Category Archives: Just life

~:: Fire on the mountain ::~

Posted on October 16, 2012 by K

First, may I say that if any of you are paper-cut aficionados, you will be interested to know that in order to get a true Class A specimen, all you need is a corn stalk. A dry one. One you’re … Continue reading →

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~:: New Buddies ::~

Posted on September 30, 2012 by K

Two weeks ago – almost – Donna Lohr flew all the way across the country to spend a few days with two crazy women: Rachel and me. There are plenty of people who are suspicious of relationships that are started … Continue reading →

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~:: Time, Space and Red Leaves ::~

Posted on September 17, 2012 by K

Last post it was May. Now—it’s now. Again, I’m playing ping pong with time. You know how they say that a really good photographer can get beautiful results out of the simplest camera? Because he – she – knows how … Continue reading →

Posted in Fun Stuff, Horses, Images of our herd in specific, Journeys, Light, photo games, Seasons, The outside world | Tagged , , , , , | 33 Comments

~:: 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 May ::~

Posted on August 26, 2012 by K

This is no big deal. I can’t understand why it has been so difficult to sit down and do this for the last many months. Whatever the reason, I’m tired of not doing it. But I will say, I’m not … Continue reading →

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~::May 2012 – Revisiting Summer::~

Posted on August 5, 2012 by K

Rewind: so many stories I wanted to record. I only remember them now because I took the pictures – which is the point, then, for taking them in the first place.  So I take us back to the very beginning … 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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~:: Back to the 4th ::~

Posted on July 28, 2012 by K

I’m going to be moving backward in time here. Unevenly, too. Again, this blog is – at its heart – the journal I’m keeping of our lives. So I don’t want to miss things. I just wish I weren’t compelled … 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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