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A few weeks ago we went to Texas to celebrate my grandparents' 65th wedding anniversary. They are quite an inspiration for the rest of us. After 65 years, their affection for one another is still obvious to anyone who spends time with them. It was a joyful celebration of love and family, with almost all of the Applegaths attending.
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Juniper was pretty smitten with her cousin Aubrie.
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Hazel spent a lot of time with her great-grandmother.
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Oh joy! Juniper was completely entranced by my grandfather's automatic card shuffler.
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Four generations of Applegath women, in front of my grandparents' house.