Category Archives: Journeys

~:: Drivin’ South in June ::~

Posted on June 28, 2013 by K

I cannot help myself. Every time we make the drive down to New Mexico, there is so much to see, and I never get tired of it. So I always take pictures of it. But to love me is to … Continue reading →

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~:: Once Upon a Time ::~

Posted on April 24, 2013 by K

I don’t believe in fairy tales.  I think I did once, but only a little.  I did believe in Santa Claus.  Or else, I believed that there was a “should” to finding surprises and delights left in your living room … Continue reading →

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~:: Doing Things ::~

Posted on January 6, 2013 by K

As I think about this past strange year (wondering if all years seem strange as you leave them and shoot out the other side), I realize that I have done something really unusual: I’ve actually checked off a giant number … Continue reading →

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~:: Time, Space and Red Leaves ::~

Posted on September 17, 2012 by K

Last post it was May. Now—it’s now. Again, I’m playing ping pong with time. You know how they say that a really good photographer can get beautiful results out of the simplest camera? Because he – she – knows how … Continue reading →

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~:: What Happened on Monday ::~

Posted on March 22, 2012 by K

First, may I say that I am growing to hate capchas of any kind with a deep and abiding hatred?  Well, I am.  And the darned things are getting longer. Isn’t there another way? Counter-bots that follow the dang spammers … Continue reading →

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~:: Milestones 2012 ::~

Posted on March 12, 2012 by K

Last weekend, this person and I jetted down to Santa Fe for a special occasion: the eighth birthday and subsequent baptism of our very first grandchild. I don’t think I ever really saw myself with grandchildren – not till they … Continue reading →

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~:: Flying South ::~

Posted on November 25, 2011 by K

Going to visit my family down south is always a complicated thing for me.  For one thing, it’s kind of going home, but not.  We moved to that house just before I left for college, so I didn’t live there … Continue reading →

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~:: The Explorer Bike Club ::~

Posted on September 27, 2011 by K

The last of it.  The catch-all.  The round up.  How many times can you say, “That baby is SO adorable!” before you start feeling – I dunno – used.  Worse – repetitive.  This is the problem with people who have … Continue reading →

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~:: More Educational Moments ::~

Posted on September 25, 2011 by K

This is probably just the rest of the actual lessons learned.  Maybe. Lesson One: how to fix a gate, primarily to make it rattlesnake proof (my take on it) but also to make it functional (Gin’s take on it) so … Continue reading →

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~:: Lessons We Learned in St. Fe 2 ::~

Posted on September 21, 2011 by K

In the land of the Riders of the Purple Sage when you live with Big Brothers who have adventures, but you are small – very, very small – a lot of your life is just – sitting around. Oh, you … Continue reading →

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