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and
overnight snow that renders the washing line a frozen artery across the yard:
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and
at this moment wearing the birthday necklace that Safiya made for me, in whispers last night in the living room with Mr. S. while I worked in the basement:
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and
calls from my dear friend Tim and my grandparents, singing me their versions of "Happy Birthday" (one in French, the other in two-part harmony).....
bodes well for a birthday day, don't you think? :-)
4 comments:
happy happy birthday to you, dear marnie!!
Lovely necklace!!! Happy Birthday dear Marnie!
oh...what a lovely necklace! happiest of birthdays to you--
I hope you had a lovely day!
I've so enjoyed looking through your blog and have loved hearing about the books that you read with your children.
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