Tag: home
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Home Is Way More Than Mud And Water
‘Tis the season to be moving. I’ve quite a few friends who are packing up and moving to new locales. All are looking for places that will accommodate family, work and fun well–and affordably. We’ve lived in our house a long time. It’s comfortable. Full of memories–good and not so good. The place our family calls…
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Cut It Back–Way Back
“It’s a little out of control, don’t you think? ” “It kind of dates the house, all that green hiding the exterior.” These are comments we’ve received about the hedge in our front yard. Not as pointed as the one we get from the Home Owners’ Association. “It’s too tall. Cut it back.” It’s well…
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Let ‘Em Eat Cake
“Is it time to sing the birthday song and eat cake?” Isley had meticulously placed candles on her Aunt Melody’s cake. She’d helped me light them, guiding my hand with the matches. Only a few burned fingers. All mine. The only thing on Isley’s fingers was frosting. We stood around my daughter, home for a…
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Which Would You Rather Do?
All the kids came home for Christmas–an act of sacrifice and love on their part, an experience of chaos and comedy for everyone involved. Conversations can be hard to follow because so many people are talking all at once. As aunts and uncles interact with nieces and nephews and siblings talk and poke fun at…
Tip of My Iceberg 