Last weekend, NPR re-aired a Life Kit story on how to host a meaningful party. Probably timed for the post-Thanksgiving

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Grateful We are grateful. Grateful for our healthcare workers, who are still on the front lines; grateful for our teachers,

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My longest childhood friends are sisters, twins, I’m practically the long lost triplet. Decades later, we are still close. We’ve

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These are my Christmas Tree plates from Spode, inherited from my mom. The Christmas Tree pattern has been in circulation

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This weekend, we’ll celebrate our wedding anniversary, lucky number 13. Thirteen years with my husband. The day of the month

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