Tag: life
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A gift from a friend
A common practice at the end of the school year was receiving gifts from my students. Some were homecrafted. Some were purchased. I have received gift cards, flowers and even produce from a family who owned a market garden and orchard. All gifts were greatly appreciated, no matter the value – as they were true…
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A Dozen Cousins
I cherish my cousins; all 12 of them! They range in age from 70s to 40s but each one of them is unique, important and so loved. Our respective parents were siblings and we were blessed to live in close proximity to one another. Since three of the families farmed together, we saw our cousins…
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What’s in a Name?
To complete that famous quote… “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as sweet.” – by William Shakespeare in Romeo and Juliet. “Names are powerful things. They act as an identity marker and a kind of map, locating you in time and geography. More than that,…
