nostalgia

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    Nectarines

    Dena June 3, 2014

    I was walking through the produce aisle the other day when I came upon nectarines. The very sight of the fruit brought tears to my eyes. Nectarines remind me of summer & family. Through my childhood, my family took a trip to the seashore every year. We would rent a motel room or a little house and spend a week playing in the sand, swimming in the sea, walking the…

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  • 18/52

    Dena May 3, 2014

    The 52 Week Project – A portrait of my son, once a week, every week, for one year. 18/52 — On yesterday’s walk, I took Roman out of the stroller and put him down in the grass, as I often do, so that we could…

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  • My Grandmother’s Records

    Dena September 2, 2012

    My mother and her siblings have been going through the painful process of cleaning out my grandmother’s house. I’ve been in & out a few times. I took some things that have a lot of sentimental value to me—drawings by a much younger version of…

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