Author Archives: K

Treasure Gathering

Posted on November 6, 2009 by K

One of my more profound failures as a female concerns shopping: I don’t like it.  Put me in a mall and I mostly want to go home.  Especially if it’s pants we’re shopping for.  I tend to  buy my clothes … Continue reading →

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Animal Husbandry

Posted on November 1, 2009 by K

There are times, as you go around owning animals, when you end up with a sick horse. This is a sick horse.  Jedda is recovering here from “pigeon fever,” named not because you get it from pigeons but because when you … Continue reading →

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Lake Drive

Posted on October 29, 2009 by K

            When I first started writing the essays I used to send out to friends and fam through email, what I was sending was a sort of one sided conversation.  Before that, I was writing personal … Continue reading →

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~Dog tired~

Posted on October 25, 2009 by K

Notice the dog ears up there, flopping in the wind on either side of the title?  HA. Here’s the rest of the story: On this bright Autumn day (she said, sneaking in a few more autumn pictures)   There is … Continue reading →

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Addicted to color

Posted on October 21, 2009 by K

           Ours is a working class neighborhood.  Nothing special.  Nothing to write home about – unless you’re making a study concerning the utter paucity of architectural aesthetic involved in tract-house design during the late nineteen seventies. … Continue reading →

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Oye Oye

Posted on October 19, 2009 by K

(pronounced: Oy-YAY Oy-YAY.   meaning: listen up.) An October treat I offer you:  http://lifekunst.blogspot.com/ Go.  Watch the video.  If it doesn’t cheer up your scary holiday heart, then write me, and I’ll send you a really stupid picture of myself … Continue reading →

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Double-dog 4

Posted on October 17, 2009 by K

I am afraid I am wearing out my welcome here with these puppy pictures.  The problem is, we keep visiting them, and they keep being so dang cute, and there you are.  I will try not to be so verbose … Continue reading →

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Double-dog 3

Posted on October 16, 2009 by K

I am a very well behaved  neighbor, and I will tell you why I say this.  I just ran across the street to see if I could raise Michelle, who I never can raise, unless she is actually outside with … Continue reading →

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Double-dog 2

Posted on October 15, 2009 by K

This is the second – or maybe third – visit to the puppies.  I took G once (just for his own edification and education), so that counts as one.  So this is the one after that.  Which makes it the … Continue reading →

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Double-dog dare ya ~ pt.1

Posted on October 14, 2009 by K

Because the Old Men are indeed old, and because I have been through dog grief before, I have been thinking of hedging my bets.  So we went to visit puppies: Mama dog.  Abby. Who gave birth to this Guinea pig. And seven … Continue reading →

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