Valerie Jean
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Family Secrets
Walking into the elegant, well-kept Victorian-style house would never be the same again. Grandma Lillian’s rowdy laughter was missing from the entryway, and the smell of her baking was nowhere to be found. The small things she’d done to make the house a home were slowly dwindling as boxes were packed up and items sorted for keeping, selling, or giving away.
By Valerie Jean3 years ago in Futurism
Farming and Family
There's a feeling of coming home as I drive into the farmyard, whether it's the family farmyard where my grandparents lived, or the farmyard I grew up running around. There's a sense of purity and freedom that comes with rural life. Knowing that your work with the soil, or your care for the livestock, produces the food that the world needs to survive helps you gain perspective on the bigger picture of life.
By Valerie Jean3 years ago in Families
Two Heads are Better Than One
Reviving something means fixing foundations, making improvements, and breathing new life into it. Great Revivalist Brew Lab in the small midwest town of Geneseo, Illinois, is living up to its lengthy name. They are reviving the idea of pizza and beer in two businesses that had lost hope for numerous reasons - Lionstone Brewing and Great River Brewing. This transition began as a hopeful, optimistic journey that would bring fortune to many people.
By Valerie Jean3 years ago in Feast
Visiting A Nudist Colony
When they hear the title Nudist Colony, most people assume the place is some kind of a sex cult full of pervs and orgies. So how did nudity end up equalling sex? You don’t even have to be completely naked to have sex. And yet the idea of nudity as sex has infiltrated society in all aspects, from songs to advertisements to television shows.
By Valerie Jean4 years ago in Wander