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CTyankee

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15. One of my granddaughters called me from Rome recently!

Reply to Evolve Dammit (Reply #9)

Thu Dec 2, 2021, 02:43 PM

Dec 2021

She was there to have a good time with her friends. I didn't grill her on the art she could see but I did give her a great quote: "Renaissance artists intend to lift you up. Baroque art hunts you down." And Rome is the place you learn this for yourself...

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Never think your words don't matter: what I learned at Thanksgiving this year [View all] CTyankee Dec 2021 OP

We all have moments like that in our life. Mr.Bill Dec 2021 #1

I'm in my 80s and I think a lot about my legacy. My grandkids will remember me as the grandma who CTyankee Dec 2021 #3

Since my wife retired she has been Mr.Bill Dec 2021 #4

About 40 years ago Nittersing Dec 2021 #7

And the memories that go along with them! CTyankee Dec 2021 #13

I have passed down a lace overlay for a tablecloth my mother made to my daughter. CTyankee Dec 2021 #14

A very worthy legacy to pass down. I hope they do it and can be safe (and afford it). So much has Evolve Dammit Dec 2021 #9

One of my granddaughters called me from Rome recently! CTyankee Dec 2021 #15

excellent summation. Ah Roma! Wish we were there. Love Italy. Gotta get to Florence. Evolve Dammit Dec 2021 #16

PLEASE LET ME KNOW if you go to Florence! CTyankee Dec 2021 #17

Thank you so much. That would be great! Evolve Dammit Dec 2021 #18

A profound observation malaise Dec 2021 #2

Thank you for sharing this. It's heartwarming. ancianita Dec 2021 #5

Oh my gawd.......I loved that, thank you for sharing this.......♥️ ♥️ ♥️ a kennedy Dec 2021 #6

I do the same thing. dem in texas Dec 2021 #12

... Aristus Dec 2021 #8

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Dec 2021 #10

You disperse the seeds never knowing which will germinate and grow grantcart Dec 2021 #11

It's a real comfort as you get older. CTyankee Dec 2021 #19