Photos of Christmas Baking Day 2014
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Photos of Christmas Day 2014
There is Christmas. But before Christmas, Christmas morning–a bustle of last-minute cleaning, of folding sweaters and piling laundry and filling the dishwasher and wiping the spilled gravy from the stove. Then, when the guys come in from the barn, there is a last-minute wrapping of presents, the office crinkly with wrapping paper and tape, the
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A Photo Journal of Corner Basement School
It is six thirty, and still dusky when I look through my bedroom window, the sky is lightening around the leaves of the maples. I wake early most mornings. I set my alarm for five thirty, because I want time to write before school. And every morning, I toss back and forth in my bed,
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School Begins in Corner of Church Basement
In May, a member of my little country church brought it up. “A school? What do you think about a school?” In June, we decided to try it. In July, they asked me to be the teacher. In August, my brother-in-law, Jeff, built the classroom in a corner of our church basement. In September, we
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The History and Art of Dress Up in my Family
In my family, dress up has long been an intricate and enjoyable art. Here is a little of our dress-up history, as well as a few tips on how to dress up well. Early Dress Up Dora and Jennie, my two oldest sisters, began it. Here they are, dressed as old ladies. For old lady
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