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Mar 30·edited Mar 30Liked by Charlotte Pendragon

Truly magical, and sad. Your photos are magnetic too. Beautifully expressed, Charlotte. I appreciate your sharing this now.

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What’s life without contrast? Thank you Jayshree, sending you much love and appreciation 💖✨💖🤗

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Mar 30·edited Mar 30Liked by Charlotte Pendragon

Superb decision to repost your first Substack piece Charlotte. Reading it as a “flashback” provides a deeper appreciation for your more recent essays. Expectations are now that the effect will carry forward in similar fashion for eagerly awaited future autobiographical works. Happy Easter!

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Sending my appreciation, thank you! I’m thrilled you liked it! I hope you enjoy a beautiful magical weekend! 💞💫💞🤗

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Thank you for sharing your beautiful story ❤️

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Thank you One Man Band! 🎶 I appreciate you taking the time to read! I’m so glad you enjoyed my first post. Randy, my husband’s name for his solo show has been Randy Lessley One Man Band! Great name! 🤗✨💖

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My pleasure! Please send my best regards to your beloved husband and my fellow one-man band, Randy! ❤️❤️

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Mar 30·edited Mar 30Liked by Charlotte Pendragon

Thank you for reposting this. A interesting true life story of life experiences, tragedy, triump and love. Truly magical. Love the pictures, seeing places we will never get to let's us know beauty is everywhere

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I appreciate your kind empathetic words and expression Martin, sending you much love and thanks. 😊 we all have an important story to tell from our soul. I’m blessed to enjoy much beauty around me both in the physical to the spiritual sense. Have an amazing weekend! ✨💖✨

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Mar 30Liked by Charlotte Pendragon

So you were basically awesome from your first Substack... :-)

A beautiful and engaging - yet also heartbreaking - story, Charlotte. Thanks so much for resharing it, and for willingly allowing us into your magical world <3

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Thank you Stone! I appreciate you always take the time and effort to read my weekly articles. I’m so glad and blessed I know you! Sending you a virtual hug and hope to give you a real one some day in the future! Stay beautiful! 🤗✨💞✨

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Mar 30Liked by Charlotte Pendragon

Thank you for sharing (again, as you reposted it) your life story up to now. Carry on!

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I appreciate you reading it Dr. Bart! 🤗

I hope you continue to support me as I carry on! Thank you! 🤗💜💫💜

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I will. Have a good Easter/Ostara/Equinox. Warm regards!

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A lovely interesting journey and very well told. More power to you Charlotte!

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Sending magical love and gratitude Shital, thank you! 🤗♥️

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Apr 1Liked by Charlotte Pendragon

Thanks for reposting this Charlotte. Really beautiful, including the pictures.

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You're very welcome Chris! I'm glad you enjoyed it, and I appreciate your kind words about the pictures as well 🤗💞

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Well that is just a lovely story Charlotte! Akin to a fairy tale. Thanks for sharing! 💖

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Thank you so much for your kind words! I'm delighted that you enjoyed my story. Your comparison to a fairy tale is truly heartwarming. It's my pleasure to share, and I'm grateful for your appreciation. 💖

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You’re very welcome Charlotte. 💖

Glad you liked my comparison.

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Perfect! 🤗

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Mar 30Liked by Charlotte Pendragon

What an incredible story....the discovery of your destiny as a magician and the discovery of your true love with Randy. Just wow....!!

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Sending you much love and appreciation Jacqueline. I feel God’s guidance along the way, and I accept tragedies along with the comedy and beautiful incredible times. Life is quit a journey teaching and testing us as we go. Everyone has a story to tell. Have an amazing day! 💖✨💖

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Mar 30Liked by Charlotte Pendragon

BEAUTIFUL, Charlotte. Right back at ya, my sister!! XOX

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Thank you ❌⭕️❌⭕️😘

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Mar 30Liked by Charlotte Pendragon

Beautiful and sad, too. Thank you for sharing about the things and people that have shaped and molded and influenced you. The music is wonderful. ❤️

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Thank you Jenn, I appreciate your kind words. I’m so glad you liked it and the music too! Have a beautiful weekend! 💫💞💫💞

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Mar 30Liked by Charlotte Pendragon

Captivating. Loved the picture of the rumpus room. An amazing experience to look back across the years and see the design of life, which we never get to see while we're leading it day to day.

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Thank you Charles, I cherish that photo because most of our family photos were tragically destroyed in a fire. 😞 When I look through the ones I have I feel like I’m looking at another life and I can see the design you referred to in your post. Sending you much love! ✨💜✨

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Magically hypnotically resonant - allowing and illusion

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Thanking you so much Jane, sending you much love! I’m so glad you enjoyed it. Have a beautiful day! 💖✨💖

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An excellent memoir of growing up in the late 1960s and early '70s. I can relate to much of what you wrote, including the fear of the wringer-washer. My mother told us the rollers would swallow our arms, and I believed it then, seeing how the rollers easily swallowed items of clothing.

It is cool how you reconnected with your high school sweetheart. It was meant to be, especially after so much tragedy. The 2008 Financial Crash was a terrible tragedy for many people, including our family, but that is another story.

Thank you, Charlotte, for sharing.

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Your mother was RIGHT! Lol! 😃 It will eat your 💪, or at least your hand 🤚 in my brothers case!

Our lives it seems followed similar paths. The late 60’s and early 70s was a sweet time to be a teenager. We had the best music and times!

Blessings to you Perry, have a beautiful magical weekend! ✨💖✨

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Mar 30Liked by Charlotte Pendragon

Actually had tears in my eyes when reading the story of you and Randy. Was it you singing in It's All An Illusion? I love it! Thank you for sharing the story of your brother. He seems like a very sweet soul but I guess we carry burdens and troubles that we need to let go of. It's a journey till we meet again. It may be presumptuous of me to comment but just poured my thoughts out in this comment, dear Charlotte! XO

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😢 Bless your dear heart, thank you. No you are not presumptuous I know my brother’s soul is living among the angels watching over us. He’s now one of the stars. That makes me so happy. Thank you for mentioning it, you are confirmation I’ll meet him again.

That’s me singing, if you want to call it singing. It’s my rap style Randy created for me! Stay magical and have a beautiful day! 💖✨💖

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Delightful! Except, of course, for the sad parts.

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Thank you Terry! I’m glad you like it even the sad parts which aren’t so delightful! Bless you and have a beautiful weekend!💞🤗✨

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