Category Archives: Texas

~:: Flying South: pt.2 – treasure ::~

Posted on November 25, 2011 by K

I did make two suggestions while I was down there with Kev. We went to the movies, for one. And I loved that. I’ve been wanting to go to the movies for months. And the other was based on a … Continue reading →

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~:: Flying South ::~

Posted on November 25, 2011 by K

Going to visit my family down south is always a complicated thing for me.  For one thing, it’s kind of going home, but not.  We moved to that house just before I left for college, so I didn’t live there … Continue reading →

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~:: Christmas Morning 2010 ::~

Posted on December 30, 2010 by K

Christmas Eve at my brother’s  beautiful house.  For decades, we were alone up here, all of both our families states and states away.  But then G’s sister and brother moved here, and my brother.  Suddenly – family!  My brother explained … Continue reading →

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Goin’ to Texas: pt.1

Posted on May 2, 2010 by K

I went to Texas for five days to be with my dad and sister.  So far away.  No problem with the flight this time, though.  Last time, I paid for a non-stop and ended up in Houston for an hour … Continue reading →

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And the New Year

Posted on January 3, 2010 by K

During that odd week between the Christmas fete and the ushering in of another official division of the future, there was an uncharacteristic surge of wild activity. G’s brother brought his family from California. My sister and her family came … Continue reading →

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July: not just fireworks

Posted on August 3, 2009 by K

It’s not easy to write about life at the same time you are living it.  What did Wordsworth say?  Poetry is strong emotion as recollected in tranquility?  Yeah.  Tranquility.  A poet who was obviously not a mother.   Because I … Continue reading →

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Kind of a Stupid Day

Posted on July 28, 2009 by K

1. Morning: Max slept here last night, but Ginna did not – as she had to pick Kris up at the airport. And G has sessions all day, and Chaz is sick. So I need to be the one who … Continue reading →

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Texas Smackdown

Posted on January 31, 2009 by K

            I had a great time in Texas.  My dad has made himself a very pleasant nest, baching it like a pro.  And while he says that the one thing that disturbs him is opening a … Continue reading →

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And Mommy starts to fade

Posted on January 29, 2009 by K

           Among the myriad things my mother taught me—the fastest way to make somebody laugh is to tell them not to, sewing can be fun as long as you don’t get your thumbnail involved in the seams, … Continue reading →

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