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My Past in Costume Jewelry
Remember when I wrote about feeling inspired by Dawn Raffel’s memoir and wanted to write about the “secret life” of objects I hold dear? I wrote about “Magical Bowls” and later about my grandmother’s...
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My Practical Father (Not Always) Repost for Memorial Day Memories
Since my father was a Korean War veteran, I thought I would repost an old blog post I wrote about him five years ago. When you get to the part about him being in the hospital, remember that this first...
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Nothing Says Grandma Like Club Aluminum
My maternal grandmother was a good baker and a good cook of meats (usually beef) and vegetables. Her use of Grandpa’s garden vegetables in stews and ratatouilles came from being raised on a farm by a...
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Magical Music Box
I forgot about writing posts based on Dawn Raffel’s memoir, The Secret Life of Objects. Joey over at Joeyfully Stated reminded me, so I’m happy to be back at it. I’ve written about the magical bowls of...
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Memory Remnants
It’s been months since I’ve written about the Secret Life of an Object (credit due to Dawn Raffel’s book). The other day I needed to make room in a closet and felt I should confront 3 vacuum-seal bags...
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Memory Remnants Redux
Last week I posted some photos of fabric scraps leftover from my childhood. You guys (as my Michigan roots instruct me to phrase it) helped me with ideas of what to do with the scraps, ranging from...
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It’s Old Hat
It took me a week to respond to comments on last week’s post. What a slacker! I’m so sorry! Mom is here, though, Oh, look at that hummingbird out the window flitting from yellow blossom to yellow...
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Scrapping Scraps
In September I posted photos of the fabric scraps I still have from my childhood. The inspiration for ruminating on what to do with them came from a couple of sources. One was Dawn Raffel’s book The...
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More Scrapping Scraps
I finished another story scrap for my SCRAPS scrapbook–finally. As a reminder this is the first post. Click the photo to read it. When I was a preteen, my grandmother sewed me shorts sets from cotton...
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A Ride with Memory
When I first started this blog, near the end of 2012, I posted this blog post. Something Colleen Chesebro wrote reminded me of it, and I thought I would share it again. It’s about memory and how the...
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