Category Archives: Just life

:: Introducing . . . ::

Posted on November 14, 2010 by K

We still have two fun children left (the other two being stodgy grown-ups with children and responsibilities of their own), so last week, we took the Fun Ones to Disneyland.  We have been waiting to go to Disneyland for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, Family, Gin, The g-kids, The kids | Tagged , , , , | 34 Comments

::! 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 →

Posted in Fun Stuff, holidays | Tagged , , , | 17 Comments

~;;~ Some Haunting Images ~;;~

Posted on October 31, 2010 by K

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 , , , , , , | 42 Comments

~;;~ Game Day pt.2: the cookies ~;;~

Posted on October 26, 2010 by K

Take a very good look, because what you see now was gone yesterday.  Stormy, seasonal (for a change) weather, we’ve got now.  But on game day – it was like this: early morning slant light, sun just over the mountains … Continue reading →

Posted in Fun Stuff, Images, Seasons, The g-kids, The kids | Tagged , , , | 12 Comments

~;;~ game day and stormy weather: pt 1 ~;;~

Posted on October 24, 2010 by K

I have spent weeks now with the camera glued to my face.  But the storms have come in, and autumn leaves do not weather weather, so soon enough I’ll stop.  Will you hate it if I keep posting what I’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in A little history, Epiphanies and Meditations, Family, Images, Just life, Just talk, Seasons | Tagged , , | 21 Comments

~o:> October Notes

Posted on October 19, 2010 by K

When I posted on Moment-to-moment this morning, I got this for my security word: Altrumat. I think I’m going to be asking questions here, and wanting answers.  Question one: how would you define this word? Come on, come on – … Continue reading →

Posted in dumb stuff, Epiphanies and Meditations, Horses, Images, Images of our herd in specific, Just life, Seasons | Tagged , , , , , , | 26 Comments

~o:> Winding down

Posted on October 14, 2010 by K

There are just times when (you: finally sitting on the couch after many days, house now quiet) your eyelids just keep drifting down, all by themselves.  And there are also times you jump up to dance around the house, rejoicing … Continue reading →

Posted in friends, Fun Stuff, Horses, Images of our herd in specific, Knit Stuff, Making Things, Pics of Made Things, Seasons, Visits | Tagged , , , , , , | 26 Comments

:: Flaming Autumn ::

Posted on September 20, 2010 by K

I am certain this will be part one.  I took over 200 shots when we went up the mountain on Saturday – took the big camera in the gigantic camera case, slung across my back (and dangling at my side, … Continue reading →

Posted in Fun Stuff, Horses, Images, Images of our herd in specific, Journeys, Seasons, The outside world | Tagged , , , , , | 26 Comments

:: Up the mountain ::

Posted on September 14, 2010 by K

This header, I just wanted to explain, is just another one of my poor efforts to capture the river light.  You can see that the yard is dark – that dark, velvet green of late summer.  But the last light … Continue reading →

Posted in Fun Stuff, Horses, Images of our herd in specific, Journeys, Just life, Seasons, The outside world | Tagged , , , , , | 35 Comments

~o:> at least the carpets were clean

Posted on September 12, 2010 by K

This morning (this would be Thursday, September 9): I did the treadmill, then trotted down the long pasture driveway in a little rain.  Let the horses out, fertilized about three quarters of a acre, moved two days’ and five horses’ … Continue reading →

Posted in Epiphanies and Meditations, Just life | Tagged , , , , | 16 Comments