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~:: Backing up ::~
Many things to write about. I cast my net backwards tonight, stealing a few moments to play in pictures, and found a few I’d like to share. Gin took these shots, coming up here in October. They were higher in … Continue reading
Posted in dogs, Family, Felt stuff, Fun Stuff, Knit Stuff, Light, Pics of Made Things, Seasons, The g-kids
Tagged Andy, aspens, birds, dogs, gifts, house, pumpkins, Scooter, sheep, stars, yard
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~:: 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
~:: Tales of Salmon ::~
They always come swimmin’ right back up the river ~ And this is what we did this weekend. Have children around. Gin came home for a day. She dropped the dentist off to be Slick Rock Bike Guy and came … Continue reading
~:: Oh, Say – Can You See? ::~
At risk of repeating stories (which I am destined to do till the day I die), I was taken – charmed – intrigued – when (as a little kid) I saw the movie Pollyanna. It was the 4th of July … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Family, friends, Fun Stuff, HappyHappyHappy, holidays, Seasons, The g-kids, The kids, The outside world
Tagged 4th of July, Chaz, face painting, Murphy, parade, Rachel, summer, yard
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~:: vita interruptus ::~
I figured out how to explain it. You know, that thing that happens when you get home from vacation and walk back into your house, and suddenly, don’t remember who you used to be when you lived there? Or a … Continue reading
~:: Just Wait Ten Minutes ::~
I was a kid in LA, lightyears ago. I had these two forever long blocks to walk every day – a choice of three parallel routes that all ended up at my school. Every word I am writing here calls … Continue reading
~:: It’s MAY! It’s MAY!! ::~
I wanted to write Sunday things. But I can’t settle to anything. Just may I say that while I never want to go to church (get up, dress up, make up, get somewhere on time and sit for hours), once … Continue reading
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Pictures of spring to follow. But first, a little verbal sparring: Define: dicasity Rachel: As for the word dicasity: that would be me! :D Marilyn: Dicasity: the ability of something to be die-cast? Zinc has a high dicasity, broccoli has … Continue reading
Posted in Fun Stuff, Images, Seasons, The outside world
Tagged dicasity, flowers, leaves, spring, yard
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Blue light ~
It snowed last night. I took the camera with me, hoping that this dawning might remind my eyes of light. What I found the moment I walked through the door – the moment the sun crept over the lip of … Continue reading
Portents and perplexity
I love light. Well, yeah, of course I love light. But I mean in my yard. I love the light in my yard. Especially when there are storm clouds over the mountains, hanging over the … Continue reading
Posted in Epiphanies and Meditations, Images, Seasons, The outside world
Tagged light, yard
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