Category Archives: Fun Stuff

~:: Tales of Santa Fe: Pt. 8

Posted on February 10, 2011 by K

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. 5 ::~

Posted on February 6, 2011 by K

Here is the terrifying story of great courage: In the nice little house the Dentists are renting, there is a pretty fab guest bathroom.  (Max has his own, and the master bedroom has its own.)  Like the rest of the … Continue reading →

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Then they wuz all over the floor

Posted on January 19, 2011 by K

Down to serious business. As I may have said before, Etsy can ruin your life. I have substantial things to do. Novels to record. Maybe even write. Money to handle. A house falling to dust, clumps of molecules at a … Continue reading →

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Green Icky Balls and Russian Hats

Posted on January 18, 2011 by K

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 →

Posted in Christmas, dogs, Family, friends, Fun Stuff, holidays, Images, Memories and Ruminations, Seasons, The g-kids, The kids | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 22 Comments

~:: Ring, Christmas Lights ::~

Posted on December 27, 2010 by K

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 →

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*::Yule Shindig 2010::*

Posted on December 23, 2010 by K

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 →

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~:: Tis the Season ::~

Posted on December 20, 2010 by K

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 , , , , , , , | 14 Comments

~:: Take it again, from the top – ::~

Posted on December 12, 2010 by K

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 →

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~:: Bits of Eden ::~

Posted on November 28, 2010 by K

My father just turned 88.  He outdid his own father’s life by almost 30 years.  I’m not that ambitious, myself.  Happy birthday, Daddy. The perfect, perfect, perfect day: Saturday after Thanksgiving, the great feast eaten. Two days spent setting the … Continue reading →

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::! Fame !::

Posted on October 31, 2010 by K

If you were watching the World Series Halloween night (sorry, Rangers), you saw my sister on National TV!!  They were doing a Fox news Happy Halloween thing, shooting a bunch of trick-or-treaters knocking on a door – AND IT WAS … Continue reading →

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