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The prompt for Week 4: "lucky charm"

I used to wear this around my neck all the time.
Inside the tiny silver box I placed a sanskrit prayer:
Lokah samastah sukhino bhavantu,
which means "May all beings everywhere be
happy and free and may the thoughts, words, and 
actions of my own life contribute in some way to that 
happiness and that freedom for everyone."
Unfortunately, I lost this amulet a couple of years 
ago—but the prayer/thought is still out there
 (and I hope whoever found my little charm appreciates it).

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The prompt for Week 3: sugar

Trust the French to take something as simple 
as berries and glam them up with meringue 
and pistachios and a dusting of . . . sugar! 

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The prompt for Week 2: "criss-cross"

I made this cross-stitch sampler for my mother-in-law
—the only Italian mama I ever knew who didn't
much care whether you ate or not—
more than 30 years ago.  She lived with us for a
year and a half before she died and the thing she liked
best about it was that she didn't have to cook!
(Now it's in my kitchen—which is appropriate, 
because I've become a reluctant cook too.)

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The prompt for Week 1 (of Year 4!): fire

I found this young woman twirling a couple of
flaming batons in Campo Santo Stefano, in Venice.
Very dramatic!  (But I did notice that her
clothing was sleeveless and fit close to her body—
she was taking no chances with a stray spark.)

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