Category Archives: Writing

~:: And when it’s not normal . . . ::~

Posted on April 19, 2013 by K

Monday was a weird day. Such a weird day.  Sometimes it doesn’t take much to throw you off, just a little something that isn’t right, something a little off register. So it really started on Sunday, when we got back … Continue reading →

Posted in Just talk, The outside world | Tagged , , | 28 Comments

~:: Where Did All the Stories Go? ::~

Posted on April 2, 2013 by K

So, now I’m philosophical. I haven’t actually written anything down for a long time. Ideas come and go, but I am too busy to cup them in my hand long enough to pour them into words. Today, I decided to … Continue reading →

Posted in Epiphanies and Meditations, Just talk | Tagged , | 35 Comments

~:: Inversion pt. 2 ::~

Posted on February 16, 2013 by K

This is my brother.  He’s a great guy.  But once in a while, he’s an idiot.  He doesn’t ever read this, so he won’t know he should be offended. About this, anyway. Okay, so it’s the first day that’s really … Continue reading →

Posted in Horses, Just talk, Pics of Made Things, snow, The outside world | Tagged , , , , , | 35 Comments

~:: Inversion ::~

Posted on February 15, 2013 by K

A day late, and in this economy – lucky to be a dollar short. But here is my traditional Valentine’s greeting, to all who have been kind and patient with me – my dear friends, my lovely valentines! Finally: the … Continue reading →

Posted in dogs, dumb stuff, holidays, Light, Making Things, Seasons, snow, The g-kids, The kids, whining | Tagged , , , , , , , | 29 Comments

~:: Doing Things ::~

Posted on January 6, 2013 by K

As I think about this past strange year (wondering if all years seem strange as you leave them and shoot out the other side), I realize that I have done something really unusual: I’ve actually checked off a giant number … Continue reading →

Posted in Journeys, Just talk, Memories and Ruminations | Tagged , , , , , | 19 Comments

~:: Gratitude ::~

Posted on January 1, 2013 by K

Where I’ve been. Assuming anybody is still there, remembering me and wondering. Snow on the ground. Fire in the sky. I haven’t been on-line at all for weeks (read: months) except for occasional bouts of Facebook—the conversational equivalent of Twinkies—when … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, Family, holidays, Seasons, The g-kids, The kids, whining | Tagged , , , | 21 Comments

~:: More Helpless Talk ::~

Posted on November 8, 2012 by K

If you’ve come here expecting photos and crafty things and cheeriness, please go to the entry after this one, which is actually before this one, but below. There you will find cuteness.  If you want how I feel now, which … Continue reading →

Posted in Epiphanies and Meditations, IMENHO (Evidently not humble), Just talk | Tagged , , , , , | 24 Comments

~:: Small Existential Break ::~

Posted on November 5, 2012 by K

Tomorrow is election day for us in the US. I can’t shake the feeling that tomorrow may be the beginning of the end of the world. I’ve been blogging a lot of warm fuzzy things these last months, partially because … Continue reading →

Posted in Epiphanies and Meditations | Tagged | 60 Comments

~:: Horses and Camels ::~

Posted on October 23, 2012 by K

Both excellent for dashing across the desert. Which is pretty much apropos of nothing. I seem to do a great deal of dashing, but not really across anything, that would assume coming out the other side. As far as I … Continue reading →

Posted in Fun Stuff, Knit Stuff, Making Things, Memories and Ruminations, Pics of Made Things, The kids | 22 Comments

~:: shameless self promotion ::~

Posted on July 26, 2012 by K

The promised Great Paperback Giveaway – Oh, but some of you guys probably didn’t see this on Facebook.  Because I can’t give comps to every person I love, I am going to have a giveaway – one Breaking Rank to … Continue reading →

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