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Jan, loved this story. Brought back happy childhood memories.

Keep on writing—you touch hearts!

Pat McDonald

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Jan 13Liked by Jan Peppler, PhD

This is touching remembrance, honest, evocative, and a little heartbreaking. Beautiful.

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Bittersweet story. It means, I think, your renovations are going well. No longer overwhelming or centre stage. All my best for 2024.

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Jan 13Liked by Jan Peppler, PhD

Beautiful Jan! I loved this so much. It reminded me of Tomie De Paola's books where he describes his childhood.

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Jan 15Liked by Jan Peppler, PhD

It’s great that your brother seemed able to sense your nervousness and offer a distraction.

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Jan 15Liked by Jan Peppler, PhD

Love all the sensory details in this post. "Making our way through the blind swarm of adults leaving their jobs..." I can picture it well!

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Jan 15Liked by Jan Peppler, PhD

Jan, it brought back memories and it gave me tears.

Love you so much,

your big brother

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Jan 21Liked by Jan Peppler, PhD

Love this! So tender and true to the child you were.

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