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WHO ARE YOU MISSING TODAY?
For me, it's my Nana Pauline.
Jul 17
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Deborah Way
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WHO ARE YOU MISSING TODAY?
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DEEDEE CAKE
"She made this cake sparingly. Eventually she made it by request only. We requested it a lot."
Jul 3
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Carson Landolina
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DEEDEE CAKE
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June 2025
THE HANDS THAT STILL HOLD ME
“The tiny hands reminded me of Lily’s small hand reaching for mine every morning as we walked our regular route….”
Jun 26
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DUTCH'S SPOON
“At suppertime it was my job to set the table—we used Dutch’s dishes and his sturdy, plain utensils—and he was always there to help.”
Jun 5
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DUTCH'S SPOON
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May 2025
•COOKING FOR ONE•
“I imagine her planning her meals just as she’d done for the family, but buying the lone lamb shank, the single slice of ham.”
May 29
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•COOKING FOR ONE•
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MOTHER'S JEWELRY
“Teenage me was annoyed by her opulence, her Zsa Zsa Gabor hair, her whole ethos of extravagance.”
May 15
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Betty-Jo Tilley
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MOTHER'S JEWELRY
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THE POEM
“Married five times, the father of five children. I was the only child to grow up with him, but he wrote poems about us all.”
May 2
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THE POEM
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April 2025
THE MENNEN'S
“A couple of times a year I unscrew the tiny black cap and breathe in the emerald-green aromatic magic.”
Apr 17
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THE MENNEN'S
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CHRIS'S VEST
“I gave it to him in 2015—a Costco find, humble, useful, its potential for warmth obvious.”
Apr 10
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CHRIS'S VEST
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March 2025
THE WATCH
“I put the expensive pieces aside and kept this.”
Mar 27
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THE WATCH
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MY FATHER’S LEDGER
“He didn’t have much money, but he did everything he could to be with us.”
Mar 20
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MY FATHER’S LEDGER
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MOM'S SHIRLEY TEMPLE DOLL
“At one audition, a talent scout suggested she participate in an upcoming Shirley Temple look-alike contest.”
Mar 13
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MOM'S SHIRLEY TEMPLE DOLL
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