Category Archives: Images

Women’s work—

Posted on February 25, 2009 by K

First, I have two things to say: 1) I do not like saying goodbye.  Goodbye, Gin.  Goodbye, Max.  I can stand it today, but not yesterday. 2) Here’s a neat little technique: find something at Sam’s club that you know … Continue reading →

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I don’t know-can you stand it?

Posted on January 20, 2009 by K

Okay, I have to admit (like I could HIDE it), I’m fascinated with all this frost.  I love it.  I love the edges of the melting mounts of snow, like crystal lace.  I keep trying to catch it, somehow, the … Continue reading →

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In case you were wondering

Posted on January 18, 2009 by K

This is what it’s like to have horses: You get up in the morning. (Some people do this earlier than I do. Let me just explain that I get up WAY earlier than I would if I didn’t know people … Continue reading →

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We Have a Go

Posted on November 28, 2008 by K

November 25, 2008 There comes a time in the life of every parent when you finally have to test your training under saddle. I am not talking about sending your kid on band tour, though that’s close to what I … Continue reading →

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And you thought you had it bad –

Posted on November 10, 2008 by K

Oh, how I long to be as witty and astute as some of you guys – Sue, Rachel, Laura Maery; I’m drowning in clever buds. But I’m a working animal, so I write about non-glorious things. Like pulling teeth. Which … Continue reading →

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And then there’s today

Posted on November 5, 2008 by K

      So yesterday, this is what I saw from my desk as I sat here messing with ancestors’ faces: And this   Then we woke up this morning. Oy.

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Home Color

Posted on November 3, 2008 by K

Postcards from the home front: Sometimes there’s a lot to say. Sometimes there’s just a lot to show: Autumn is so family for me, perhaps because winter is coming on, and you want to bundle up in your safest, warmest … Continue reading →

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Rivers of Drowsy Aspen

Posted on September 21, 2008 by K

One of the greatest delights of our lives is to ride the mountains in autumn.  Every year I’m scared we won’t get up there.  But every year, we manage to sneak away (if you can call it sneaking when you’re … Continue reading →

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Why the Chinese Prize Sons

Posted on March 25, 2008 by K

Though we have run dry of Easter egg hunters, we have no shortage of people who eat breakfast. And while the eggs we peeled for Easter morning were only white as snow and brown as earth, they tasted just like … Continue reading →

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Large Syringe/Shorter Ghost

Posted on November 1, 2007 by K

Nov 1, 2007 The little absurdities of life (or—another excuse not to sit down and face writing the last chapters of the latest book). Scene: my house with Ginna in it. Ginna (pointing at me): Max, what’s her name? Max … Continue reading →

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