That was how memory worked; it was the opposite of recollection, never as strong as we thought it was, always relinquishing the instances that mattered most to us.Tash Aw, The South When I read those words I realized I tend …| mere-et-filles
Happy Friday … quickly! Marc is home for the weekend (this makes THREE in a row!) and I’m headed to Beaufort (our 15th weekend there!) shortly. My mom, sister, and sister-in-law drove d…| mere-et-filles
Welcome to this last Friday of December, the one where the Twelve Days of Christmas are just beginning, the new year is still a few days off, the refrigerator is so full of leftovers I won’t …| mere-et-filles
… and just like that, it’s the Friday before Christmas. or as we’re saying in our family this year Chrismukkuh (iykyk). At Thanksgiving (when we were last together), it seemed lik…| mere-et-filles
In these weeks the town has seemed more than ever to her eyes beautiful, the rich bronze tones of November darkening at night into deepest liquid blue.Sally Rooney, Intermezzo Say what you want abo…| mere-et-filles
I could not help but notice that my neighbor’s new* tree – a redbud – is offering a heart if I care to pause and notice. which of course I do. I also notice the beautiful shading …| mere-et-filles