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~:: Santa Fe: Pt. 3 ::~
Home now. Way behind. Horses alive (thank you Rachel and sons). Dogs alive, house not burned down (thank you, Chelsea!!). My last week with M before the love of his life comes home and I lose my full time buddy. … Continue reading
~:: Santa Fe: Pt. 3 & 4 ::~
Phooey and phooey. The new install wiped out my stats and a bunch of comments and replies. We found the comments in the database and I have tried to restore them; meanwhile, it looks like I was ignoring everybody. And … Continue reading
Posted in friends, Gin, Journeys, Light, The kids, The outside world, Visits
Tagged Arches, Chazi, Chelsea, crafts, furniture, journeys, Murphy, Santa Fe, shopping, stone carving, wood carving
21 Comments
~:: Santa Fe: Pt. 2 ::~
More amazing land: We walked the wide cinder paths across the desert, careful not to step onto the living crust of the land. Chaz boots – in the middle – have seen everywhere from Japan to Wales to the deserts … Continue reading
~:: The Wood Knocks Back ::~
Note on the last three days: earlier this year I updated WordPress, my blog software. I’d never had a problem doing this before – but this time, I lost my visual editor and nothing I could do, nothing on the … Continue reading
~:: Back to Santa Fe: pt. 1 ::~
This is a photo of the one day Max and Gin were able to spend with us in our own house. If I do say so myself, I have caught them both brilliantly. The next day, they drove away with … Continue reading
~:: Knocking on Wood ::~
I am on the couch, tangled up in blankets, alternately coughing and wishing I were asleep. Not the least unhappy, though. Just tired out. I have many photographs to offer you. But I can’t. Not till you read this: An … Continue reading
Posted in A little history, Events, Family, Gin, Just talk, mad, Visits, whining
Tagged cars, chaos, dish washer, documents, dogs, Gin, license, refrigerator, sick, Sully, Tucker
40 Comments
~:: 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
54 Comments
~:: More Relics of Joy ::~
Starting with the light I’m always trying to show you: along the river, the last dying flame of the sun, traveling back up river. I look out the back windows and the light is so striking, so dramatic, that I … Continue reading
Posted in A little history, Christmas, Epiphanies and Meditations, Family, Making Things, Pics of Made Things, The g-kids, The kids
Tagged applique, beads, bird, children, easter eggs, embroidery, Erin, felt, fish, frog, gift, hedgehog, horse, light, matching game, mouse, penguin, pillow case, qults, shutter, totums, turtle
29 Comments
Mutiny in the Bounty
I am first apologizing for both Rachel and me. Her kids are out for summer holidays, and she’s feeling pretty good – so there’s no holding still to read or write. Not with Levi and his little brother running wild … Continue reading
~:: The Plunge ::~
Okay – WAIT WAIT: HERE’S NEWS!!! Cars 2 opened today, and GUESS WHOSE NAME WAS IN THE CREDITS???? Gin caught it on her phone cam. Is that pirating? And if you stop by Ginna‘s place, you can watch a GREAT … Continue reading