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The Magic Hat, A Love Story

Nov 14, 2014 By elinwaldal 49 Comments

The Magic Hat, A Love Story

Stories. Every family has them. My family’s story began with my parents both on skis. Legend has it they were at the top-turn-of-the-nose-dive in Stowe, Vermont when they met, the year was 1950. Once home, my mother, along with the yarn, cast her spell of love onto the needles she used to knit a long stocking hat for […]

Filed Under: Marriage, Memories, My Parent's Letters, NaBloPoMo Nov 14 Tagged With: How my parents met, Love Story, The 1950's

My Parent’s Letters

Oct 8, 2013 By Elin Stebbins Waldal 12 Comments

My Parent’s Letters

  “It was simple prophecy.” My mother used to say when describing both her vision and the prediction that she would marry my father the first time she laid eyes on him. “I could see it…” her hand open in front of her as if she were showing me a painting, then with eyes closed, […]

Filed Under: Marriage, Memories, My Parent's Letters Tagged With: Grief, Love letters, Parents, The 1950's

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