Monthly Archives: November 2009

Gifted Corn

Posted on November 26, 2009 by K

You remember this corn shock, yes?  The one I bought from Bro. Carter out on 6th South?  He always makes sure he’s got at least one purple corn stalk in each one of these bunches, and I love that about … Continue reading →

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Not ready ~

Posted on November 23, 2009 by K

I don’t know whether it’s the fact that M is still far away in Argentina, and Gin on the other side of the continent in RI. Or if maybe it’s because I’d decided to move our Thanksgiving dinner up to … Continue reading →

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Chaos on eight paws~

Posted on November 21, 2009 by K

To start: I loved the way the sun was coming through the front window.  I leave the door open so I can keep an eye on the pups through the storm door.  The sunlight got caught in the cascade of … Continue reading →

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Naked Truth

Posted on November 15, 2009 by K

Yeah.  Maybe not so temporary an insanity.  I present to you (druuuuuum rooooolll) my future.  It can only get worse from here. You know how I said that I wasn’t going to show you the rest of me when I … Continue reading →

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Just wondering

Posted on November 14, 2009 by K

I was thinking today about that story about the woman who buried all her children in the frozen ground, on her way to Austria, was it, in the winter during WW II? With a tea spoon. she buried them. She … Continue reading →

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Boxing Day

Posted on November 13, 2009 by K

Friday the thirteenth, actually.  Which I have to keep reminding myself, since I never really know what day it is—and so stand to miss the fun parts. Here is a short summation of my pitifulness: I cry over boxes.  Not … Continue reading →

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Oh dear

Posted on November 9, 2009 by K

Okay, I had heard about video trailers for books, but I’d never seen one till today: http://www.amazon.com/gp/mpd/permalink/mT9MAF49ROHU9 Oh, dear. More: http://www.amazon.com/gp/browse.html/ref=pe_66860_13491480_pe_t1/?node=2233760011 I mean, I didn’t even know there was a book called Going Bovine.  Now, I’m going to have nightmares … Continue reading →

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Me: makey-makey

Posted on November 8, 2009 by K

I am no artist.  I am a slap-dash scrap quilter.  My craft is only good enough to make reasonably sure that what I produce holds together, at least till somebody tries to actually use it.  Maybe. This is actually my … Continue reading →

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Treasure Gathering

Posted on November 6, 2009 by K

One of my more profound failures as a female concerns shopping: I don’t like it.  Put me in a mall and I mostly want to go home.  Especially if it’s pants we’re shopping for.  I tend to  buy my clothes … Continue reading →

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Animal Husbandry

Posted on November 1, 2009 by K

There are times, as you go around owning animals, when you end up with a sick horse. This is a sick horse.  Jedda is recovering here from “pigeon fever,” named not because you get it from pigeons but because when you … Continue reading →

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