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~:: Rewind: Mouse-end ::~
The promised end of the mouse tale: After much doing of this – and this and this, we found a great, smooth round stone made into a fountain. It sat inside some sort of collar, and water was constantly running … Continue reading
Posted in A little history, Events, Family, Fun Stuff, HappyHappyHappy, holidays, Journeys, Light, Memories and Ruminations, The g-kids, The kids, The outside world, Visits
Tagged Andy, Cam, Chaz, Disney, fireworks, forced perspective, G, Lorri, Scooter
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~:: The Wedding ::~
My mother, who was a wonderful woman and (perhaps I should say, “thus”) different than I am in many ways, faithfully wrote small accounts of the family’s activities to her mother in law every week. One day, my grandmother wrote back to … Continue reading
Posted in A little history, Events, Family, friends, HappyHappyHappy, The kids, Uncategorized
Tagged Laura, Murphy, temple, wedding
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What’s more significant than a milestone?
Tonight, the boy who once was the final baby spends his last night as a child in this house. The nest is broken open, and all the fledglings flown. The last child. The last night. Tomorrow everything becomes new. … Continue reading
Posted in Family
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~:: Yet More Mouse ::~
These are TERRIBLE pictures. Some of them. The little camera – the tiny lens – I ask too much of it, which is NOT what a good photographer does. But I’m not worried – the mouseness comes through anyhow. Here … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Fun Stuff, HappyHappyHappy, holidays, Journeys, The g-kids, The kids, The outside world, Visits
Tagged Chaz, Disney, Scooter, sea creatures
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~:: More Mouse ::~
First thing to remember: I am using the POINT AND SHOOT. These first shots are blurry, not because of the camera, but because I was actually trying to dance and shoot at the same time. Second thing to remember: I … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Family, Fun Stuff, HappyHappyHappy, holidays, Journeys, The g-kids, The kids, The outside world
Tagged Chaz, dancing, Disney, Lorri, Murphy, Scooter
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~:: We Visit the Mouse ::~
Today, in the 97 degree weather, after a hard day’s tractor work, I came home drooping. I wanted lime sherbet. In anticipation of such a moment, I had gone to the store and bought some with my own money. Thus, … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Fun Stuff, HappyHappyHappy, Journeys, The g-kids, The kids, The outside world, Visits
Tagged Chaz, Disneyland, family, G, Murphy, Scoots
24 Comments
~:: Movie Reviews & a bit of maundering on ::~
I am sitting in front of this screen, blank-minded. After the last many weeks (would they like these napkins, or should I get those—did I forget to put the TIME on those invites—yes, yes I did—how could I forget to … Continue reading
Posted in A little history, friends, Fun Stuff, Horses, Movie reviews, The kids
Tagged Horses, manure, movies, weddings
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~:: Santa Fe: Pt. Whatever ::~
Once upon a time, I learned that writing and living don’t go easily together. And so it has been the since the first week of July. I have answered no comments – which grieves me – and hardly been able … Continue reading
Posted in A little history, Family, Fun Stuff, Gin, Images, Journeys, The kids, The outside world, Visits
Tagged canyons, coming home, flat tires, Horses, Murphy, Santa Fe
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~:: Santa Fe: Pt.5 ::~
Faces and Fires and Sunsets Being swaddled. An odd shot. Whose toes do you suppose those are? Sandy at breakfast. You will, perhaps, remember the great fires in Arizona and New Mexico this summer. One of them was just northwest … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Fun Stuff, Gin, Journeys, The g-kids, The kids, The outside world, Visits
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~:: Old horses and the Great Journey ::~
Okay. Cue up “The Circle of Life,” or maybe “Sunrise, Sunset,” and hand me a box Puffs. I first met Jedda one very cold January day. Geneva had taken me to see the little sorrel mare, freshly back at the … Continue reading