The Japanese have an art form called kintsugi. When a vessel breaks, the broken parts are joined again with a seam of gold. I looked at...
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Early June: We tasted at the Chateau Montelena, whose Chardonnay beat French white wines in an international blind tasting. That’s when...
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That’s 13 years of friendship in that photo. My friend Keri and I met as 15- and 16-year-olds at a group of high school classes for...
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Wednesday night, 10:05 p.m.: I’m in bed about to slip across the border to sleep when I remember nobody’s made a plan....
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We haven’t made any friends here yet and we’re not bothered by that. That statement will shock my youngest sister who needs to meet...
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