Category Archives: Images

~:: Up the Hill ::~

A week ago, we bravely remembered it was September, and realizing that the weather was about to take an earnest turn, threw our two old men into the horse trailer and drove up the mountain.  It was a simple ride, … 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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~:: Santa Fe: Pt. Whatever ::~

Once upon a time, I learned that writing and living don’t go easily together.  And so it has been the since the first week of July.  I have answered no comments – which grieves me – and hardly been able … Continue reading

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~:: More Handmade ::~

More Santa Fe after this break in our program: more handmade stuff. So I get this visitor, showing up at my front gate, grinning from ear to ear.  She’s got her hands behind her back and a very pregnant twinkle … Continue reading

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~:: Santa Fe: Pt. 3 & 4 ::~

Phooey and phooey.  The new install wiped out my stats and a bunch of comments and replies.  We found the comments in the database and I have tried to restore them; meanwhile, it looks like I was ignoring everybody.  And … Continue reading

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~:: Santa Fe: Pt. 2 ::~

More amazing land: We walked the wide cinder paths across the desert, careful not to step onto the living crust of the land. Chaz boots – in the middle – have seen everywhere from Japan to Wales to the deserts … Continue reading

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~:: The Wood Knocks Back ::~

Note on the last three days: earlier this year I updated WordPress, my blog software.  I’d never had a problem doing this before – but this time, I lost my visual editor and nothing I could do, nothing on the … Continue reading

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~:: Back to Santa Fe: pt. 1 ::~

This is a photo of the one day Max and Gin were able to spend with us in our own house.  If I do say so myself, I have caught them both brilliantly. The next day, they drove away with … Continue reading

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~:: More Relics of Joy ::~

Starting with the light I’m always trying to show you: along the river, the last dying flame of the sun, traveling back up river. I look out the back windows and the light is so striking, so dramatic, that I … Continue reading

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~:: Treasures and Frippery ::~

First off – if any of you are interested in my books and want news about new things happening with those, please “like” my Facebook author page.  There’s a little box in the sidebar that allows you to do that … Continue reading

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