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Mockingbabe

I had just gotten out of my car when I heard such a racket in the front yard I headed straight there. Much to my delight, this little one was making its presence known—in a rather demanding, vociferous way. No doubt (s)he felt a bit slighted, what with all my focus...

Crows, and Growing

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This email from my cousin, Meg Kollock Hall, arrived rather quietly after I wrote of my sadness about the approaching departure of my daughter, who leaves for college next week. It touched me so deeply I...

the in-between moments

We were visiting my cousins in Georgia, a plan hatched specifically as a spirit-lifter for my sweet Daddy. But the weekend turned out to be a special gift to each one of us. Everywhere I turned, it seemed, were small gatherings of cousins and brothers, uncles and...

Meg’s Feather

My mother was an only child. My dad has one sister. So when it comes to first cousins, you might think my brothers and I came up a little thin. You’d be so wrong. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Each summer, our parents would pack the four of us into the station...

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