Category Archives: Images

I Still Felt that Way

So, I felt a little put-upon, not having any hearts left for myself. Thus, I made a few more. Three smaller ones and a special one. These guys are really easy to make. They just look hard. Yeah, should have … Continue reading

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~:: Sprung Spring ::~

I took a little pre-spring boating trip this morning—in the Suburban, down to the horses, the wet, hang-dog horses.  I had fed Piper and let him out first.  I only got stuck in the snow once, but didn’t have to … Continue reading

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~:: How I Have Felt About Things ::~

Long ago, somewhere just around the dawn of time, my mother gave me McCall’s Golden Do-it Book. It was this huge book of kids’ projects, and the very first chapter was “create with cast-offs.”  You were supposed to gather wooden … Continue reading

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~:: Tales of Santa Fe: Pt. 8

Just for fun.  We’re almost finished here. One of my greatest delights is shopping for handmade things.  One of the things that left me feeling a little unfinished when I went to England and to Paris was that these are … Continue reading

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~:: Tales of Santa Fe Pt. 6 ::~

And now, since you’ve made it this far, I will treat you to another hair-raising story, this one in pictures. Here, we have Max and Emily. Emily is visiting after church.  I had been sitting in the children’s Primary room … Continue reading

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~:: Tales of Santa Fe: Pt.4 ::~

You know how on the news they say, “Coming up: an armed zebra makes a statement at the State Department.  After the break.”  And then they don’t show you the story for another forty-five minutes?  Yeah, well, this isn’t the … Continue reading

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~:: discovery ::~

Sorry.  I know I just poked you on the shoulder.  But I am sitting here, processing pages for my family photo books, (don’t you wish you could put links to former discussions into conversations with your man or mom or … Continue reading

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Green Icky Balls and Russian Hats

Oh-oh-oh, before I start, here.  I would like to announce the fact that I have fixed the Firefox problem (very perplexing).  I finally had the time and focus to go through the html/php/css to find the thing that had broken … Continue reading

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~:: Catchin’ up ::~

Okay, first of all I have a link for you.  A link to a person who is so witty and so creative and so full of astonishing energy, that next to her I feel like—like an old person who’s missed … Continue reading

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~:: The Iceman Cometh ::~

Once upon a time, it snowed.  Remember this cute little snow? Then it snowed again.  This time with far more serious intent. This was only the beginning – it continued to snow for another several hours. Four hours later,  rain … Continue reading

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