Category Archives: Events

~:: All Hallows Eve ::~

Posted on October 31, 2012 by K

Okay – I had a lot to say.  I wanted to write about October (which I still will), and about Hallowe’en – (sneaking in the fact that I love the yellow moons and the black cats and the pumpkins and … Continue reading →

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~:: Labor Day ::~

Posted on September 9, 2012 by K

Labor Day is not, strictly speaking, a holiday. As in “holy day.” As in Easter and Christmas and other celebrations connected with the eternal. No, Labor Day is actually a people day. As in 4th of July or President’s birthdays, … Continue reading →

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~:: Triathlon ::~

Posted on September 1, 2012 by K

Triathlons don’t usually start with roaring scary thunder storms. But ours did this morning.  G’s, I mean—it wasn’t mine. I don’t do triathlons. And neither did he, actually, this morning.  Here’s how it went: up at five thirty, he was … Continue reading →

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~:: More Fourth ::~

Posted on July 30, 2012 by K

The 4th of July.  Independence Day. Barbecues, parades (with horses), fireworks, craft fairs, patriotic villages, friends, games, marching bands, bagpipes, craziness.  This year started with G getting up early to run a 10K race.  And Chaz and Chelsea and I … Continue reading →

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~:: Big Balloons ::~

Posted on July 8, 2012 by K

Okay.  This is why I haven’t been journaling: I don’t know when to stop.  I am not moderate.  I cannot help myself. So this is long. But it’s mostly pictures, so you don’t have to work too hard to get … Continue reading →

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~:: Rest of the Springy Thing ::~

Posted on April 22, 2012 by K

We have always kept a line between the candy eggs on Saturday and maybe real eggs on Sunday, though why dyed eggs, real or not, should count as appropriate on such a deeply significant holy day, I’m not sure I … Continue reading →

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~:: The Spring Thing ::~

Posted on April 21, 2012 by K

Rewind: Easter Part 1 – Outside Chaz came home with a surprise for me—plush peeps. Even though these will NOT dry out and become a crusty delight, they are dang cute. And here we are: an ancient scene somewhat reduced. … Continue reading →

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~:: Never a Dull Moment ::~

Posted on April 11, 2012 by K

I have this whole, insane load of craziness to record here. But Gin is coming, so I am dusting and washing and shaking out things in preparation for the visit of my lovely daughter and the boys. Just a head’s … Continue reading →

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~:: And Where Did They Bury the Caucus? ::~

Posted on March 17, 2012 by K

And this: go look at my giveaway and enter to WINNNNN!  Giving away a hard back copy of Breaking Rank! Here are some awful (I am NO good with this phone) shots of our only actual snow storm of the … Continue reading →

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~:: Milestones 2012 ::~

Posted on March 12, 2012 by K

Last weekend, this person and I jetted down to Santa Fe for a special occasion: the eighth birthday and subsequent baptism of our very first grandchild. I don’t think I ever really saw myself with grandchildren – not till they … Continue reading →

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