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Before They Were Your Parents

They were young once, just like you. Like you they had hopes, dreams and passionate desires — things far…

Capturing Stories in Images

the real stories

Gardening: Stop Thief!!

I started a new flower bed for a client. Today I found half the new plants missing.

What It Feels Like for a Girl (‘Cause It’s Time You Know)

By Karina Lafayette

From the moment you were born you were showered with pink. They didn’t let you climb in case you would fall. They insisted on calling you pretty, trying to decipher whether…

Food: First Hamburgers of 2017

There is nothing so yummy as firing up the BBQ on the first really warm Spring day (for us) and cooking…

Photography: Fave Sky Shots

Photos in this essay by Louise Peacock

Growing up in Portugal — Biji

When I was a kid in Portugal, we lived in a pretty pink bungalow that had once been an Olive pressing…

Mirrors and shards

If you bring forth what is within you, what you bring forth will save you.
If you do not bring forth what is within you, what…

Keeping up with the “IN” Crowd

When I was a child in Portugal, I did not attend school, so friends of the same age were few and far…

Gardening: Some Weeds and Wildflowers

There has often been debate about whether a wildflower is just a weed by another name.