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I ran to the house.  Mama was sitting by the window embroidering.  Mama was quick with her housework and could usually finish her tasks in time to embroider in the morning.  This annoyed the neighbors."

Madeline Babcock Smith
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5 comments:

  1. Jane G Meyer5/01/2012 10:12 AM

    Love this quote!

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  2. Matushka Anna5/02/2012 9:10 AM

    That is hilarious.

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  3. MamaBirdEmma5/02/2012 2:08 PM

    I'm not sure yet if I can recommend this book or not ( there is infidelity in it), but it is chock full of great snippets like this one!

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  4. MamaBirdEmma5/05/2012 7:40 AM

    I can recommend the book!

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  5. Mama Bear5/08/2012 9:23 PM

    so so wish our library had this one! you have my curiosity aroused :)
    (sounds just like my kind of book)

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