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An Honest Appraisal
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Have you ever wanted to travel through time? When I was a kid I had a great imagination fired by the books I read. Our picnic table was a ship that could brave any storm, unless I was playing Swiss Family Robinson and needed to be shipwrecked.
People of this generation are always curious about why Victorians were so fond of wearing jewelry made of human hair. I admit it could seem a little macabre to wear hair that came from someone else's head, especially when that someone is dead. Since this isn't a Halloween story, let me tell you more about the history of hair jewelry and perhaps you'll understand.
Back-to-school is just beginning and I've already made several purchases at Staples and the campus bookstore for my college Freshman. My husband and I are gearing up mentally and fiscally for the "big shop" when our son purchases his text books for the first semester. We're ready; this is our second kid and we are old hands at this.
Is a collection of Water Festival memorabilia still a "collection" in Santee, San Diego, or San Salvadore?
Spring had finally come to Beaufort, South Carolina. After a couple of false starts, with warm days teasing us between the cool, rainy days of a lingering winter, we'd had some sunny days and gentle breezes. The azaleas and their colorful companions had started to bloom. About the time my favorite season had just begun, I boarded an airplane bound for Chicago, where I was spending a week.Site Designed and Maintained by Vision Technology Management
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