated, our family pruned and grafted: Cadence lives in Hawaii with his mommy, Rob-Daddy, and little brother. His father lives, as we do, […]
Deer, in Quilt-Colored Meadow. Friends, Good Friday steals my words. I offer you this piece instead. UngulatesI see them most mornings, these days. Driving along our canyon road as it finds a way through the chaparral forest, I’ll spot the flick of a white tail beneath the oak canopy, or the twitch of a rabbit-shaped […]
Feasting at Dorita’s House, Fifteen Years Later. The Nemesis Sandwich: Pain Coco “Come on!” Dorita said, “we have to get to Tavana‘s (governor’s) house to pick up our pain coco (coconut bread)!” I slipped on my flip-flops and followed my hostess down the path that led to the gravel road circling our island. We’d been waiting […]
Ornament Boxes. January 2, 2012 Christmas Won’t Fit in the BoxA photo essay in honor of my friend Nancy Owen Franson, who loves Christmas more than anyone I know. The day after New Year’s Day is a good day to undress the tree, box up Christmas, hide it away until next year. But this year, […]
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