Category Archives: Memories and Ruminations

~o:>Counting Down

Posted on June 20, 2010 by K

note: I’m working on answering comments.  Have been up to my neck in storage boxes – Two days.  Two days to finish two years and four days’ service.  The mother, sitting in her corner of the couch, trying not to … Continue reading →

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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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Wrong Side of the Mirror pt.2

Posted on March 29, 2010 by K

What I made for Easter. Both Linda and Julie have lovely free patterns for knitted Easter eggs. So I tried them out. Linda’s are knitted with the Magic Loop in the round, Julie’s on the flat. I’m not very good, … Continue reading →

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~=:Valentine’s- YAY!!

Posted on February 14, 2010 by K

Valentine’s was always a big thing in my house.  It wasn’t only the making of the classroom Heart Covered Mail Box and the careful choosing of kitty and puppy valentines for friends.  It was a family thing.  I don’t know … Continue reading →

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Creationism

Posted on January 11, 2010 by K

You saw the little bear.  So you know I’ve found another fascination: needle felting. This is the skeleton I made for my first try at a horse.  He’ll fill out.  I promise.  At least, I think I can promise that. … Continue reading →

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Better Part of Valor

Posted on January 10, 2010 by K

In my on-going efforts to make an honest woman of myself, I’ve been trying to catch up on the few blogs I am allowed to follow.  During breakfast, I had one left, one I nearly never read for so very … 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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You Look Like a Monkey~

Posted on October 7, 2009 by K

Somehow over the years, all these traditions just showed up and took residence in our house. Birthday traditions.  Christmas ones.  Easter ones.  Some came from G’s family, some from mine. Some I made up myself.  I don’t know what I … Continue reading →

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Swelter

Posted on July 31, 2009 by K

Yeah, I know I was complaining about the rain—the dreary, chilly rain – was it just a month or so ago? Well, I’m taking it back. Not all of it, but some of it. Because now it’s hot.  Hounding hot … Continue reading →

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Mowing

Posted on May 23, 2009 by K

Gin has done  her own study of this, but I find that I  have a little more to say. The odd thing about growing up is the ghosts you run into. I can remember G coming into the house one … Continue reading →

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