Tag: family
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Five Years
When you’re 24 and you tell people you’re approaching your second wedding anniversary, they often look at you askance. At least they do in more cosmopolitan areas of the world. This is less likely to happen in the rural spot I’m from. It’s obvious to me what the sophisticated side-eyers are thinking. Too young too young…
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We Do Not Have as Much Time in the Day as Beyonce
As one might expect of a fashion company, other people in my office have expertly decorated desk spaces. I love looking at everyone’s little tchotchkes on my way to fill up my water bottle, all the while trying not to look like a creeper while getting distracted and walking past my own desk because I’m…
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Vintage Beauty Project
When I was little, I loved looking through my parents’ wedding album. It wasn’t so much that I was into weddings as a little girl, but more that I was interested in what my parents’ lives were like before I knew them. Before they knew me. I’ve been obsessed with hearing stories about what their…
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Anniversaries, Generations, Traditions
This week I had to dig through some photos to find a wedding photo of my parents for another project I’m involved with. Luckily, I had scanned this photo to display on the cake table during our wedding, along with wedding photos of my and Chad’s grandparents. This week is also my parents’ wedding…
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View of the Valley
A few weeks ago, Chad and I went back to the farm to spend Easter weekend with my family. My little brother really wanted to go on a hike, so we went for an easy one on the Back Mountain. It was just finally starting to get a little warm. It was warm and sunny…
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Dish Outtakes: Is It Still Local if It Came from Three Hours Away?
… I say yes, as long as it came from my parents’ farm or somewhere else in the Valley, and especially if I helped harvest it with my own hands. A couple weekends ago, I went back home to do corn. I didn’t decide I was going to go until the last minute, but ultimately,…