Author Archives: K

Pigs and berries

Posted on October 13, 2009 by K

            How did we already get to the middle of October?  I’m glad I already got the pumpkins, because if I hadn’t by now, I’d still be worrying about that, and still not having them.  I … Continue reading →

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Portents and perplexity

Posted on October 11, 2009 by K

            I love light.  Well, yeah, of course I love light.  But I mean in my yard.  I love the light in my yard.  Especially when there are storm clouds over the mountains, hanging over the … Continue reading →

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You Look Like a Monkey~

Posted on October 7, 2009 by K

Somehow over the years, all these traditions just showed up and took residence in our house. Birthday traditions.  Christmas ones.  Easter ones.  Some came from G’s family, some from mine. Some I made up myself.  I don’t know what I … Continue reading →

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Slumber

Posted on October 5, 2009 by K

Is anybody else scared to go to bed at night? I don’t ever remember when I was a kid, feeling this way.  For a little while in college, yes, one summer when I was worried about bad guys crawling through … Continue reading →

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Con-fer-ence!!!!

Posted on October 5, 2009 by K

This is silly – this post (I thought I’d published last night somehow didn’t take) is really not that big a deal, so reposting to you  – it’s like when you make some little comment half under your breath, just … Continue reading →

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Swiss Days

Posted on October 1, 2009 by K

Midway, Utah is an interesting little place.  Industrious.  Clever, ever since its beginnings.  A whole mess of Swiss people settled there in the mid 1800s, and because of the ring of gorgeous mountains that surround the place, the town was … Continue reading →

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The Great Journey~ Pt.4 and End

Posted on September 30, 2009 by K

THIS is Max.  He’s a divin’ fool. He demonstrates his technique. In which figures largely this philosophy: lean until you are committed. Hands out flat –  Look down to make sure the water is still there. Then dunk yourself and … Continue reading →

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Interlude

Posted on September 30, 2009 by K

  For like the last week, our local weather guys have been rubbing their hands together with glee, predicting a HUGE change in the weather for this week.  For today, specifically.  “Wait till you find out what’s coming,” was the teaser … Continue reading →

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The Great Journey~ Pt. 3

Posted on September 29, 2009 by K

And then . . . We took a bus.  A happy bus. Transportation.  Which put me in mind of  . . . horses.  I started missing horses.  So we went looking for some. We found this one – part of … Continue reading →

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The Great Journey~ Pt. 2

Posted on September 28, 2009 by K

Then, after that: We walked this strange and desolate city.  And in the frame of mind one might expect to have after such an experience, we stumbled into this weird situation.  You would think, what with the warning posted so … Continue reading →

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