12
Jan
Posted by petiteshards in Alzheimer's, children, grandparents, identity, motherhood. Tagged: Candyland, caregivers, children, grandmother, motherhood, mothers and daughters, nursing home, Petite Shards, photography, relationships, separation, siblings, stress. Leave a Comment
Sometimes life feels like a never-ending game of Candyland.
The game itself is straightforward: Pick a card from the stack; move the exact number of spaces; and the first one to the Candy Castle wins.
You don’t even need to know how to read because everything is color-coded and illustrated so the littlest ones can play, too. And by the way, they always go first.
Easy.
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11
Jan
Posted by petiteshards in childhood, identity, motherhood, photography. Tagged: children, motherhood, parenting, Petite Shards, Philadelphia, photograpy, relationships. Leave a Comment
Happy, happy birthday to my mom.
Her strength and wisdom continue to astound me.
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9
Jan
Posted by petiteshards in Toys by Toddles, identity, photography, teddy bears. Tagged: creativity, Petite Shards, photography, relationships, teddy bears, Toys by Toddles. Leave a Comment
One down, a dozen more to go.
Nine days into the new year and I have already accomplished one goal on my list of resolutions: Exercise my personal creative side.
I’m plenty creative at work. Unfortunately, the mental gymnastics contribute to my Sahara Desert at home. Not anymore.
My Etsy shop opened yesterday after months of planning and I’m still [...]
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3
Jan
Posted by petiteshards in Alzheimer's, grandparents, identity, photography, teddy bears. Tagged: Alzheimer's, art, discovery, grandmother, memories, Petite Shards, photography, poetry, relationships, Sacramento, searching, sewing, teddy bears. 2 Comments
It’s funny the things you find when you’re in the process of looking for something else.
I was trying to make sense of my sewing room the other day so I could actually sew. The task would’ve been simple if I had a whole room to myself and my sewing gear.
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