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*::Yule Shindig 2010::*
Every year, we have the same party. (see this and this and this and maybe this if you want some history – or repetition) It’s pretty much the only party we have anymore. And it’s a mean son-of-a-gun. We started it … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, Events, friends, Fun Stuff, holidays, Making Things, Pics of Made Things, Rachel, Seasons, The kids
Tagged Christmas, ornaments, party
22 Comments
~:: Take it again, from the top – ::~
Ah, the time wings by, doesn’t it? How can you “keep Christmas as a Lord Mayor’s household should,” and still have time to write about the experience? Here is the coolest possible thing in parenthood: when your grown up, single, … Continue reading
Posted in A little history, Christmas, Epiphanies and Meditations, Family, Fun Stuff, holidays, Images, Making Things, Memories and Ruminations, The g-kids, The kids
Tagged Christmas, decorations, Dickens, kids, quilt, the tree, tradition
14 Comments
~:: Bits of Eden ::~
My father just turned 88. He outdid his own father’s life by almost 30 years. I’m not that ambitious, myself. Happy birthday, Daddy. The perfect, perfect, perfect day: Saturday after Thanksgiving, the great feast eaten. Two days spent setting the … Continue reading
Posted in Epiphanies and Meditations, Family, Fun Stuff, holidays, Just talk, Seasons, The kids
Tagged celebration, empty nest, houses, kids, motherhood
18 Comments
~:: Déjà vu ::~
I have sold myself into service; into slavery have I given myself up: to a pair of dark puzzled eyes, to a pair of bluish-greenish-grayish eyes, to great round eyes filled with a roguish and innocent delight. Children – the … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Gin, Journeys, Knit Stuff, Making Things, The g-kids, The kids, Visits
Tagged Ginna, knitting, Max, sadness, Sandy, Santa Fe, work
26 Comments
~: The heart of it :~
I’m in Santa Fe. Wait. Was that a twit? Am I twittering? #1. I’m getting off the plane in Santa Fe. #2. I’m walking down the concourse, looking for the baggage claim. (Later, I would find that TSA had SEARCHED … Continue reading
Posted in Gin, Images, Knit Stuff, Pics of Made Things, The g-kids, The kids, Visits
Tagged Gin, knitting, light, Max, pumpkin hat, Sandy, Santa Fe
30 Comments
~;;~ Some Haunting Images ~;;~
As I have mentioned before, my mom used to sew up our Halloween costumes. I remember the cat one, which I loved, but I don’t remember any others; there might be movies of us on Halloween, but my parents weren’t … Continue reading
Posted in A little history, Family, Fun Stuff, holidays, Images, Seasons, The kids
Tagged Autumn, costumes, Halloween, kids, ninja, pirate ship, pumpkins
42 Comments
~;;~ Part Three: one thing I have made ~;;~
You do realize that my decorative marks up there are little bats, right? And I will tell you that we woke up to snow on the roof this morning. Ack. And sigh. But a white roof justifies an extra hour … Continue reading
Posted in Family, holidays, Just talk, Making Things, Pics of Made Things, Seasons, snow, The g-kids, The kids
Tagged kilts, snow, wreaths
17 Comments
~;;~ Game Day pt.2: the cookies ~;;~
Take a very good look, because what you see now was gone yesterday. Stormy, seasonal (for a change) weather, we’ve got now. But on game day – it was like this: early morning slant light, sun just over the mountains … Continue reading
Posted in Fun Stuff, Images, Seasons, The g-kids, The kids
Tagged Autumn, cookies, leaves, Scooter
12 Comments
:: All Hallow’s Eve ::
I’m in the way of writing about Halloween today. I know I’ve written about it a little before, but today is such a gloriously gloomy sort of day, I’m just feelin’ it. I love holidays. I love the ones that … Continue reading
Posted in A little history, Epiphanies and Meditations, Explanations, Making Things, Memories and Ruminations, Pics of Made Things, Seasons, The kids
Tagged Autumn, bats, cats, Halloween, kids, light, pumpkins, quilts, skeletons
34 Comments