Category Archives: Rachel

~:: Have at Thee, Then ::~

Posted on May 14, 2011 by K

First, can’t help shooting the yard again.  This is SO May. Magic.  People with diaphanous robes and flowers in their hair play here before we get up and after we fall asleep.  Also skunks do. Shadows JUST LIKE SUMMER.  Except … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, Family, friends, Fun Stuff, Horses, Images, Journeys, Rachel, The kids | Tagged , , , , | 62 Comments

~:: Rachel and the Elves ::~

Posted on April 18, 2011 by K

note: I am extending the story challenge.  Forget getting the egg for Easter.  I will award it Friday and send it Monday.  You have till Friday.  Melissa, this means you.  And Wabi – and several others of you who are … Continue reading →

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*::Yule Shindig 2010::*

Posted on December 23, 2010 by K

Every year, we have the same party.  (see this and this and this and maybe this if you want some history – or repetition)  It’s pretty much the only party we have anymore.  And it’s a mean son-of-a-gun.  We started it … Continue reading →

Posted in Christmas, Events, friends, Fun Stuff, holidays, Making Things, Pics of Made Things, Rachel, Seasons, The kids | Tagged , , | 22 Comments

~o:> oh, camping, oh

Posted on August 1, 2010 by K

I think of myself as growing up in a Big Camping Family. I have slept on the ground with only an ancient sleeping bag between me and the rocks, on bouncy cots that turn over if you’re not careful, on … Continue reading →

Posted in A little history, Family, Horses, Journeys, Memories and Ruminations, Rachel | Tagged | 21 Comments

~o:> Having a Hay Day 2010

Posted on July 18, 2010 by K

Okay, I have so dang much to write about.  And I’m behind reading everybody else.  Why?  I don’t know why.  Stuff keeps happening.  So – write or read?  Write or read???  Okay – both. But me first. By the way, … Continue reading →

Posted in Epiphanies and Meditations, Events, friends, Images, IMENHO (Evidently not humble), Just life, Rachel | Tagged , , , , , | 26 Comments

~o:> A Tale of Two Tails

Posted on July 14, 2010 by K

Departing from long tradition, I have finished a horse.  Not just in the fact that I have given him hair, but I have also finished his hooves.  Or what would have been his hooves if he had any.  I have … Continue reading →

Posted in friends, Knit Stuff, Making Things, Pics of Made Things, Rachel | Tagged , , , , , | 15 Comments

~o:> Another Day at the Market

Posted on July 13, 2010 by K

Or: My Side of Rachel and the African Kikoy In the continuing saga of our fascination with the Farmer’s Market, summer finally came to the valley, and we sallied forth to sample the local offerings. Rachel went with us, and … Continue reading →

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~o:> After Word

Posted on June 29, 2010 by K

If you’re getting sick of me writing about our endless mishaps, then you’re in good dang company.  This is a ripped off letter I sent to Rachel today, and I’m using it as a blog because my brain has run … Continue reading →

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~o:> Day Trippin’: pt.2

Posted on June 15, 2010 by K

The city, as it marches into the hills. Note the two completely different greens up there on the mountain: you can really see where the aspens end and the pine forest begins. Here we are in the city. We really … Continue reading →

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~o:> Day Trippin’: pt. 1

Posted on June 14, 2010 by K

So Rachel and I and the beautious Ms. K packed up our bags and headed into the mountains for a trip to OZ (home of the Emperor and His New Clothes). Park City started out a mere hundred or so … Continue reading →

Posted in IMENHO (Evidently not humble), Journeys, Rachel, The outside world | Tagged , , , , , | 15 Comments