Category Archives: Memories and Ruminations

Texas Smackdown

Posted on January 31, 2009 by K

            I had a great time in Texas.  My dad has made himself a very pleasant nest, baching it like a pro.  And while he says that the one thing that disturbs him is opening a … Continue reading →

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And Mommy starts to fade

Posted on January 29, 2009 by K

           Among the myriad things my mother taught me—the fastest way to make somebody laugh is to tell them not to, sewing can be fun as long as you don’t get your thumbnail involved in the seams, … Continue reading →

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On mommyness—

Posted on January 26, 2009 by K

Jan 16, 2009             I’ve probably said this before, but if I had to choose some identifiable brand for myself, it would probably be Shakespeare’s Bottom.  Yes, yes—the joke is built in.  Of course, I’m talking about Bottom the Joiner … Continue reading →

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The Morning After —

Posted on December 27, 2008 by K

Okay. So on Christmas morning I learned something: going back to bed and pulling the covers over your head? Not a good plan. Oh, yes, it sounds good. Here—everything in your life has changed, nothing is working right or feeling … Continue reading →

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The Card

Posted on December 24, 2008 by K

(Caution Dick – recycled and refurbished) My mother used to type out her annual Christmas letter so carefully—on a real typewriter, no tech help. After it was perfect, she—I don’t even know how to explain this. She had a flat, … Continue reading →

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Choirs of Angels

Posted on December 23, 2008 by K

            It has been hard for me this year. Hard to feel the loving spirit. You know how sometimes you are surprised by joy? I’ve been more like wrapped in acoustical tile, somehow. At church, I … Continue reading →

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The Ancient Shindig

Posted on December 22, 2008 by K

I have told this story before.  And I’m sure, by the time I have run out of words, I will have told the same stories so many times, my children will be able to build a simulacrum out of the … Continue reading →

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The problem is

Posted on December 16, 2008 by K

that living life and writing about life cannot occupy the same space at the same time. So here are some little crumbs of things that have given me late and miniscule pause. I find myself wondering if the occasional recession … Continue reading →

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Casting Bread

Posted on October 18, 2008 by K

           My mother used to make bread.  By hand.  What I mean is that there was a period of time when she did this.  I don’t remember a lot about it—a very large metal bowl, the … Continue reading →

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Hay, Marketing and a Little Light Housekeeping

Posted on July 21, 2008 by K

            The housekeeping part will come first: you may recall how every half-year to year I do a “Still want to be on my list?” plea?  I don’t like to think I’m sending to anybody who’d … Continue reading →

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