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:: Up the mountain ::
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 Autumn, Guy, mountain, Murphy, riding, Zion
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~o:> Another Day at the Market
Or: My Side of Rachel and the African Kikoy In the continuing saga of our fascination with the Farmer’s Market, summer finally came to the valley, and we sallied forth to sample the local offerings. Rachel went with us, and … Continue reading
Posted in friends, Fun Stuff, Just life, Rachel, The kids, The outside world
Tagged Africa, Chaz, family, farmer's market, Guitar, kids, otter pops, Rachel, summer
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~o:> Ruffling Feathers
When Jeri brought us these three eggs, I suddenly understood where the colors of Americana come from, those thimbleberry, tamped down shades you see in American Folk art. They come from Americuna chickens, evidently. At least, in part. And from … Continue reading
Posted in Fun Stuff, The g-kids, The kids, The outside world
Tagged chickens, G, Piper, Scoots
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~o:> Day Trippin’: pt.2
The city, as it marches into the hills. Note the two completely different greens up there on the mountain: you can really see where the aspens end and the pine forest begins. Here we are in the city. We really … Continue reading
Posted in Epiphanies and Meditations, Journeys, Making Things, Rachel, The outside world
Tagged fun, money, Park City, Rachel, shops, silver
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~o:> Day Trippin’: pt. 1
So Rachel and I and the beautious Ms. K packed up our bags and headed into the mountains for a trip to OZ (home of the Emperor and His New Clothes). Park City started out a mere hundred or so … Continue reading
Posted in IMENHO (Evidently not humble), Journeys, Rachel, The outside world
Tagged breakfast, condo, mountains, Park City, Rachel, shops
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May 3 week: pt. 4
Loses some of its punch when I spread one incredibly dense and intense week over a months’ telling. Short-line real-time muses: A. Today was the first time I’ve been outside since October that it made me happy to be there. … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Fun Stuff, Horses, Just life, The kids, The outside world
Tagged Chaz, costumes, Horses, renaissance faire
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Now we pause for a word~
In the last month – heck, in the last week—Cam’s house finally came into his possession (which means that Char’s came into hers), our bedroom was finished so we could move back into the rest of the house, and I … Continue reading
Posted in Gin, Images, Just life, Just talk, The g-kids, The kids, The outside world, Visits
Tagged Ginna, Max, Santa Fe
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–=May 3 Week: pt. 1=–
Monday. I got up—way early for me—packed up and drove to the city with a carful of lights and technology. This is the only professional gig I ever do, the SLC Home Machine Quilting show. I spend weeks fretting about … Continue reading
Posted in Fun Stuff, Just life, Making Things, Pics of Made Things, The outside world
Tagged photography, quilt show, quilts
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:*/Sproing*:
Pictures of spring to follow. But first, a little verbal sparring: Define: dicasity Rachel: As for the word dicasity: that would be me! :D Marilyn: Dicasity: the ability of something to be die-cast? Zinc has a high dicasity, broccoli has … Continue reading
Posted in Fun Stuff, Images, Seasons, The outside world
Tagged dicasity, flowers, leaves, spring, yard
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Orm ~ part two,too,to
Now, we are just at the end of the medieval period and cruising toward the renaissance, which England only had because Italy had already tried it and ended up having a really great time. Up until this period, there wasn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Epiphanies and Meditations, Explanations, Just talk, mad, The outside world
Tagged French, spelling
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