Tag Archives: dogs

~:: Backing up ::~

Posted on November 28, 2011 by K

Many things to write about.  I cast my net backwards tonight, stealing a few moments to play in pictures, and found a few I’d like to share. Gin took these shots, coming up here in October.  They were higher in … Continue reading →

Posted in dogs, Family, Felt stuff, Fun Stuff, Knit Stuff, Light, Pics of Made Things, Seasons, The g-kids | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 19 Comments

~:: Bedlam ::~

Posted on October 3, 2011 by K

Here is the story of our luck.  It’s not a simple tale.  And maybe it’s just this year.  But maybe it’s not.  So I was – doing something.  I think I was cleaning the kitchen.  I probably wasn’t, but the … Continue reading →

Posted in A little history, dogs, dumb stuff, Family, Just life | Tagged , , , , , , | 45 Comments

~:: Knocking on Wood ::~

Posted on July 17, 2011 by K

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

~:: Just Wait Ten Minutes ::~

Posted on May 9, 2011 by K

I was a kid in LA, lightyears ago.  I had these two forever long blocks to walk every day – a choice of three parallel routes that all ended up at my school.  Every word I am writing here calls … Continue reading →

Posted in A little history, dogs, Seasons | Tagged , , , , | 38 Comments

Green Icky Balls and Russian Hats

Posted on January 18, 2011 by K

Oh-oh-oh, before I start, here.  I would like to announce the fact that I have fixed the Firefox problem (very perplexing).  I finally had the time and focus to go through the html/php/css to find the thing that had broken … Continue reading →

Posted in Christmas, dogs, Family, friends, Fun Stuff, holidays, Images, Memories and Ruminations, Seasons, The g-kids, The kids | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 22 Comments

~:: Christmas Morning 2010 ::~

Posted on December 30, 2010 by K

Christmas Eve at my brother’s  beautiful house.  For decades, we were alone up here, all of both our families states and states away.  But then G’s sister and brother moved here, and my brother.  Suddenly – family!  My brother explained … Continue reading →

Posted in Christmas, Family, holidays, Seasons, Texas, The g-kids, The kids, Visits | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 16 Comments

~:: White Christmas? ::~

Posted on December 22, 2010 by K

What we woke up to yesterday (i’d say “Out of the blue,” except it all had come down unexpectedly in the night): Can you tell the snow is still falling hard? While inside it was cozy. Neighbors, digging each other … Continue reading →

Posted in Images, Seasons, snow, The outside world | Tagged , , , | 18 Comments

:::Minor Magic~

Posted on March 23, 2010 by K

Like children, horses have to be told everything a thousand times.  Puppies, too.  It’s called training, but really, it’s just dogged insistence on the part of the responsible party.  Some people have a gift for doing it, others have it … Continue reading →

Posted in dogs, Family, Horses, Images of our herd in specific | Tagged , , , , | 13 Comments

Frazz and the Slithering Tails

Posted on August 10, 2009 by K

On Friday, I suggested that Frazz might want to go outside and play.  We have a great yard—trees and rope swings and hills and little forests.  I had visions of myself propped up in a lawn chair with a book, … Continue reading →

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Brave Max

Posted on August 4, 2009 by K

  This is Nice Max . . .     champion of dogs who need to go OUT, friend to stuffed animals, the comfort of his mother’s old age. This is Brave and Strong Max.   VERY strong Max. This … Continue reading →

Posted in dogs, Family, Fun Stuff, Gin, The g-kids | Tagged , , | 8 Comments