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Irresistible
2026-05-30 11:00 UTC by Corey

Standing in the kitchen, a half-eaten peanut butter and jelly sandwich; next to it, a chocolate cookie and a glass of water. Olivia holds tightly to her favorite book, Rapunzel. On the table, Gabriel’s Mother’s Day gift is stuffed in my purse.

               

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French Antique: Perfume Label Collection
2026-05-29 11:00 UTC by Corey

“Smell is a potent wizard that transports you across thousands of miles and all the years you have lived.” — Helen Keller

Recently, I came across hundreds of antique perfume labels for soaps, lotions, and fragrances, and it pulled me into the rabbit hole about perfume.

The story stretches back to early figures like Tapputi in...

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Cultivating the Inner Garden
2026-05-28 11:00 UTC by Corey

Flowers in her hair
Petals wrap around her
Perfume traces her steps
A garden planted with her thoughts
Seeds spill
Her hand reach for the watering can

Rain gathers in her palms
Tulips bloom beside her door
The wind carries traces of tea and honey
Branches sway with her song
Pruning calls
Her hands return to the...

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The Living
2026-05-27 11:29 UTC by Corey

Another bomb.
Dust hanging in the air.
Names becoming prayers.

Then the brooms, shovels- bare hands.

Men sweeping destruction into piles.
Someone lifting fallen fruit back into a crate.
A chair turned upright.
Resilience clutched.

The killed carried away.
The wounded gathered close.
Hearts holding infliction from...

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Jewelry at the Brocante
2026-05-26 11:00 UTC by Corey

I’ve had two groups recently on French la Vie where some of the guests were looking for jewelry. Each mixes medals, chains, pendants, and rhinestones. The other searches for vintage jewelry with bling and bang.

I wear very little jewelry myself, and I can count on one hand how many times I’ve looked for jewelry at the brocante....

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Roses to Say Hello
2026-05-25 11:00 UTC by Corey


 

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