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YAY! Breaking Rank, finally back in print. The e-book, only $2.99 at Amazon.
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The beautiful Chaz
Category Archives: The outside world
~:: Stalking the Killdeer ::~
When I was—what was I? In high school, I think, and spending the night at Kristin DeKuiper’s house. Her parents took us to this—umm—presentation at something like a gym, where they’d set up a projector (remember the sound a projector … Continue reading
~::gifts, prizes, surprises and delights ::~
Got a cold. Can’t bweathe. (insert cough here) This puts me even more behind in everything, including reading you, Dawn. And you, Cori. On the couch watching a smarmy movie—not for long, though; it’s really stupid and the synth score … Continue reading
Posted in dogs, Felt stuff, friends, Fun Stuff, Gin, HappyHappyHappy, Horses, Knit Stuff, Pics of Made Things, Rachel, The kids, The outside world
Tagged Bloom, burgler, Cam, Chelsea, chicks, deer, dogs, Donna, flowers, Gin, horses bread chick., knit hat, knitting, moon, robots, sweater, truck, vest, wool, wrinkles
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~:: How We Captured a Duck ::~
Back in the saddle (not literally). Slept through a million odd dreams, hours’ and hours’ worth. Woke up feeling more like myself. Dressed for the pasture. Greeted the dogs. Checked my mail. Put my phone in my pocket and my … Continue reading
~:: What Happened on Monday ::~
First, may I say that I am growing to hate capchas of any kind with a deep and abiding hatred? Well, I am. And the darned things are getting longer. Isn’t there another way? Counter-bots that follow the dang spammers … Continue reading
Posted in A little history, Family, Gin, Journeys, Seasons, snow, The g-kids, The kids, The outside world, whining
Tagged blizzard, Chaz, Dad, driving, Gin, Kris, Murphy, Santa Fe, Teeth
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~:: And Where Did They Bury the Caucus? ::~
And this: go look at my giveaway and enter to WINNNNN! Giving away a hard back copy of Breaking Rank! Here are some awful (I am NO good with this phone) shots of our only actual snow storm of the … Continue reading
Posted in Events, friends, Just talk, The outside world
Tagged airport, caucus, sitting still, snow
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~:: The Tale of a Grey Bird ::~
I will tell you that I, having decided to educate my children myself for as long as I could, waded into teaching them to read with naïve confidence. And backed out of it astonished at the complexity of the job. … Continue reading
~:: Winter Interlude ::~
It’s the middle of January. In this hemisphere, that means we are in the thick of winter, buried in snow, crusted with hoar frost. But not this year. Yesterday, I bundled up and went out to the barn to watch … Continue reading
Posted in friends, Geneva, Horses, Rachel, The outside world
Tagged Hickory, Martin Luther King, virus, weather, winter
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~:: Leaping from the Nest ::~
I don’t even know how to start this. When I was little, we lived in L.A. Everything was within walking distance. The school, for instance. Two blocks away – long sides. An uncomplicated walk, it was not uphill and it … Continue reading
Posted in A little history, Events, Excuses, Explanations, The outside world, Writing
Tagged Books, new, publishing, The Gardener
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~:: A Little Lapine Fun ::~
There are daring souls among the crafters who send a character they have made literally out into the wide world – traveling to places the maker, herself, may never see. Someone did it with a meerkat once, a yarn one. … Continue reading
~:: Spookiness ::~
I have now answered all comments, visited many blogs, answered email. If I have forgotten you, yell. I feel like a victorian lady, just rising from her writing desk in front of the receiving room window – except without the … Continue reading
