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Our time abroad

Visiting France and Virginia

Emily Sanders Hopkins
Apr 30, 2021
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My Aunt Katherine when she was a young woman studying abroad in France

Dear reader,

Yesterday I wrote you a whole long essay about my daughter’s French class. But the more witty and scalding it became, the worse I started to feel. And lately I pay close attention to feelings. I’ve noticed that when I feel bad, the things I make and do don’t stand the test…

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