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Fog Chaser's avatar

What a beautiful family tradition! Really cool to read each person’s perspective. Time to go fill my mug ☕️

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Hal Walker's avatar

Thanks for reading, Fog! Enjoy. ☕️

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Trish's avatar

Lovely

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Hal Walker's avatar

Thank you, Trish. :)

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Johanna's avatar

Good one! Wish I could join the fam right now for coffee break.

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Hal Walker's avatar

I'll bring the Reverse Osmosis water. :) Great writing Jo.

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Jennifer May's avatar

Lovely stories. It's on par with This American Life in production values!

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Hal Walker's avatar

Thanks so much, Jenn. :)

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Karyn's avatar

Wow! I was moved to tears several times! Janet’s yearning for one more with H, Jojo’s “we came to love”, KK’s too soon hospice bed coffee breaks, Hallie’s blue teacup memories…Julia did I really say that?! Where is my filter?! So meaningful & intimate & complicated is the coffee break. Thanks for sharing !!! Long live coffee break!

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Hal Walker's avatar

I can totally hear you saying that. :) love you, Karyn. ❤️

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Julia Wyson's avatar

Yes, you did!! We were standing in Hal‘s dining room, and I was being introduced to someone. I don’t remember who. You leaned over and said, “She’s the short and loud Walker!” I laughed and laughed! ❤️

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C Walker's avatar

I love this little glimpse into what makes us us. 🤍

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Hal Walker's avatar

Me too, KK. ❤️

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Julia Wyson's avatar

Me, three. ❤️

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Tricia Gourley's avatar

What a beautiful family and ritual. Love hearing all the voices. I Just got to spend a week with my family on the outer banks. We had some good discussions. Precious time. Grateful for it all.

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Hal Walker's avatar

Thank you, Tricia. I look forward to talking on the phone sometime. :) Hal

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Todd Burge's avatar

Hal, this was just super! Thank you

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Hal Walker's avatar

Thanks for listening, Todd. :)

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Howard Hobbs's avatar

Touching...I wish that my family of origin had done that. But my parents didn’t drink coffee...

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Hal Walker's avatar

I miss your family of origin. Olive and Clinton were a couple of my favorites.

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Melanie Seaman's avatar

Wow! The whole family are talented writers.

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