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Hello, I’ve missed you!

August 18, 2018 Vanessa Shields2 Comments

My dearests! It’s been so long! My apologies! Do let me catch you up on this lovely, fat-with-fun-and-love summer that I’m having. Nope, I can’t believe it’s mid-August either. What can we do but fill each day to its fullest – even if the filling is lying on the sofa or sitting in a beach… Continue reading Hello, I’ve missed you!

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On dream-development and forty and discipline…

June 28, 2018June 28, 2018 Vanessa Shields4 Comments

Friends, I can't tell you how many times I've started writing this blog post. Too many. My heart has been a flutterin' and my soul has been a flappin'. Many things have been going on in my life that at times, I want to share with you...and at times, I need to keep quietly within.… Continue reading On dream-development and forty and discipline…

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