Monthly Archives: October 2009

Lake Drive

            When I first started writing the essays I used to send out to friends and fam through email, what I was sending was a sort of one sided conversation.  Before that, I was writing personal … Continue reading

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~Dog tired~

Notice the dog ears up there, flopping in the wind on either side of the title?  HA. Here’s the rest of the story: On this bright Autumn day (she said, sneaking in a few more autumn pictures)   There is … Continue reading

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Addicted to color

           Ours is a working class neighborhood.  Nothing special.  Nothing to write home about – unless you’re making a study concerning the utter paucity of architectural aesthetic involved in tract-house design during the late nineteen seventies. … Continue reading

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Oye Oye

(pronounced: Oy-YAY Oy-YAY.   meaning: listen up.) An October treat I offer you:  http://lifekunst.blogspot.com/ Go.  Watch the video.  If it doesn’t cheer up your scary holiday heart, then write me, and I’ll send you a really stupid picture of myself … Continue reading

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Double-dog 4

I am afraid I am wearing out my welcome here with these puppy pictures.  The problem is, we keep visiting them, and they keep being so dang cute, and there you are.  I will try not to be so verbose … Continue reading

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Double-dog 3

I am a very well behaved  neighbor, and I will tell you why I say this.  I just ran across the street to see if I could raise Michelle, who I never can raise, unless she is actually outside with … Continue reading

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Double-dog 2

This is the second – or maybe third – visit to the puppies.  I took G once (just for his own edification and education), so that counts as one.  So this is the one after that.  Which makes it the … Continue reading

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Double-dog dare ya ~ pt.1

Because the Old Men are indeed old, and because I have been through dog grief before, I have been thinking of hedging my bets.  So we went to visit puppies: Mama dog.  Abby. Who gave birth to this Guinea pig. And seven … Continue reading

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Pigs and berries

            How did we already get to the middle of October?  I’m glad I already got the pumpkins, because if I hadn’t by now, I’d still be worrying about that, and still not having them.  I … Continue reading

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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

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