Tag Archives: Family

A tuba. Really?

Yes, really. It was my mother’s. We spent yesterday afternoon cleaning out my grandma’s attic. Oh, the simple treasures to be found in decades upon decades of saving. My grandmother’s baby book from 1917. My mom’s kindergarten certificate. Her first … Continue reading

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Love letters

Every once in awhile we see something that stops us dead in our tracks. We pause, think, ponder. Sometimes we overhear the words of a stranger that are easily applied to our own situation. Sometimes we see a simple act … Continue reading

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Color me happy

I’m hungry for color … vibrancy in the midst of January’s snowy, black and white days. It can be found in the most unexpected places. I just need to open my eyes and look. There is blue in the glare of the windows … Continue reading

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