Gabriel’s food books- His biggest concern is « will I Have enough books to read? » He packed bags full.

Claire Sparkle has long braids!

These two being good balls for my photo.

This evening’s cooks.

                

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Laundry. Don’t do it. Or risk your whites coming out another color.

After 40 years of flying between France California I should know what not to do when jet lag.

I made a ding dong mistake at 3 am  I decided to do laundry.

Something dark blue found its way into the wash, and my whites came out.. pale blue. Not the chic French kind of pale blue. Just the “jet-lagged laundry” kind.

                

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That we almost miss: morning light across the kitchen table, a familiar voice on the phone, flowers gathered from the garden, clouds moving across the sky, a friend who knows when to listen.

I’ve come to believe that a beautiful life isn’t made from extraordinary moments but from noticing the everyday ones.

Beauty is here, waiting for our attention. Perhaps the real art of living is simply being aware, and sharing it.

                

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with my friend Erika, and her dog Hank.

                

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What are some of your favorite quotes, sayings, lyrics, prayers, passages …

My brothers, nephews and my son, on an Amaro boys weekend.

My Godmother from years ago.

Sacred silence holy ocean
Gentle water washing over me
Help me listen Holy Spirit
Come and speak to me
Holy Spirit sanctifying me
Lord have mercy and please forgive me
Come and set me free

Sacred stillness deep still waters
Calm the raging storms within my soul
And clear the waters of confusion
At pure and peaceful waters flow

                

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When I was home last month visiting my mom and the rest of my family, I went through a bunch of old photographs and came across this one of my four brothers and me.

I’m the oldest of the five of us. In this photo, I’m guessing I was about 20. (The haircut is the giveaway—and so is the skirt.) My youngest brother, Zane, the little guy in the photo, was probably about six. He’s fourteen years younger than I am. My other three brothers are each just two years apart from me.

And then there’s that skirt: dark blue, with little flowers and lace between each tier. It had three tiers, I remember it so well!

That skirt was a favorite of mine and my cousin Shelley’s when we were roommates. We shared it so much that we gave it a name: “the dog.” It was our old faithful standby—the favorite that was always there, always ready to be worn, and somehow part of our everyday life.

So our conversations would go something like, “Are you wearing the dog today?” or “Are you wearing the dog to the dance?” or simply, “I’m wearing the dog today.”

It made perfect sense to us.

Looking at this old photograph now, I love all of it—the haircut, the skirt, my four younger brothers, and the memories tucked away in between. Funny how one old photograph can bring an entire chapter of your life right back.

                

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