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Blessed

Posted on January 7, 2014 by theonceandfutureemptynest

  The week before Thanksgiving, I was in a HomeGoods store, pushing my grandson in a cart, looking for a roast pan small enough to fit my mini-oven, when a woman approached me and said:  “You are so lucky.”   A … Continue reading →

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O’Christmas Tree, O’Christmas Tree

Posted on December 24, 2012 by theonceandfutureemptynest

I love Christmas trees.  Christmas trees not only symbolize all the beauty and hope of the season but are reminders of Christmases past.  I have three trees this year.  Maybe more if I have to count the tiny tabletop trees.  … Continue reading →

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The Butterfly Effect

Posted on June 28, 2012 by theonceandfutureemptynest

Photographing butterflies is difficult.  Somedays I just can’t get the shutter speed right.  The result is Victorian Fairy photographs—spots of light like Tinkerbell dancing in a meadow.  Butterflies, in the woods, in meadows, in gardens, represent beauty and delight.  We … Continue reading →

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“Where did your mom go?”

Posted on May 25, 2012 by theonceandfutureemptynest

Yesterday afternoon, when my daughter came home from running some errands, she said to me:  “By the way, your mom asked me where you were earlier.”  She paused because she knew where I had been as she saw me (and … Continue reading →

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The Lost Bracelet

Posted on May 17, 2012 by theonceandfutureemptynest

Yesterday I lost my favorite bracelet.  This bracelet is a simple braided black leather band.  The clasp, however, is distinctive:  two silver dragon heads, each biting down on a silver circle that resembles the leather band.  My husband gave it … Continue reading →

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Part 10: Our New Nest

Posted on May 15, 2012 by theonceandfutureemptynest

How important is the place where one lives?  Is the building itself important?  Or is it the way one feels when one retreats to one’s abode?  Is home the heart?  The mind?  A fortress?  A retreat?  What makes a house … Continue reading →

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