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Current ArticlesThis feed's current articles are shown below. Subscribe for updates to all the content available in this feed, or click through here to see the original article.  Oh the brocante and the simple joy it lets me discover. Tucked inside a homemade box, made especially to hold a person’s sweet souvenirs –
Glassine paper wrappers, once filled with Jordan almonds, favors for communions and marriages. Folded. Saved. Kept.
When I saw the tiny wrappers I smiled at the dealer. What a sweet little piece of... Read the whole entry... »
 I knew the moment I saw them that they were coming home with me.
They were scattered here and there on a table at the brocante, rolled and stacked without bother. Dusty wooden like dowels darkened with age. But the 18th century engravings caught my attention. Each canvas is attached to carved wooden dowels- both as hanging... Read the whole entry... »
  Sacha gave Olivia a chocolate before he left and told her not to tell anyone—it was a secret. That night, she went to bed cradling the chocolate in her hand, keeping it hidden. In the middle of the night, she woke up, remembered it, carefully unwrapped it, and ate it. In the morning, Olivia said, “I didn’t brush my teeth last night.”
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 Sitting at a café, looking out at a winter day as a cold wind rushes by. I reach for the warm cup and hold it close against the chill, As if it is a small morning prayer.
For a moment, the world slows enough for me to breathe. Everything outside feels loud and unsettled, but here, in this pause, I remind myself that calm is something I can... Read the whole entry... »
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