Category Archives: Family

~:: The Christmas Projects ::~

Okay, so I decided to make some handmade presents this year. You remember the camels.  And the dress I made for Andy? And there are a few other things that will show up in the Party post. I swore years … Continue reading

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~:: Gratitude ::~

Where I’ve been. Assuming anybody is still there, remembering me and wondering. Snow on the ground. Fire in the sky. I haven’t been on-line at all for weeks (read: months) except for occasional bouts of Facebook—the conversational equivalent of Twinkies—when … Continue reading

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~:: Nor’ Wester ::~

In the mess of feeling I’ve had over the last many weeks, there was this shining bit of smug satisfaction: I was, in some small things, ready. For one thing, I’d made a boat-load of deer ornaments, plus the junk … Continue reading

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~:: All Hallows Eve ::~

Okay – I had a lot to say.  I wanted to write about October (which I still will), and about Hallowe’en – (sneaking in the fact that I love the yellow moons and the black cats and the pumpkins and … Continue reading

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~:: Camels, royally dressed ::~

I am not sure that I would consider a man wise—one who drapes and binds his camel with fancy bits that do nothing to make a subservient life more pleasant for the poor creature. But as these camels, every one … Continue reading

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~:: Horses and Camels ::~

Both excellent for dashing across the desert. Which is pretty much apropos of nothing. I seem to do a great deal of dashing, but not really across anything, that would assume coming out the other side. As far as I … Continue reading

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~:: Fire on the mountain ::~

First, may I say that if any of you are paper-cut aficionados, you will be interested to know that in order to get a true Class A specimen, all you need is a corn stalk. A dry one. One you’re … Continue reading

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~:: A Ghost Story ::~

A few years back, when I had no barn but was big as one, my mother came, as mothers often do when their children need them. It was October, and it had been a long nine months. The weather was … Continue reading

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~:: New Buddies ::~

Two weeks ago – almost – Donna Lohr flew all the way across the country to spend a few days with two crazy women: Rachel and me. There are plenty of people who are suspicious of relationships that are started … Continue reading

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

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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