Category Archives: Writing

Just a little news for us

We lost a friend today.  He’d had a long, long, full life.  A man I’ve known for thirty two years now, and respected, and loved.  He sat in the very back of the chapel with his wife – his dear … Continue reading

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~:: Take it again, from the top – ::~

Ah, the time wings by, doesn’t it?  How can you “keep Christmas as a Lord Mayor’s household should,” and still have time to write about the experience? Here is the coolest possible thing in parenthood: when your grown up, single, … Continue reading

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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

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~:: 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

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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

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By the Seat of My Pants

A long but, you know, fascinating and timely argument: On the way out to Santa Fe, I went through the usual security checks – I took off my coat and shoes and put them in a tray.  I removed my … Continue reading

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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

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Just Wait Five Minutes

Our dependable world: October 22: Box Elder leaves just starting to turn yellow.  Some down.  Usually, at this time of year, our whole yard goes stunningly yellow and stays that way till the first of November.  I was anticipating that … Continue reading

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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

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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

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