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~:: The Ornament Bash ::~
Here it is: an account of one raucous night in the company of greedy pirates and unprincipled chess players. ‘Twas two weeks before Christmas, and all through the place. All the children were scrambling, with wire and with lace . … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, Events, Family, friends, Fun Stuff, HappyHappyHappy, holidays, Making Things, photo games, The kids
Tagged food, friends, fun, ornaments, party
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~:: All Hallows Eve ::~
Okay – I had a lot to say. I wanted to write about October (which I still will), and about Hallowe’en – (sneaking in the fact that I love the yellow moons and the black cats and the pumpkins and … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Fun Stuff, HappyHappyHappy, holidays, Pics of Made Things, Seasons, The g-kids, The kids
Tagged Autumn, bats, birthday, Black cats, cake, Chaz, costumes, cotton candy, dogs, fall, ghost, Halloween, jack'o'lantern, Kathy, leaves, ninja, party, porch, pumpkins, witches, yard
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~:: More Fourth ::~
The 4th of July. Independence Day. Barbecues, parades (with horses), fireworks, craft fairs, patriotic villages, friends, games, marching bands, bagpipes, craziness. This year started with G getting up early to run a 10K race. And Chaz and Chelsea and I … Continue reading
~:: Back to the 4th ::~
I’m going to be moving backward in time here. Unevenly, too. Again, this blog is – at its heart – the journal I’m keeping of our lives. So I don’t want to miss things. I just wish I weren’t compelled … Continue reading
Posted in Family, friends, Fun Stuff, Geneva, HappyHappyHappy, holidays, Rachel, Seasons, The g-kids, The kids
Tagged 4th of July, face painting, friends, party, summer
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~:: Solstice Thoughts ::~
I was thinking about a reply I made this morning to a dear friend’s comment on my little Christmas card. I’m going to repeat it and embellish a little here because—well, sometimes I worry that people don’t understand why I … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Just talk, Memories and Ruminations
Tagged family, great things, party, people, philosphy
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*::Yule Shindig 2010::*
Every year, we have the same party. (see this and this and this and maybe this if you want some history – or repetition) It’s pretty much the only party we have anymore. And it’s a mean son-of-a-gun. We started it … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, Events, friends, Fun Stuff, holidays, Making Things, Pics of Made Things, Rachel, Seasons, The kids
Tagged Christmas, ornaments, party
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~:: Tis the Season ::~
The horse arena is sopping. Sopping, soaked, swampy. And there’s more rain coming. We woke to snow. But the rain washed it away. This on top of other snow and subsequent rain. Even the high stalls are now turning to … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, Events, Family, Fun Stuff, holidays, Knit Stuff, Making Things, Pics of Made Things, Seasons, snow
Tagged bad backs, Christmas, G, knitting, ornaments, party, rain, snow
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The Yule Shindig: pt. 2
Part Two: the party. As I have explained, probably once a year for the last almost twenty years I’ve been tell you these tales, this is a very old party. The same people have been coming to it since the … Continue reading
The Yule Shindig: pt.1
Dec 20 How to get ready for a party. This is pretty much the only party you ever have, and it’s at Christmas, so you have plenty of leisure time to get ready. No pressure. 1. First think to yourself, … Continue reading
The Ancient Shindig
I have told this story before. And I’m sure, by the time I have run out of words, I will have told the same stories so many times, my children will be able to build a simulacrum out of the … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, Family, Just life, Memories and Ruminations, Seasons
Tagged Christmas, friends, ornaments, party
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