Category Archives: Just life

In the last bit of March

Posted on March 30, 2009 by K

Today: Snow has long since worn its romance value thin.  The horses think so, too.  But as I came home this morning from the feeding and grabbed the paper off the snowy driveway—all tucked into its red plastic bag against … Continue reading →

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An interview with A Motley Vision

Posted on March 23, 2009 by K

If you are so inclined, the interview is located HERE. It is my earnest hope that I managed not to say anything entirely stupid during the course of it. If I did, I’m sure you’ll let me know.

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All tractor, all the time—

Posted on March 13, 2009 by K

John Deere and my GM (good man, not general motor).  Finessing the box scraper.  Kind of like trying to fix a watch with a hammer. Jetta.  Impressed. GM doing other manly things with the tractor.  Did I tell you we … Continue reading →

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What’s that cloud’o dust risin’?

Posted on March 12, 2009 by K

Okay Scribe, and Dick—if you dare—pin down the allusion:  “. . . nor heck a fury like a woman scorned.”  Or, in today’s application: a fury like a feeding frenzy.  No.  Wait.  I mean “like a cleaning frenzy.”  Which fury … Continue reading →

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More women’s work –

Posted on March 11, 2009 by K

So the useful and charming Stan, the kibitzing neighbor who gets up in the middle of the night to do our water turn and who was kind and brave enough to come over and put the colt on long rein … Continue reading →

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Family

Posted on March 4, 2009 by K

When I was a kid, I had two sets of cousins—one set on my dad’s side, one on my mom’s. Except for one almost two year stint in Kansas City, we never lived anywhere close to our cousins. We were … Continue reading →

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What I miss –

Posted on March 2, 2009 by K

I just came downstairs to find Skye, our blue merle collie, standing with his head nearly in a corner, staring fixedly down at something. I came up behind him, peered over his shoulder and realized that one of the big … Continue reading →

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Women’s work—

Posted on February 25, 2009 by K

First, I have two things to say: 1) I do not like saying goodbye.  Goodbye, Gin.  Goodbye, Max.  I can stand it today, but not yesterday. 2) Here’s a neat little technique: find something at Sam’s club that you know … Continue reading →

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And the winnah is . . .

Posted on February 23, 2009 by K

Drum Roll  Please!!!! (See, Megs?  I figured out how to do color!!  Woo-hoo!) Are you holding your breath?  Is your heart pounding? And if it’s not you, it’s not my fault.  It’s G’s.  Because I made him draw the winning … Continue reading →

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Oh, give me a home –

Posted on February 22, 2009 by K

Okay, home from church and dinner, consisting of a GF grilled chicken breast and left-over basically broccoli soup (where did that word come from, broccoli?  Does it sound French to you?  Latin?  Old high German?  And that spelling? Somebody made … Continue reading →

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