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~: The heart of it :~
I’m in Santa Fe. Wait. Was that a twit? Am I twittering? #1. I’m getting off the plane in Santa Fe. #2. I’m walking down the concourse, looking for the baggage claim. (Later, I would find that TSA had SEARCHED … Continue reading
Posted in Gin, Images, Knit Stuff, Pics of Made Things, The g-kids, The kids, Visits
Tagged Gin, knitting, light, Max, pumpkin hat, Sandy, Santa Fe
30 Comments
That thing? That <:)B thing? It’s supposed to be a turkey. Yeah. I’m really good at this keyboard art biz – . Home, on the couch, nursing a felty throat. In answer to and in solidarity with a few other … Continue reading
Posted in Epiphanies and Meditations, holidays, IMENHO (Evidently not humble), Just talk
Tagged Christmas, meaning, Thanksgiving
28 Comments
::! Fame !::
If you were watching the World Series Halloween night (sorry, Rangers), you saw my sister on National TV!! They were doing a Fox news Happy Halloween thing, shooting a bunch of trick-or-treaters knocking on a door – AND IT WAS … Continue reading
~;;~ Some Haunting Images ~;;~
As I have mentioned before, my mom used to sew up our Halloween costumes. I remember the cat one, which I loved, but I don’t remember any others; there might be movies of us on Halloween, but my parents weren’t … Continue reading
Posted in A little history, Family, Fun Stuff, holidays, Images, Seasons, The kids
Tagged Autumn, costumes, Halloween, kids, ninja, pirate ship, pumpkins
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~;;~ Part Four: the other thing I made ~;;~
It finally occurred to me that knitting yard into shapes could yield something perhaps more functional than horses. (Is there really anything more functional than horses?) I hate making clothes. Sewing them always left me unsatisfied (does it fit? Kind … Continue reading
Posted in Images, Knit Stuff, Making Things, Pics of Made Things, Seasons, The g-kids
Tagged baby, hat, knitting, on Flickr">, pumpkin
28 Comments
~;;~ Part Three: one thing I have made ~;;~
You do realize that my decorative marks up there are little bats, right? And I will tell you that we woke up to snow on the roof this morning. Ack. And sigh. But a white roof justifies an extra hour … Continue reading
Posted in Family, holidays, Just talk, Making Things, Pics of Made Things, Seasons, snow, The g-kids, The kids
Tagged kilts, snow, wreaths
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~;;~ Game Day pt.2: the cookies ~;;~
Take a very good look, because what you see now was gone yesterday. Stormy, seasonal (for a change) weather, we’ve got now. But on game day – it was like this: early morning slant light, sun just over the mountains … Continue reading
Posted in Fun Stuff, Images, Seasons, The g-kids, The kids
Tagged Autumn, cookies, leaves, Scooter
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~;;~ game day and stormy weather: pt 1 ~;;~
I have spent weeks now with the camera glued to my face. But the storms have come in, and autumn leaves do not weather weather, so soon enough I’ll stop. Will you hate it if I keep posting what I’ve … Continue reading
Posted in A little history, Epiphanies and Meditations, Family, Images, Just life, Just talk, Seasons
Tagged Autumn, baseball, family
21 Comments
:: All Hallow’s Eve ::
I’m in the way of writing about Halloween today. I know I’ve written about it a little before, but today is such a gloriously gloomy sort of day, I’m just feelin’ it. I love holidays. I love the ones that … Continue reading
Posted in A little history, Epiphanies and Meditations, Explanations, Making Things, Memories and Ruminations, Pics of Made Things, Seasons, The kids
Tagged Autumn, bats, cats, Halloween, kids, light, pumpkins, quilts, skeletons
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