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~:: 2014 Ornament Bash ::~
okay. I can’t remember when we started this party. I think it was probably 1979. I may have explained explained the origins of this crazy n0w-tradition in other posts; my father and mother (I really I have to say this surprises me; … Continue reading
Posted in A little history, Christmas, Events, Felt stuff, friends, Fun Stuff, holidays, Knit Stuff, Making Things, Pics of Made Things, Stuffed things, Uncategorized
Tagged Christmas party, friends, ornaments
8 Comments
~:: What is the Grandmother Doing? ::~
Yeah – it’s been an age since I entered anything here. But then, it’s been an age since I started doing genealogy again. I finished a long-time dream: the book of my darling mother’s life. Turned out to be some … Continue reading
Posted in A little history, Doing Things, Family, Fun Stuff, Making Things, Memories and Ruminations, Pics of Made Things, Seasons, The g-kids
Tagged Andy, Cammon, dresses, fall, Gigi, Guy, Halloween, Lorri, Scooter, sewing
30 Comments
~:: Christmas Day ::~
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
Posted in Christmas, Family, Fun Stuff, Gin, HappyHappyHappy, holidays, Pics of Made Things, Seasons, The g-kids, The kids
Tagged Andy, Cam Lorri, Chaz, Christmas Day, dogs, dress, fish, Guy, joy, Laura, Mother Jean's goblets, Murphy, Scooter
13 Comments
~:: December Making ::~
More evening light in the middle of the afternoon. This is what my studio looks like at Christmas. Sewing machine, organic bits of this and that, inorganic bits of this and that – Here is a little deer. I’ve been … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, Fun Stuff, Making Things, Pics of Made Things, Seasons
Tagged deer, dress, fabric, fish, paint, presents, robes, sewing, snowflakes, stools, wood
16 Comments
~:: November 2013 ::~
I know this is November because G has already sucked up all the leaves. October is a glorious riot. November is this quiet, sorta peaceful and bland time between wild October and glorious December. See how the children are playing … Continue reading
Posted in A little history, dogs, Family, friends, Fun Stuff, Light, The outside world
Tagged Autumn, deer, dogs, fish, leaves, neighbors, pumpkins, wind thing
6 Comments
~:: Another Sampler:Summer ::~
I am still not myself. I don’t care about capturing light. I don’t care about writing. I don’t care about making things. The fact that I don’t care about cleaning the house is the only reassuringly normal thing about these … Continue reading
~ :: The Vagaries of Mortality ::~
Sounds philosophical, huh? Well, that is not my frame of mind today. Today would be a tomato soup day, except I’m on protein shakes, trying to repent of too much culinary fun over the last few months. I don’t feel … Continue reading
Posted in dogs, holidays, Pics of Made Things, Seasons, snow
Tagged construction, dogs, pony, Scooter, snow, softie, spring flowers, stool, tabernacle, Valentine's
17 Comments
~:: How Dogs Deal With Seasonal Distress ::~
Okay – this is my farewell to winter. I shot this sequence just a few weeks ago, really. A few days later, the horses started to shed. Now, they are molting and the air at the barn is full of … Continue reading
Posted in dogs, Family, Fun Stuff, HappyHappyHappy, Seasons, snow, The outside world
Tagged dogs, joy, running, snow
31 Comments
~:: Inversion pt 3 – and the punchline ::~
Okay, so I’m making my way through all this by making a story out of it. What a surprise. Several weeks ago, on our way to church one very foggy morning, we came out the front door and found these … Continue reading
Posted in Seasons, snow, The outside world
Tagged fog, Frost, hoar frost, Horses, magic, trees
32 Comments
~:: Inversion pt. 2 ::~
This is my brother. He’s a great guy. But once in a while, he’s an idiot. He doesn’t ever read this, so he won’t know he should be offended. About this, anyway. Okay, so it’s the first day that’s really … Continue reading
Posted in Horses, Just talk, Pics of Made Things, snow, The outside world
Tagged fog, ice, Pasture, smog, snow, water lines
35 Comments