Category Archives: The kids

~:: For Friends We Never Meet ::~

This is a very little story.  It happened in 1994.  Or it started there.  My parents had organized the second of our two family reunions, this one in Pagosa Springs, Colorado, where they had a time share.  I have just … Continue reading

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~:: Spookiness ::~

I have now answered all comments, visited many blogs, answered email.  If I have forgotten you, yell.  I feel like a victorian lady, just rising from her writing desk in front of the receiving room window – except without the … Continue reading

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~:: Tales of Salmon ::~

They always come swimmin’ right back up the river ~ And this is what we did this weekend.  Have children around.  Gin came home for a day.  She dropped the dentist off to be Slick Rock Bike Guy and came … Continue reading

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~:: The Explorer Bike Club ::~

The last of it.  The catch-all.  The round up.  How many times can you say, “That baby is SO adorable!” before you start feeling – I dunno – used.  Worse – repetitive.  This is the problem with people who have … Continue reading

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~:: More Educational Moments ::~

This is probably just the rest of the actual lessons learned.  Maybe. Lesson One: how to fix a gate, primarily to make it rattlesnake proof (my take on it) but also to make it functional (Gin’s take on it) so … Continue reading

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~:: Lessons We Learned in St. Fe 2 ::~

In the land of the Riders of the Purple Sage when you live with Big Brothers who have adventures, but you are small – very, very small – a lot of your life is just – sitting around. Oh, you … Continue reading

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~:: Lessons We Learned in St. Fe 1 ::~

First, I sneak in a few shots – the yard as seen through the windows.  Sunset on the first day. Light tipped leaves.  Brick patio. I love seeing this door at the end of the hall. No fabulous sunsets this … Continue reading

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~:: Rewind again: Not our Wedding ::~

I will have you know that I am a precursor – a harbinger of our new, cool global modern social order.  I remember very clearly: when I was an adolescent and I realized that my mother had a driver’s license … Continue reading

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~:: How I felt about the wedding ::~

I bring things on myself.  But you want to add a little personal spice to a significant family event, jah?  A little tangible love – hidden in the details?  So I’ll show you what I did for the wedding luncheon … Continue reading

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~:: Rewind: Mouse-end ::~

The promised end of the mouse tale: After much doing of this – and this and this, we found a great, smooth round stone made into a fountain.  It sat inside some sort of collar, and water was constantly running … Continue reading

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