Author Archives: K

Changing it Up: pt 2

Posted on March 16, 2010 by K

Getting Set This is what the construction process is best at producing: Huge, nasty, dusty messes.  You see the lovely blue curtain?  A tarp, which is all that stands between this mess and our quality of life.  I thought I … Continue reading →

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Changing it Up: pt.1

Posted on March 15, 2010 by K

Monsters aside, there’s a lot of stuff that the homeowner has to do herself, getting ready for the launch of a new space.  Like take all the stuff out of the old space.  Stuff she’d forgotten she had.  Stuff that … Continue reading →

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~Just for the heck of it

Posted on March 14, 2010 by K

Home from church now. Thinking a lot about the Sunday School lesson I gave last week.  And here to bring you yet another shocking article about how oddly LDS people see the universe. Three words we don’t use a whole … Continue reading →

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+:Monsters 2: The Moffett Mounty:+

Posted on March 13, 2010 by K

Another day, another tale.  I’d have put more into the processing of the images, but I feel sleety and drizzly (I wonder why) and an hour behind (not till tomorrow), so the tale’s the thing, and that’s all I got. … Continue reading →

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=:Monsters:=

Posted on March 10, 2010 by K

[I begin here with abject apology and ashes on my head.  I don’t know what it was that I was shooting, but I evidently needed aperture priority, a wide open lens and an ISO of 1600, which doesn’t deliver quite … Continue reading →

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=:Happy Gifts:=

Posted on March 5, 2010 by K

My first gift: A few things from the ’80s First, these two gorgeous people.  I found them in the photo album I’ve been scanning the last month.  He’s a drummer.  She’s an angel. They’re older now, and have much better … Continue reading →

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Mixin’ it in the Fix

Posted on March 3, 2010 by K

Okay – you want a little window into how my quirky little brain works?  Here’s what I do in my spare thinking:  I can’t remember what started this particular series of thoughts; I was making breakfast.  And for whatever reason, … Continue reading →

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Cowboys

Posted on March 1, 2010 by K

Waiting for Murphy to write.  And for breakfast to cook.  And for word on the fiancé of one of the sons of our ward – a girl who lives in a small town near Concepcion, in Chili. I am of … Continue reading →

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): Sweet Sorrow :(

Posted on February 25, 2010 by K

Airports used to be in my blood.  We were always flying free, my family – to see the Missouri grandmothers, to have our teeth done in Chicago (my dentist uncle), eventually, to visit Paris when I was fourteen.  I used … Continue reading →

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~:February Hearts:~

Posted on February 22, 2010 by K

Bright spots. That’s what you need in February. Like Valentine’s day – or, more correctly – Saint Valentine’s day. Even though we have basically no idea which particular Valentine it is we’re celebrating (which in itself is kind of charming), … Continue reading →

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