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December 2020

Valarie Budayr Talks About A Year in the Secret Garden

When she was young, author Valarie Budayr was drawn to playing in the urban forest across the street from her childhood home.  A constant companion during her adventures and pretend-play was the classic children’s book, The Secret Garden by Frances Hodges Burnett. Inspired by her favorite book, Valarie would spend hours creating mini secret gardens

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Celebrating a Santa Lucia Christmas with Wish Cookies

Hope, like the gleaming taper’s light, Adorns and cheers our way, And still as darker grows the night, Emits a brighter ray. ~Oliver Goldsmith~  Photo by Claudia Grunder Every December 13th, we continue a long family tradition of celebrating St. Lucia. My parents were from Sweden and they brought this tradition along with them. In

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