<\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\nWe said goodbye to\u00a0the green of Newfoundland and returned home to drought-scorched California. My journey continued the very next morning to Long Beach with Emma, where\u00a0she is starting an MFA program in drawing and painting. Now she’ll be closer to sea level, fighting for oxygen in\u00a0the atmosphere\u00a0of greater Los Angeles.<\/p>\n
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You’ve come a long way, baby!<\/p>\n
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