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falling on your butt & other vacation mishaps ~
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Britton Gildersleeve
I’m on vacation. And when I’m on vacation, I wear comfy shoes. Not that I wear killer stilettos at any time. But on vacation? I wear my favourite New Balance slip-ons. Because I can :). The other day we went on the #1 foodie tour in the country: the Portland Epicurean Excursion. It was wonderful…
‘the rucksack of my æsthetic’ (whatever that is…)
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Britton Gildersleeve
This was my father’s rucksack in WWII. It was found in a barn a couple of years ago, in France. I have no idea how it got there, other than Daddy fought in France. Nor what was in it when it was discovered. If anything ~ When we were notified it had come to light,…
becoming an elder ~
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Britton Gildersleeve
I have grand-nieces. And a grand-nephew. They are, of course, amazing children. Funny, beautiful, smart and terribly entertaining (emphasis sometimes on the ‘terribly’ :)). Last weekend they came for tea. We sat down to the table, where plates of small peanut butter sandwiches and chocolate bread w/butter and slices of apples were ready. We had…
scarlet women (parrots) ~
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Britton Gildersleeve
The eclectus parrot has it right: you can easily tell males from females. Because the males are bright green and the females are scarlet. Yup — so different in appearance that folks used to think they were separate species. I’m betting that most of us appreciate this. Because face it: men & women often think…
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