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~:: Ring, Christmas Lights ::~
Ginna put up this cool header. It’s still there. Or it was this afternoon. And I found myself enviously wondering how the heck she did it. So I got out my camera and thought about it. Palm against forehead – … Continue reading
Posted in Fun Stuff, holidays, Images, Light, Seasons
Tagged Christmas lights, light, Yipee
28 Comments
*::Yule Shindig 2010::*
Every year, we have the same party. (see this and this and this and maybe this if you want some history – or repetition) It’s pretty much the only party we have anymore. And it’s a mean son-of-a-gun. We started it … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, Events, friends, Fun Stuff, holidays, Making Things, Pics of Made Things, Rachel, Seasons, The kids
Tagged Christmas, ornaments, party
22 Comments
~:: White Christmas? ::~
What we woke up to yesterday (i’d say “Out of the blue,” except it all had come down unexpectedly in the night): Can you tell the snow is still falling hard? While inside it was cozy. Neighbors, digging each other … Continue reading
~:: Of Birth and Holy Birth ::~
I have to explain how I feel about nativities. My first experience with one was when I was in high school and my dad built a bunch of crèches in his workshop. Every year, he made stuff in the shop … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, Epiphanies and Meditations, Explanations, holidays, Images, Seasons
Tagged baby, Christmas, Jesus, Mary, nativity
18 Comments
~:: Tis the Season ::~
The horse arena is sopping. Sopping, soaked, swampy. And there’s more rain coming. We woke to snow. But the rain washed it away. This on top of other snow and subsequent rain. Even the high stalls are now turning to … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, Events, Family, Fun Stuff, holidays, Knit Stuff, Making Things, Pics of Made Things, Seasons, snow
Tagged bad backs, Christmas, G, knitting, ornaments, party, rain, snow
14 Comments
~:: Take it again, from the top – ::~
Ah, the time wings by, doesn’t it? How can you “keep Christmas as a Lord Mayor’s household should,” and still have time to write about the experience? Here is the coolest possible thing in parenthood: when your grown up, single, … Continue reading
Posted in A little history, Christmas, Epiphanies and Meditations, Family, Fun Stuff, holidays, Images, Making Things, Memories and Ruminations, The g-kids, The kids
Tagged Christmas, decorations, Dickens, kids, quilt, the tree, tradition
14 Comments
~:: A little more about thanks ::~
For me, when I can’t get to the keyboard to write, it’s like having to sneeze in the middle of a solemn assembly. But when I can sit down and start pounding the keys, the relief my fingers give me … Continue reading
Posted in Epiphanies and Meditations, Family, holidays, Images, Just talk, Knit Stuff, Making Things
Tagged blessings, First snow, home, Santa Fe, thanks, Thanksgiving
21 Comments
~: The heart of it :~
I’m in Santa Fe. Wait. Was that a twit? Am I twittering? #1. I’m getting off the plane in Santa Fe. #2. I’m walking down the concourse, looking for the baggage claim. (Later, I would find that TSA had SEARCHED … Continue reading
Posted in Gin, Images, Knit Stuff, Pics of Made Things, The g-kids, The kids, Visits
Tagged Gin, knitting, light, Max, pumpkin hat, Sandy, Santa Fe
30 Comments
~;;~ Some Haunting Images ~;;~
As I have mentioned before, my mom used to sew up our Halloween costumes. I remember the cat one, which I loved, but I don’t remember any others; there might be movies of us on Halloween, but my parents weren’t … Continue reading
Posted in A little history, Family, Fun Stuff, holidays, Images, Seasons, The kids
Tagged Autumn, costumes, Halloween, kids, ninja, pirate ship, pumpkins
42 Comments
Just Wait Five Minutes
Our dependable world: October 22: Box Elder leaves just starting to turn yellow. Some down. Usually, at this time of year, our whole yard goes stunningly yellow and stays that way till the first of November. I was anticipating that … Continue reading