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Category Archives: Family
Changing it Up: pt.1
Monsters aside, there’s a lot of stuff that the homeowner has to do herself, getting ready for the launch of a new space. Like take all the stuff out of the old space. Stuff she’d forgotten she had. Stuff that … Continue reading
Posted in Construction, Family, Fun Stuff, Just life
Tagged addition, construction, lamentation
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=:Happy Gifts:=
My first gift: A few things from the ’80s First, these two gorgeous people. I found them in the photo album I’ve been scanning the last month. He’s a drummer. She’s an angel. They’re older now, and have much better … Continue reading
Posted in A little history, friends, Fun Stuff, Making Things, The kids
Tagged 80s, art, crafts, eggs, Gin, links, wind
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): Sweet Sorrow :(
Airports used to be in my blood. We were always flying free, my family – to see the Missouri grandmothers, to have our teeth done in Chicago (my dentist uncle), eventually, to visit Paris when I was fourteen. I used … Continue reading
=:Constructions:=
I had forgotten. We built this house about thirty two years ago. We had a friend general contract, but his wife was having a rough pregnancy, and in the end, we were the generals. The most significant memory: driving by … Continue reading
~=:Valentine’s- YAY!!
Valentine’s was always a big thing in my house. It wasn’t only the making of the classroom Heart Covered Mail Box and the careful choosing of kitty and puppy valentines for friends. It was a family thing. I don’t know … Continue reading
~::February Scrap::~
1) I figured out what I want for my birthday. And I’m telling you now so you can keep an eye out: Marilyn, who just turned thirty (how did you DO that?), posted her 30 poils of wisdom (that’s “pearls” … Continue reading
—:=Awake=:—
Awake. This is my year’s Word. So it should define my stomping ground, my territory, my attitudinal homesteading rights. But I am having trouble proving up my deed on it. For one twelfth of this new year, I have been … Continue reading
Posted in dogs, Epiphanies and Meditations, Gin, Horses, Images, Images of our herd in specific, Seasons
Tagged camera, color, Gin, Jedda, rocking chair, winter
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Avoiding the question ~
Here is a lovely and terrifying thing: my first baby turns thirty today. This makes her a full-fledged human grown up. And what does it make me? I will put up a picture later, but for now, may I say … Continue reading
For Colin ~
———=0=——— For my sweet young man, I worked up the courage to try a bunny. A bunny to remember her by. It’s very hard to lose an animal you love. This bunny was designed by Lauri Sharp of Wool Pets. … Continue reading
What the Lady wore ~
As promised. The flamboyant and convention-challenged daughter who carries her own stories about with her. Chaz, dresses for travel. I gave up heels altogether almost thirty years ago. Too fond of my ankles and too worried about the safety of … Continue reading