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  • Peter Rabbit Moves Out

    I said goodbye to Peter Rabbit this week.  Well, most of his things anyway.  For 38 years I’ve enjoyed his company in the form of the Beatrix Potter books, Peter Rabbit Wedgewood lamp with matching toy dishes, stuffed Peter, Benjamin Bunny, Mrs. Rabbit, Mrs. Tiggywinkle and Flopsy (all of whom survived the Duke Disaster, a…

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  • Grandma Gets Her Hair Wet

    When I was a child I loved it when Grandmother got in the swimming pool with us.  It was special because she left the adults, all gathered poolside to visit and watch the kids, to come be with us in the water, watching us dive and do flips and swim and giving us the gift…

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  • The Rollaway Cart

    As Emily would say, “Let me tell you about the rollaway cart!”   Recently my daughter and family moved into their first house.  Grandpa and I came to town for a few days to keep the girls.  We chose a nearby hotel with a suite so we could have kitchen, living room and a bedroom…

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