Category Archives: Family

Double-dog 2

Posted on October 15, 2009 by K

This is the second – or maybe third – visit to the puppies.  I took G once (just for his own edification and education), so that counts as one.  So this is the one after that.  Which makes it the … Continue reading →

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Double-dog dare ya ~ pt.1

Posted on October 14, 2009 by K

Because the Old Men are indeed old, and because I have been through dog grief before, I have been thinking of hedging my bets.  So we went to visit puppies: Mama dog.  Abby. Who gave birth to this Guinea pig. And seven … Continue reading →

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Pigs and berries

Posted on October 13, 2009 by K

            How did we already get to the middle of October?  I’m glad I already got the pumpkins, because if I hadn’t by now, I’d still be worrying about that, and still not having them.  I … Continue reading →

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You Look Like a Monkey~

Posted on October 7, 2009 by K

Somehow over the years, all these traditions just showed up and took residence in our house. Birthday traditions.  Christmas ones.  Easter ones.  Some came from G’s family, some from mine. Some I made up myself.  I don’t know what I … Continue reading →

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Swiss Days

Posted on October 1, 2009 by K

Midway, Utah is an interesting little place.  Industrious.  Clever, ever since its beginnings.  A whole mess of Swiss people settled there in the mid 1800s, and because of the ring of gorgeous mountains that surround the place, the town was … Continue reading →

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The Great Journey~ Pt.4 and End

Posted on September 30, 2009 by K

THIS is Max.  He’s a divin’ fool. He demonstrates his technique. In which figures largely this philosophy: lean until you are committed. Hands out flat –  Look down to make sure the water is still there. Then dunk yourself and … Continue reading →

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The Great Journey~ Pt. 3

Posted on September 29, 2009 by K

And then . . . We took a bus.  A happy bus. Transportation.  Which put me in mind of  . . . horses.  I started missing horses.  So we went looking for some. We found this one – part of … Continue reading →

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The Great Journey~ Pt. 2

Posted on September 28, 2009 by K

Then, after that: We walked this strange and desolate city.  And in the frame of mind one might expect to have after such an experience, we stumbled into this weird situation.  You would think, what with the warning posted so … Continue reading →

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The Great Journey~ Pt. 1

Posted on September 27, 2009 by K

I love recording things here and sharing images.  But sometimes it’s really, really hard to find enough lag time during the actual living part to allow you to step out and write things up.  I’m not even going to try … Continue reading →

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Strangers in the back yard

Posted on September 7, 2009 by K

Two little things before the stranger story: 1) G’s famous whole wheat pancakes: how I want some of these right NOW. 2) And why I keep talking about legs and gross things: Yucky, huh?  This is actually not some poor, … Continue reading →

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