When Nana Irma gifted me all of my Uncle Bud's possessions, these medals were among the items in an old suitcase that belonged to Bud's wife, Blanche.
Thursday, May 8, 2025
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A place to reminisce about the good things that life offers, especially those insignificant moments that tend to be overlooked.
Whoo Do You Love?
Keepin' Track of My Peeps (marshmallow and otherwise)
My Fabulous Life Exists b/c of...
- My Free Will
- Daydreams
- Hugs!!
- Laughter
- Walking around Dublin & feeling like a real local.
- Traveling to Europe and feeling alive and adventurous!
- The kids! Bella, Kay, Jaeden, Jackson, Bailey, Lucy, and Avery
- Phone calls and everything else with Amy
- Hanging out with Jackson
- Stickers & all things Bluey with Lucy
- Falafels and gabbing with Kay
- Touring homes with Isabella
- Eating with Bishop!
- Movie recommendations from Uncle Alan!
- Reminiscing about Nana Irma with Emily
- Baldwin's Book Barn
- Receiving letters from Autumn
- Old emails from Bryan
- Chatting over Indian cuisine with Wayne
- Hallmark Movies with Mum
- Classic Movies at The Colonial
- Texting nearly every day with Aunt Berne
- Watching Terri order from a menu...
- The Beautiful City of Philadelphia
- Cracking Up with Marina
Star*s Favourite Books
- Girl Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen
- Solipsist by Henry Rollins
- 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
- The Two Mrs. Grenvilles by Dominick Dunne
- Cambodian Odyssey by Haing Ngor
- Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy
- Wanderer by Sterling Hayden
- Thoughts of a Philosophical Fighter Pilot by James Stockdale
- The Goliath Bone by Mickey Spillane and Max Allan Collins
- A Season of Purgatory by Dominick Dunne
- The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog by Mo Willems
- In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
- The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
- Enchiridion by Epictetus
- Committed by Elizabeth Gilbert
- Complete Poems by Anne Sexton
xoxoxo
Favourite Artists
- Keith Haring
- Frida Kahlo
- Steve Keene
- Julian Schnabel
- David Bowie
- Mo Willems
- John Waters
- Jackson Pollock
- Philippe Petit
- Pablo Picasso
- Diane Arbus
- Isaac Mizrahi
- David Lynch
- Ron Mueck
- Mary Ellen Mark
- Andy Warhol
- Marina Abramović
- Tony Kushner
- Louise Nevelson
- Andy Goldsworthy
- Jean-Michel Basquiat
- Kevyn Aucoin
- (there's tons more, but space is limited!!)
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- About-Face
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- Amnesty International
- God's Love We Deliver
- RAICES
- AIDS Fund Philly
- Tees 4 Togo
- Special Olympics
- American Civil Liberties Union
- International Campaign for Tibet
- Human Rights Campaign
- 4Ocean
- Southern Poverty Law Center
- The Shoah Foundation
- NAACP
- Planned Parenthood
I Admire
Listening to...
I'm a-Readin'...
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