Author Archives: K

Frazz and the mirror eyes~

Posted on August 11, 2009 by K

There are two places where I always end up feeling nervous and small.  One is the airport.  When I was young, my dad worked for TWA, and we’d always fly standby – free to see my grandmother, cousins.  The catch … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Gin, The g-kids, The outside world, Visits | 11 Comments

Frazz and the Slithering Tails

Posted on August 10, 2009 by K

On Friday, I suggested that Frazz might want to go outside and play.  We have a great yard—trees and rope swings and hills and little forests.  I had visions of myself propped up in a lawn chair with a book, … Continue reading →

Posted in dogs, Family, friends, Fun Stuff, Gin, The g-kids | Tagged , , | 14 Comments

Frazz and the Exploding Pony

Posted on August 9, 2009 by K

So much to write—so little time. When the Gin set comes to visit, all of the family together, Frazz cannot touch the horses.  This is because he does not want his mother’s head to explode.  Or her eyes either.  Or … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Horses, The g-kids | Tagged , , | 14 Comments

Flipping Sweet Sorrow

Posted on August 5, 2009 by K

          We living creatures are constantly swimming in a confluence of diverse and dynamic systems.  I know that.  And I know that a peaceful day is something of a miracle.  And any series of peaceful days is … Continue reading →

Posted in Epiphanies and Meditations, friends | 16 Comments

Brave Max

Posted on August 4, 2009 by K

  This is Nice Max . . .     champion of dogs who need to go OUT, friend to stuffed animals, the comfort of his mother’s old age. This is Brave and Strong Max.   VERY strong Max. This … Continue reading →

Posted in dogs, Family, Fun Stuff, Gin, The g-kids | Tagged , , | 8 Comments

July: not just fireworks

Posted on August 3, 2009 by K

It’s not easy to write about life at the same time you are living it.  What did Wordsworth say?  Poetry is strong emotion as recollected in tranquility?  Yeah.  Tranquility.  A poet who was obviously not a mother.   Because I … Continue reading →

Posted in Epiphanies and Meditations, Family, Images, Just life, Texas, The g-kids, The kids, Visits | Tagged , , , , | 10 Comments

Swelter

Posted on July 31, 2009 by K

Yeah, I know I was complaining about the rain—the dreary, chilly rain – was it just a month or so ago? Well, I’m taking it back. Not all of it, but some of it. Because now it’s hot.  Hounding hot … Continue reading →

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Kind of a Stupid Day

Posted on July 28, 2009 by K

1. Morning: Max slept here last night, but Ginna did not – as she had to pick Kris up at the airport. And G has sessions all day, and Chaz is sick. So I need to be the one who … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Gin, Seasons, Texas, The g-kids, The kids, Visits | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 11 Comments

Craft and cleverness

Posted on July 18, 2009 by K

I love handmade stuff. Love it, love it, love it. And I love buying from the person who makes the stuff. Especially magical things like pottery and lampwork and stained glass and jewelry and onions. I wanted to show you … Continue reading →

Posted in Fun Stuff, Making Things, Pics of Made Things | Tagged , | 13 Comments

Opining about opinion

Posted on July 17, 2009 by K

Karl Marx once opined that religion was the opiate of the masses.  Chaz proposes another view: that politics is the true opiate, giving the masses such a nice big bone to worry, they’re too busy with it to look up … Continue reading →

Posted in IMENHO (Evidently not humble), mad | Tagged , | 6 Comments