musical musings of a daughter of the King
As we sat down to dinner at the dining room table, I couldn’t wait to eat. Any meal I don’t have to cook is a good one, and I had picked up Chinese take out for all of us. I got one of my favorite meals- chicken with cashew nuts. Honestly, the only thing I […]
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Since I was a kid, I have had a love affair with ice cream. A friend through thick and thin, ice cream was always there for me in my time of need. Summer heat and need a treat? Ice cream to the rescue. Boyfriend breakup and need a pick-me-up? Ice cream always did the trick. […]
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like crayons and markers I watched as she drew outlined and shadowed but before she was through- she’d say look this way- and with special care she’d dab a little here and she’d dab a little there- transforming me into a queen for a day how I loved it when Grandmother came to play! […]
Read Morestitch by stitch it was frozen in time I watched it grow and dreamed it was mine soft and warm like an autumn sky an afghan brings memories of days gone by My mom recently and asked me if there was anything in particular that I would like to have that belonged to my Granny. Oddly […]
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Yesterday I had the joy of sharing one of those “back in my day” stories with my daughters… While I was looking through some pictures from a trip my husband and I took to Paris-B.C. (before children), I found something from my childhood that I have been looking for for years! When I was about 10 […]
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perspective changes when the fog lifts- we see what was there all along Speaking of fog…over the summer I got to “view” this gorgeous place- Swannanoa Palace … and it just so happened to be under a heavy blanket of fog that day- adding to the mysterious but still lovely atmosphere. I had the joy of […]
Read MoreWe’ve all got stories stories that need telling but every story worth telling needs someone who will stop and listen Have you seen the movie “The Wedding Singer”? Drew Barrymore’s character is named Julia, which I can identify with- because even though my name is Julie- my grandfather (and several other people) have always called […]
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putting together history- and His story one piece at a time I picked up the tattered puzzle box off my bookshelf and carefully dumped out the pieces. Little parts were stuck together, weathered from age. Would all the pieces be here? I thought this phrase in my mind many times as I carefully sorted the edge […]
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I think of all the things I thought and how I used to feel Remembering all my childhood angst the moments become real connecting through our stories sharing thoughts and spending time I’m reliving my own childhood as I watch these girls of mine! I did something out of the ordinary the other day- I […]
Read Moreone day we’ll look at our wrinkled skin our weathered lines and wonder where the time has gone One day we’ll remember the dreams of our past and see the gift of our present- unwrapping and sharing our memories- one by one Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of […]
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