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Unexpected Gift

Backstory   How do you keep a friendship going, when you and the other person are far apart?  Through communication. That might be a Facebook post, a hand-written letter or an occasional gift.  I got to smiling over beloved objects in my home that were gifts from over the years, and this story was the result. […]

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