I came across this thin slice of paper from 1945 with my grandfather's honorary discharge papers from the Army. Made me instantly tear up.
Saturday, November 30, 2019
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Winter...
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! Nicole, Ashlee, MJ, Sean, Bailey, Avery, Syd, Zach, Jackson, Kayla, Jaeden, Bella, Lucy, Ana & Adam!
- 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
- Doing just about anything with Bishop
- Movie recommendations from Uncle Alan!
- Reminiscing about Nana Irma with Emily
- Baldwin's Book Barn
- Cracking Up with Marina
- Old emails from Bryan
- Receiving letters from Autumn
- FaceTiming with Natalia
- My Brothers - Dave, Xavier, & Wayne
- Watching Terri order from a menu...
- My god-twins, Juliette and Shane
- Hallmark Movies with Mum
- The Beautiful City of Philadelphia
Star*s Favourite Books
- Girl Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen
- Solipsist by Henry Rollins
- Cambodian Odyssey by Haing Ngor
- 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
- The Two Mrs. Grenvilles by Dominick Dunne
- Wanderer by Sterling Hayden
- Thoughts of a Philosophical Fighter Pilot by James Stockdale
- A Season of Purgatory by Dominick Dunne
- In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
- The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog by Mo Willems
- The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
- Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy
- 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!!)
I Support
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- About-Face
- Smile Train
- Bumbleance
- 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'...
Fave blogs and websites!
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