Author Archives: K

The Curious Question of Is: pt. 3

Posted on January 12, 2011 by K

Okay, so you are going to be very impressed and entertained by this set of slick charts I’ve made up for you.  Really.  You will be. Our hero is SAM.  No, Sam, not specifically you.  Just—Sam.  We pass by all … Continue reading →

Posted in Epiphanies and Meditations, IMENHO (Evidently not humble), Just life, Just talk | Tagged , | 6 Comments

The Curious Question of Is: pt. 2

Posted on January 12, 2011 by K

So in one of the comments to that woeful empty nest piece I did the other day, a young friend of mine (as long as you haven’t gotten married or had kids, I would consider you young if you were … Continue reading →

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The Curious Question of Is: pt.1

Posted on January 11, 2011 by K

Strange and mystical verb that: to be. Is. There really is no hard and fast definition for this verb, and yet we use it a million times a day.  We live on the edge of a mystery, but manage to … Continue reading →

Posted in Epiphanies and Meditations, Just life, Just talk | Tagged | 4 Comments

~:: Sometimes, a little magic ::~

Posted on January 10, 2011 by K

May I tell you that when I went out to the barn this morning it was 16 degrees?  I was working in the stalls, putting things to rights when I looked down and there, perched on the ground level rung … Continue reading →

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~:: Perpetual Motion ::~

Posted on January 8, 2011 by K

Once again, M is gone.  This time for 5 months.  But at least, in the states.  We took him to the airport this morning—G, Laura and I—through fog, over ice.  Got there in good time.  And after he had gone … Continue reading →

Posted in Epiphanies and Meditations, Family, Journeys, The g-kids, The kids | Tagged , , , | 21 Comments

~:: Unresolved ::~

Posted on January 6, 2011 by K

I don’t make New Years’ resolutions.  Not to sound all broomstick-up-the-back about it, but my Faith pretty much demands that I constantly keep a weather-eye out on myself.  I mean, you know – not in an unhealthily obsessed way.  Just … Continue reading →

Posted in Epiphanies and Meditations, Seasons | Tagged , | 22 Comments

~:: Catchin’ up ::~

Posted on January 5, 2011 by K

Okay, first of all I have a link for you.  A link to a person who is so witty and so creative and so full of astonishing energy, that next to her I feel like—like an old person who’s missed … Continue reading →

Posted in Knit Stuff, Making Things, Pics of Made Things, The kids | Tagged , , , , , | 25 Comments

~:: Christmas Morning 2010 ::~

Posted on December 30, 2010 by K

Christmas Eve at my brother’s  beautiful house.  For decades, we were alone up here, all of both our families states and states away.  But then G’s sister and brother moved here, and my brother.  Suddenly – family!  My brother explained … Continue reading →

Posted in Christmas, Family, holidays, Seasons, Texas, The g-kids, The kids, Visits | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 16 Comments

~:: The Iceman Cometh ::~

Posted on December 30, 2010 by K

Once upon a time, it snowed.  Remember this cute little snow? Then it snowed again.  This time with far more serious intent. This was only the beginning – it continued to snow for another several hours. Four hours later,  rain … Continue reading →

Posted in Seasons, snow, whining | Tagged , , , , | 22 Comments

~:: Ring, Christmas Lights ::~

Posted on December 27, 2010 by K

Ginna put up this cool header.  It’s still there.  Or it was this afternoon.  And I found myself enviously wondering how the heck she did it.  So I got out my camera and thought about it. Palm against forehead – … Continue reading →

Posted in Fun Stuff, holidays, Images, Light, Seasons | Tagged , , | 28 Comments