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~:February Hearts:~

Posted on February 22, 2010 by K

Bright spots. That’s what you need in February. Like Valentine’s day – or, more correctly – Saint Valentine’s day. Even though we have basically no idea which particular Valentine it is we’re celebrating (which in itself is kind of charming), … 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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~=DP: Part Three=~

Posted on February 13, 2010 by K

Part Three: What did you discover?? Found art is just that: an unplanned, unorchestrated, un-created thing that you simply stumble over one day.  You’re strolling along the street, hands in your pockets, whistling – and suddenly, your eye is taken … Continue reading →

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~=Deceptive Perception=~

Posted on February 12, 2010 by K

I’ve been thinking about how Sue, after reading this journal for a while now, came away with the impression that we lived somewhere out in the vast agrarian areas of the state – off in some little town (romantic or … Continue reading →

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—:=Awake=:—

Posted on February 8, 2010 by K

Awake. This is my year’s Word.  So it should define my stomping ground, my territory, my attitudinal homesteading rights.  But I am having trouble proving up my deed on it.  For one twelfth of this new year, I have been … Continue reading →

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For Skye ~

Posted on January 31, 2010 by K

We bought Skye off a truck. Off a van, actually. The breeder’s van, to be specific.  She was on her way home from a big dog show, and stopped by to let us test drive the promised male blue merle … Continue reading →

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Avoiding the question ~

Posted on January 31, 2010 by K

Here is a lovely and terrifying thing: my first baby turns thirty today.  This makes her a full-fledged human grown up.  And what does it make me? I will put up a picture later, but for now, may I say … Continue reading →

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Another fuzzy lesson

Posted on January 23, 2010 by K

Taught by puppies: You can, as I have said, stuff two fat bones with cheese and put them down, each one in front of its puppy.  But only one will prove interesting; the puppies will agree to wrassle each other … Continue reading →

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Viva la

Posted on January 22, 2010 by K

And here’s another odd thing.  We watched the Polar Express this Christmas, a film I find both off-putting and oddly likeable.  The animation puzzles me—and my response to it is pretty well summed up by what I just said about … Continue reading →

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The kind of people we are~

Posted on January 21, 2010 by K

Kids figure things out by induction. Their picture of the world is so small, their experience episodic.  All they can do, really, is extrapolate from the things they observe in a tiny corner of reality.  And they categorize from the … Continue reading →

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