Cambodia starts with C It’s not a country we hear very much about. Any time I had heard about it prior to my first visit three years ago was in conjunction with the Vietnam war – Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos. I’m still not an expert but I know enough to have developed a love for […]

Grandma in her Garden

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My Mom loves to garden. I call her Grandma sometimes because I have talked to my children about her for years and years. She is their grandma, my mom, Gwendolyn Boone Smith. Gwendolyn who never had a middle name and didn’t need one because her first name was long enough for two. Grandma keeps saying […]

Learning at Home

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Today I had a visitor. Miss Gracie, who is new at being eight, came over to spend a couple hours in the workroom. We did a quick project with her recent birthday present – a sewing basket full of fabric, pins, scissors, measuring tools and yarn. Gabby, the doll, now has a new pair of […]