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memory, elephants, friendship
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Britton Gildersleeve
You may already have seen the PBS video on Shirley & Jenny, two elephants who never forgot each other. It’s not recent — at least 10 years old. But it was new to me. Elephants have totemic significance in my family. They were beloved of my mother, and we all indulged her. As a result,…
more drink metaphors
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Britton Gildersleeve
When’s the last time you gave yourself a present? Not something you ‘need,’ or even something you lust for (like a new pair of shoes, or a fountain pen, or…). Just a small treat. Not even edible, necesarily. 🙂 This holiday, we bought my nephew a tea he likes, courtesy of his sister’s suggestion. I…
Warning: Grinch alert
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Britton Gildersleeve
So — you’ve been notified: I just hit my Grinch wall. I am heartily SICK of cooking, cleaning, wrapping presents, and the whole shebang. I want to be on a beach SOMEWHERE WARM, w/out ice bending my beloved trees to the point of pain. I want MORE SUNLIGHT. I want TO NOT BE CRANKY the…
peppermint bark and merriment
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Britton Gildersleeve
Hi, my name is Britton, and I L♥VE food. Well, I love good food. I’m not interested in crappy calories; only the best! And over the holidays? I’m in (as my Aunt Bonnie would say) hog heaven! Although they’d have to be VERRRY spoiled hogs… Right now, it’s peppermint bark time. I adore peppermint bark!…
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