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Recollections and Reflections

Some stories are worth saving. Recollections & Reflections is where I share the personal essays, family memories, and quiet observations that shaped my life and the life of my family in our small house. From milestones and seasons of change to everyday moments worth remembering, these posts capture the heart behind the home.

  • A festive cranberry cocktail garnished with rosemary and lemon peel, featuring the text overlay: "Living Large in a Small House 2023 Year in Review.
    Recollections and Reflections

    Living Large in A Small House – 2023

  • A newborn baby sleeps swaddled in a white blanket with colorful footprints, wearing a red and white striped hat with a long tail, lying on a hospital bed—a sweet recollection of their very first moments.
    Recollections and Reflections

    Lynn’s Recollections and Reflections #29 – Becoming a Grandma

  • A bride and groom stand together outdoors facing an officiant holding a book, creating a beautiful recollection. The bride wears a white lace dress and holds a bouquet; the groom wears a tuxedo. Guests are seated in the background.
    Recollections and Reflections

    Lynn’s Recollections and Reflections #28 – Falling in Love

  • A boat dock with a covered shelter extends over a calm lake, invoking a sense of recollection, surrounded by green trees and houses along the far shoreline under a blue sky with some clouds.
    Recollections and Reflections

    Lynn’s Recollections and Reflections #27 – Meeting Keith

  • corner of the living room fireplace mantel showing the details of the frame tv, brass candle sticks and faux flocked greenery
    Recollections and Reflections

    Lynn’s Recollections and Reflections #26 – Present Day

  • photography of a hospital
    Recollections and Reflections

    Lynn’s Recollections and Reflections #25 – Losing My Favorite Home

  • A ghostly woman in a white dress stands on a dimly lit staircase, her figure blurred and semi-transparent, as if a fleeting recollection haunting the dark hallway with an ethereal atmosphere.
    Recollections and Reflections

    Lynn’s Recollections and Reflections #24 – The Ghost

  • Me and "Handy" on the right and my cousin and her husband on the left at my brother's wedding.
    Recollections and Reflections

    Lynn’s Recollections and Reflections #23 – Roommates

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