Category Archives: holidays

~:: The Ornament Bash ::~

Posted on January 7, 2013 by K

Here it is: an account of one raucous night in the company of greedy pirates and unprincipled chess players. ‘Twas two weeks before Christmas, and all through the place. All the children were scrambling, with wire and with lace  . … Continue reading →

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~:: The Christmas Projects ::~

Posted on January 3, 2013 by K

Okay, so I decided to make some handmade presents this year. You remember the camels.  And the dress I made for Andy? And there are a few other things that will show up in the Party post. I swore years … Continue reading →

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~:: Gratitude ::~

Posted on January 1, 2013 by K

Where I’ve been. Assuming anybody is still there, remembering me and wondering. Snow on the ground. Fire in the sky. I haven’t been on-line at all for weeks (read: months) except for occasional bouts of Facebook—the conversational equivalent of Twinkies—when … Continue reading →

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~:: All Hallows Eve ::~

Posted on October 31, 2012 by K

Okay – I had a lot to say.  I wanted to write about October (which I still will), and about Hallowe’en – (sneaking in the fact that I love the yellow moons and the black cats and the pumpkins and … Continue reading →

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~:: Camels, royally dressed ::~

Posted on October 27, 2012 by K

I am not sure that I would consider a man wise—one who drapes and binds his camel with fancy bits that do nothing to make a subservient life more pleasant for the poor creature. But as these camels, every one … Continue reading →

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~:: Fire on the mountain ::~

Posted on October 16, 2012 by K

First, may I say that if any of you are paper-cut aficionados, you will be interested to know that in order to get a true Class A specimen, all you need is a corn stalk. A dry one. One you’re … Continue reading →

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~:: More Fourth ::~

Posted on July 30, 2012 by K

The 4th of July.  Independence Day. Barbecues, parades (with horses), fireworks, craft fairs, patriotic villages, friends, games, marching bands, bagpipes, craziness.  This year started with G getting up early to run a 10K race.  And Chaz and Chelsea and I … Continue reading →

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~:: Back to the 4th ::~

Posted on July 28, 2012 by K

I’m going to be moving backward in time here. Unevenly, too. Again, this blog is – at its heart – the journal I’m keeping of our lives. So I don’t want to miss things. I just wish I weren’t compelled … Continue reading →

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~:: Big Balloons ::~

Posted on July 8, 2012 by K

Okay.  This is why I haven’t been journaling: I don’t know when to stop.  I am not moderate.  I cannot help myself. So this is long. But it’s mostly pictures, so you don’t have to work too hard to get … Continue reading →

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~:: On Birthdays ::~

Posted on May 15, 2012 by K

Behinder and behinder. In our house, at some point, I made a decree: Christmas is all about Christ, but birthdays are all about YOU. I always hated the sit-on-Santa-and-ask-for-stuff thing. So for my poor children, if Santa’s lap was involved, … Continue reading →

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