Category Archives: Writing

~:: Cover Story ::~

I am not dead.  But I’m tired.  Rachel and I, both of us fairly worn out, rode the horses today—rode them down to the elementary school so we could be props in Ms. K’s assigned mini-lecture to her – what … Continue reading

Posted in Making Things, Writing | Tagged , | 21 Comments

~:: How to Catch an Airplane ::~

This morning I had the weirdest little experience.  I was on the treadmill, watching something I had recorded, and suddenly, there was this commercial.  It’s not long.  If you have a minute, you might take a look.  I avoid commercials almost … Continue reading

Posted in Epiphanies and Meditations, Just talk | Tagged , , | 19 Comments

The Odd Charm of Cataclysm

In 1982 (or was it ’83?), the river swelled between its banks, force fed by gorged mountain streams after a wet winter and a too-warm-too-fast spring.  We lived in quiet terror, waking in the middle of the night when the … Continue reading

Posted in Epiphanies and Meditations | Tagged , , , , | 25 Comments

~:: Rewind: Mouse-end ::~

The promised end of the mouse tale: After much doing of this – and this and this, we found a great, smooth round stone made into a fountain.  It sat inside some sort of collar, and water was constantly running … Continue reading

Posted in A little history, Events, Family, Fun Stuff, HappyHappyHappy, holidays, Journeys, Light, Memories and Ruminations, The g-kids, The kids, The outside world, Visits | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 16 Comments

~:: Movie Reviews & a bit of maundering on ::~

I am sitting in front of this screen, blank-minded.  After the last many weeks (would they like these napkins, or should I get those—did I forget to put the TIME on those invites—yes, yes I did—how could I forget to … Continue reading

Posted in A little history, friends, Fun Stuff, Horses, Movie reviews, The kids | Tagged , , , | 17 Comments

~:: Knocking on Wood ::~

I am on the couch, tangled up in blankets, alternately coughing and wishing I were asleep.  Not the least unhappy, though.  Just tired out.  I have many photographs to offer you.  But I can’t.  Not till you read this: An … Continue reading

Posted in A little history, Events, Family, Gin, Just talk, mad, Visits, whining | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 40 Comments

~:: More Relics of Joy ::~

Starting with the light I’m always trying to show you: along the river, the last dying flame of the sun, traveling back up river. I look out the back windows and the light is so striking, so dramatic, that I … Continue reading

Posted in A little history, Christmas, Epiphanies and Meditations, Family, Making Things, Pics of Made Things, The g-kids, The kids | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 29 Comments

Mutiny in the Bounty

I am first apologizing for both Rachel and me.  Her kids are out for summer holidays, and she’s feeling pretty good – so there’s no holding still to read or write.  Not with Levi and his little brother running wild … Continue reading

Posted in Family, The kids, whining | Tagged , , , | 17 Comments

~:: The Plunge ::~

Okay – WAIT WAIT: HERE’S NEWS!!!  Cars 2 opened today, and GUESS WHOSE NAME WAS IN THE CREDITS????  Gin caught it on her phone cam.  Is that pirating? And if you stop by Ginna‘s place, you can watch a GREAT … Continue reading

Posted in Explanations, Just talk, whining | Tagged , | 20 Comments

~:: vita interruptus ::~

I figured out how to explain it.  You know, that thing that happens when you get home from vacation and walk back into your house, and suddenly, don’t remember who you used to be when you lived there?  Or a … Continue reading

Posted in Fun Stuff, Images, Seasons, The kids, The outside world, whining | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 33 Comments