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~:: On Making Things ::~
I wonder, sometimes, how many stupid things I say in a day. How many things that make total sense to me, but that can be, and will probably be, construed differently by the people I say them to? Considering the … Continue reading
~:: What is the Grandmother Doing? ::~
Yeah – it’s been an age since I entered anything here. But then, it’s been an age since I started doing genealogy again. I finished a long-time dream: the book of my darling mother’s life. Turned out to be some … Continue reading
Posted in A little history, Doing Things, Family, Fun Stuff, Making Things, Memories and Ruminations, Pics of Made Things, Seasons, The g-kids
Tagged Andy, Cammon, dresses, fall, Gigi, Guy, Halloween, Lorri, Scooter, sewing
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~:: A Story ::~
The problem with me and blogging these last couple of years is simple and systemic: you have to be able to sit still long enough to write something down. Sitting still works while you are in thinking mode. Doesn’t work … Continue reading
Posted in Doing Things, Epiphanies and Meditations, friends, Fun Stuff, Geneva, HappyHappyHappy, Horses, Just life
Tagged helping, Horses, sabbath, trailers
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~:: A Sad Little Story ::~
Some of you aren’t going to understand this. The last year has been just kinda hard. I shake my head at myself for writing that, knowing the kinds of things many of you have been dealing with. Mine has just … Continue reading
~:: That Which Makes Us Tired ::~
In response to a blog recommended to me by my dear M: my comment. It would appear that I can still write opinion. I may not be sitting down with images just now, or telling stories of family life, but … Continue reading
~:: Frozen – a Case for Thawing Out a Little ::~
I haven’t blogged for months, and what finally goads me into writing? A movie. Or rather, some public reaction to a movie. When I saw the trailer for Frozen, months and months ago, I wasn’t interested; obnoxious … Continue reading
~:: Reset ::~
I don’t know if this starting again will work. Mostly because I don’t know why it stopped working in the first place. It has occurred to me that the problem might have been in having too much to say, and … Continue reading
Posted in whining
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~:: 365 Dollars Short ::~
The last time I really felt like telling a story here – I mean, that feeling that drives you to put things into words – was last year. A year ago. And I didn’t do it. It was on a … Continue reading
Posted in A little history, Epiphanies and Meditations, Events, Family, Fun Stuff, holidays, Rachel, Seasons, The g-kids, The kids, The outside world
Tagged family, june, last year, Lorri, Rachel, racing
23 Comments
~:: Being Connected ::~
I came from a tiny family – three of us kids. But my parents came from tinier ones: two kids in each family. I had one uncle (and his wife) and one aunt (and her husband). Four cousins in one … Continue reading
Posted in Epiphanies and Meditations, Events, Family, friends, The g-kids, The kids, The outside world
Tagged being part of something, death, family, freedom, friends, love
22 Comments
~:: Once Upon a Time ::~
I don’t believe in fairy tales. I think I did once, but only a little. I did believe in Santa Claus. Or else, I believed that there was a “should” to finding surprises and delights left in your living room … Continue reading
Posted in A little history, Family, Journeys, Just life, Memories and Ruminations
Tagged anniversary, cold, spring, work
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