Category Archives: Seasons

Easter Scrap

Posted on April 11, 2010 by K

Note: I do hope that everyone who read the comments for the last bit understood very clearly that while Teri is WAY smarter than I am, and I won the debate, it was all in fun – and no animals … Continue reading →

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Lending Strength

Posted on April 3, 2010 by K

It’s been a long, dreary spring. We had snow on the ground yesterday. More coming next week.  When the planet itself wraps you up in gray, the light has to come from other places.  And earthly angels—one of my favorite … Continue reading →

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—:=Awake=:—

Posted on February 8, 2010 by K

Awake. This is my year’s Word.  So it should define my stomping ground, my territory, my attitudinal homesteading rights.  But I am having trouble proving up my deed on it.  For one twelfth of this new year, I have been … Continue reading →

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Blue light ~

Posted on January 23, 2010 by K

It snowed last night.  I took the camera with me, hoping that this dawning might remind my eyes of light.  What I found the moment I walked through the door – the moment the sun crept over the lip of … Continue reading →

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And the New Year

Posted on January 3, 2010 by K

During that odd week between the Christmas fete and the ushering in of another official division of the future, there was an uncharacteristic surge of wild activity. G’s brother brought his family from California. My sister and her family came … Continue reading →

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Last one of the Year

Posted on January 2, 2010 by K

Sort of.  Year’s actually over, of course.  And I feel sad.  Wistful.  And defiant: the lights will not come down for weeks.  December has been remarkably cold and gray.  Will January follow us into a mini ice-age?  We shall see. … Continue reading →

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One Little Gift

Posted on December 22, 2009 by K

Okay.  Pretend it’s yesterday.  I lost a day this weekend, somehow.  So this is the day of the giveaway.  I have just one little blessing bird left to send flying.  It was a very, very small flock to begin with, … Continue reading →

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The Yule Shindig: pt. 2

Posted on December 20, 2009 by K

Part Two: the party. As I have explained, probably once a year for the last almost twenty years I’ve been tell you these tales, this is a very old party.  The same people have been coming to it since the … Continue reading →

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Diamonds on the souls of my boots

Posted on December 9, 2009 by K

~Don’t miss the tiny giveaway at the bottom of this link. Tomorrow’s the day!~ 2 degrees below last night.  But this morning there were diamonds on the driveway, whole unbroken fields of diamonds.  For a moment, I was sad I … Continue reading →

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First Snow and Other Moments

Posted on December 8, 2009 by K

~Don’t miss the tiny giveaway at the bottom of this link~ It snowed on Saturday, I think it was.  During the night.  And when the puppies got up at six, as they almost always do, they raced down the stairs … Continue reading →

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