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Christina G's avatar

I loved reading this post and imagining you with all the figs! What a beautiful thing. Do you still visit Italy in the summers?

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Lisa-Marie Cabrelli, Ph.D.'s avatar

Thanks for commenting, Christina! We spend every summer in my husband's ancestral home. Ficchi is still abundant :-)

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Christina G's avatar

Gosh that’s amazing. Setting up shop in another country is one of my and my husband’s dreams as well. If only for a place of escape some times :)

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Lisa-Marie Cabrelli, Ph.D.'s avatar

You can do it! We are slow nomads with places in Scotland, US and Bahamas (and Italy). It's a lovely way to live.

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Christina G's avatar

Goals 🥹

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Kisane Slaney PhD's avatar

What a beautiful, beautiful post 😍

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Lisa-Marie Cabrelli, Ph.D.'s avatar

Thank you, Kisane.

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Carol Oyanagi's avatar

Love this. Your Alfred tree reminds me of The Giving Tree - children’s book by Shel Silverstein. Thanks for sharing.

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Lisa-Marie Cabrelli, Ph.D.'s avatar

I always thought the little boy in The Giving Tree was kind of selfish. It always made me sad for the tree. 😊

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Carol Oyanagi's avatar

Yes, exactly. Me, too! And yet the tree was happy. I think I understand this more as I get older.

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Lisa-Marie Cabrelli, Ph.D.'s avatar

Good point! There is great happiness in sacrifice.

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