Monthly Archives: November 2011

~:: Turkey Day ::~

My mom used to have these candles she’d put out on the dining room table at Thanksgiving, small, chibi-like wax pilgrims wearing an odd, light, translucent shade of brown.  And there was this fat, round turkey made of some kind … Continue reading

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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

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~:: Flying South: pt.2 – treasure ::~

I did make two suggestions while I was down there with Kev. We went to the movies, for one. And I loved that. I’ve been wanting to go to the movies for months. And the other was based on a … Continue reading

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~:: Flying South ::~

Going to visit my family down south is always a complicated thing for me.  For one thing, it’s kind of going home, but not.  We moved to that house just before I left for college, so I didn’t live there … Continue reading

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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

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