Monthly Archives: September 2011

~:: The Explorer Bike Club ::~

The last of it.  The catch-all.  The round up.  How many times can you say, “That baby is SO adorable!” before you start feeling – I dunno – used.  Worse – repetitive.  This is the problem with people who have … Continue reading

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~:: More Educational Moments ::~

This is probably just the rest of the actual lessons learned.  Maybe. Lesson One: how to fix a gate, primarily to make it rattlesnake proof (my take on it) but also to make it functional (Gin’s take on it) so … Continue reading

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~:: Designing Interlude ::~

I’m interrupting myself again.  And it strikes me that I haven’t written anything in actual words for ages.  Maybe I’m scared words won’t be as engaging as photo essays might be.  Or maybe I’m too tired to string more than … Continue reading

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~:: Lessons We Learned in St. Fe 2 ::~

In the land of the Riders of the Purple Sage when you live with Big Brothers who have adventures, but you are small – very, very small – a lot of your life is just – sitting around. Oh, you … Continue reading

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~:: Lessons We Learned in St. Fe 1 ::~

First, I sneak in a few shots – the yard as seen through the windows.  Sunset on the first day. Light tipped leaves.  Brick patio. I love seeing this door at the end of the hall. No fabulous sunsets this … Continue reading

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~:: Rewind again: Not our Wedding ::~

I will have you know that I am a precursor – a harbinger of our new, cool global modern social order.  I remember very clearly: when I was an adolescent and I realized that my mother had a driver’s license … Continue reading

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The Odd Charm of Cataclysm

In 1982 (or was it ’83?), the river swelled between its banks, force fed by gorged mountain streams after a wet winter and a too-warm-too-fast spring.  We lived in quiet terror, waking in the middle of the night when the … Continue reading

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~:: How I felt about the wedding ::~

I bring things on myself.  But you want to add a little personal spice to a significant family event, jah?  A little tangible love – hidden in the details?  So I’ll show you what I did for the wedding luncheon … Continue reading

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~:: Rewind: Mouse-end ::~

The promised end of the mouse tale: After much doing of this – and this and this, we found a great, smooth round stone made into a fountain.  It sat inside some sort of collar, and water was constantly running … Continue reading

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~:: The Wedding ::~

My mother, who was a wonderful woman and (perhaps I should say, “thus”) different than I am in many ways, faithfully wrote small accounts of the family’s activities to her mother in law every week. One day, my grandmother wrote back to … Continue reading

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