She was the fun aunt – the one who let me do everything my mother forbid.
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Suprise Me
Aunt Mickey
Prompted By Aunts & Uncles
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She was the fun aunt – the one who let me do everything my mother forbid.
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The Big Bang or, Our Cosmic Dawn
Prompted By Dawn
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You can't talk about the end until you talk about the beginning.
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Wishing for Rain on the Vineyard
Prompted By Rainy Days
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Wishing for Rain on the Vineyard We’ve spend many lovely summer vacations on Martha’s Vineyard and I’ve written about some of my memories of that idyllic island. (See Menemsha Sunset, and Carousel) Of course we reveled in sunny days when it was glorious to be at the beach or on the water, and just as delightful…
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Strings from Heaven
Prompted By Memorable Performances
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The second the music began, it was transcendent.
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Smart Spies
Prompted By What We Watched
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One of our family favorites was the goofy spy spoof "Get Smart." Don Adams had a never-ending variety of clumsy antics as a Control agent fighting Chaos (and losing).
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How Swimming Made Me Take Up Tennis
Prompted By Sports
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An ill-fated swim team trial turns out for the best after all.
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Not just the very first customers–we were the only customers!
Prompted By Random Acts of Kindness
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I had learned that as a general rule in France, one could eat breakfast much more economically in a bar—and more swiftly too--than in a bistro, restaurant, or brasserie.
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Annette
Prompted By Cousins
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Annette was more like the sister I always wished for than a cousin.
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International hiking friends
Prompted By Social Media Friendships
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