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Category Archives: Just talk
Into the Halls of Wisdom
Today, I taught a university class. Which means I was up earlier than I wanted to be, exercised, cleaned up and slightly damp as I tramped across the entire campus of my alma mater. The campus is so changed from … Continue reading
~:: A little more about thanks ::~
For me, when I can’t get to the keyboard to write, it’s like having to sneeze in the middle of a solemn assembly. But when I can sit down and start pounding the keys, the relief my fingers give me … Continue reading
Posted in Epiphanies and Meditations, Family, holidays, Images, Just talk, Knit Stuff, Making Things
Tagged blessings, First snow, home, Santa Fe, thanks, Thanksgiving
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~:: Bits of Eden ::~
My father just turned 88. He outdid his own father’s life by almost 30 years. I’m not that ambitious, myself. Happy birthday, Daddy. The perfect, perfect, perfect day: Saturday after Thanksgiving, the great feast eaten. Two days spent setting the … Continue reading
Posted in Epiphanies and Meditations, Family, Fun Stuff, holidays, Just talk, Seasons, The kids
Tagged celebration, empty nest, houses, kids, motherhood
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That thing? That <:)B thing? It’s supposed to be a turkey. Yeah. I’m really good at this keyboard art biz – . Home, on the couch, nursing a felty throat. In answer to and in solidarity with a few other … Continue reading
Posted in Epiphanies and Meditations, holidays, IMENHO (Evidently not humble), Just talk
Tagged Christmas, meaning, Thanksgiving
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~;;~ Part Three: one thing I have made ~;;~
You do realize that my decorative marks up there are little bats, right? And I will tell you that we woke up to snow on the roof this morning. Ack. And sigh. But a white roof justifies an extra hour … Continue reading
Posted in Family, holidays, Just talk, Making Things, Pics of Made Things, Seasons, snow, The g-kids, The kids
Tagged kilts, snow, wreaths
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~;;~ game day and stormy weather: pt 1 ~;;~
I have spent weeks now with the camera glued to my face. But the storms have come in, and autumn leaves do not weather weather, so soon enough I’ll stop. Will you hate it if I keep posting what I’ve … Continue reading
Posted in A little history, Epiphanies and Meditations, Family, Images, Just life, Just talk, Seasons
Tagged Autumn, baseball, family
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~o:> Ah, to be clever and crafty!
I guess it’s because of the photobooks that my days disappear so quickly. My Cammon dropped by the other morning to borrow G’s iPod. I noticed the green truck at our curb, sandwiched into a line of string players’ vehicles … Continue reading
~o:> Of flying cars and shining spheres
Note: the embedded photographs have absolutely nothing to do with the post. They are simply here for those of you who I know will simply pass on all these words and only look at the pictures. Little bums. The Post … Continue reading
Posted in Epiphanies and Meditations, Just talk, The g-kids, The kids
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~o:> After Word
If you’re getting sick of me writing about our endless mishaps, then you’re in good dang company. This is a ripped off letter I sent to Rachel today, and I’m using it as a blog because my brain has run … Continue reading