Category Archives: The kids

~:: Christmas Day ::~

Posted on December 25, 2013 by K

So, Chaz came to stay overnight on Christmas Eve, as she always does. But she did not get up before dawn.  Neither did we.  The kids were all going to show up at about nine, so the following pictures are … Continue reading →

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~:: Christmas Fête 2013 ::~

Posted on December 13, 2013 by K

I didn’t shoot a lot of images of anything this year.  But I did remember to ask to borrow one of Cam’s photo lights so that I could shoot the Christmas Party ornaments – so you guys could see them … Continue reading →

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~:: The Tiniest Family Thanksgiving ::~

Posted on November 27, 2013 by K

Okay.  So life gets very complicated when your children grow up and start marrying people, and by default, the other people’s families.  Once it was just no big deal, filling up the places at the table. I can remember, both … Continue reading →

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~:: Odd Gifts by Hand ::~

Posted on November 15, 2013 by K

For those who choose to live in far-away places (even not so very far-away is far), gifts have to be chosen or made and wrapped and in some way conveyed across space long before the Great Holiday happens. I really … Continue reading →

Posted in Felt stuff, holidays, Making Things, Stuffed things, The g-kids, The kids | Tagged , , , , | 6 Comments

~:: Just stuff ::~

Posted on October 1, 2013 by K

First this. October – obviously, I guess.  Sometimes, I’m just moving through the house in the usual way when suddenly something strikes me as strange and wonderful. In this case, it was two things: the juxtaposition of the quiet dark … Continue reading →

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~:: Nests ::~

Posted on June 27, 2013 by K

Once upon a time, now a very long time ago, we children regularly travelled to Chicago to get our teeth fixed. I think about that now—we were living in New York—how impressive that could have sounded: “Hey, I’d LOVE to … Continue reading →

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~:: 365 Dollars Short ::~

Posted on June 11, 2013 by K

The last time I really felt like telling a story here – I mean, that feeling that drives you to put things into words – was last year. A year ago.  And I didn’t do it. It was on a … Continue reading →

Posted in A little history, Epiphanies and Meditations, Events, Family, Fun Stuff, holidays, Rachel, Seasons, The g-kids, The kids, The outside world | Tagged , , , , , | 23 Comments

~:: Being Connected ::~

Posted on May 29, 2013 by K

I came from a tiny family – three of us kids.  But my parents came from tinier ones: two kids in each family. I had one uncle (and his wife) and one aunt (and her husband). Four cousins in one … Continue reading →

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~:: Birthday Trip to the Mouse House ::~

Posted on May 15, 2013 by K

Okay. So by May, I was really discouraged because of  the weird state of my little body. Worn out, hurting – just not feeling hopeful. But in the background, all along, G and the kids had been coming up with … Continue reading →

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~:: Yes . . . er . . . ::~

Posted on April 5, 2013 by K

Here’s something I saved till Christmas. And then forgot to do. Give you. Give me, thinking I’m giving it to you. Yes. Our Christmas picture. I browbeat the children into all getting together with Cam’s Big Lights and everything. Then. … Continue reading →

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