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Jo's avatar

I feel that thinness between moment and memory sometimes when I look at my sons, I have seen the man and the child at the same time....usually happens when I see in their walk or body language or facial expression something that first became apparent when they were very young. Their essence can be so timeless.

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I Read This Over Shabbos's avatar

Love the way you put this.

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Laura Pashby's avatar

Oh, I love this. I see that in my teenagers too, and no doubt will see it still as they become men.

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Louisa Flynn's avatar

You paint such a vivid picture of summer with your words. 🩷

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Diane’s Blue Forum 👩‍💻's avatar

Capturing moments is so important. When we are young, we breeze through wonderful times. As we age, we wish we had relished them. Now we must capture them! A lovely description!

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Laura Pashby's avatar

Thank you so much! Sometimes, Substack can be a kind of scrapbook, I think.

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I Read This Over Shabbos's avatar

Your writing makes me feel things Laura. 🌸

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Laura Pashby's avatar

Oh, thank you for saying so 🤍

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Lauren Barber's avatar

So beautiful... heart balm xx

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Laura Pashby's avatar

Thank you so much 🤍

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Hunter Burgtorf's avatar

Mmm I love these musings on summer. Such beautiful memories, too! Thank you for sharing!

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Laura Pashby's avatar

Ahh, thank you Hunter! 💫

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Debs Stott's avatar

I'm absolutely with you on that feeling to capture summer forever, and how it seems to whizz by so fast. Maybe it's the structured nature of my working week that makes it feel that way. I yearn to have unstructured summer days again, like when I was a kid.

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Laura Pashby's avatar

Yes so true! When you only get the weekends, summer loses that sense of freedom…

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Kathleen Clare Waller's avatar

So beautiful!

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Laura Pashby's avatar

Thank you!

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Victoria Harrison's avatar

This is beautiful! 💫☀️

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Laura Pashby's avatar

Thank you!

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Jude's avatar

Gorgeous, evocative. The image of pressed flowers, fading but still a very much loved reminder. The first memory that came for me, the summer after my A levels, 1972, hot, cloudless, 6 weeks before college due to start and playing tennis most days, carefree, fit and tanbed, and those friendships are still strong.

Thank you for your words.

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Laura Pashby's avatar

Thanks so much Jude. That really does sound like a perfect summer...

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Jude's avatar

Tanned!!!

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Mackenzie's avatar

Your use of description is so beautiful Laura 🌿

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Laura Pashby's avatar

Thank you so much 💚

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