September 2010
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parisvero-deactivated20120517 asked: People invited by you for dinner are very lucky!!!
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In Memoriam
My Aunt Helen died today. She was 87. She has had positive influences on my life that I appreciate to this day. This is my belated effort to say thanks for all of it, though I will only mention a few things here.
First, I love gardening and fresh produce in large part because of my aunt. I grew up in a three flat in Chicago with a few houseplants but no gardening option. One year my aunt...
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Moving On
Last Friday, my daughter finished her last college class and earned her bachelor’s degree. Since her car died several months ago (let’s just call it another lesson learned and leave it at that) we have been carpooling and I picked her up on campus after I left work. It was like coming full circle for me. I remember very well the first day I drove her to Montessori preschool and she...
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“I can’t choose how I feel. But I can choose what I do about it.”
– Andy Rooney (via kari-shma)
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Eiffel Tower at twilight.
parisvero:
jayro:
Wishing I was there!
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