Category Archives: Silly things
Happiness in a Cup
It’s not as impressive as Jesus appearing in a piece of toast, but it did make my day. Happy 4th of July.
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The End of Days: Part 2
OK, I’ve never done a two-blog. I try to be very concise. Give you a nibble, not a 3-course meal with coffee. But if I wrote ALL the strange things that happened to me on Saturday in one long blog, … Continue reading
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The End of Days
Roxy the bounding dog. This is a 6 foot tall fence. You ever have one of those days when so many strange things happen that you sort of wonder if there’s something in the air? For us, last Saturday … Continue reading
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Recollections of Collections
We cleaned out Hans’ room last week. Installed a proper bed with storage underneath, so his room has lost the “college dorm mattress on the floor” feeling. Because we live in a house with jewel box-sized rooms, streamlining is in … Continue reading
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Cute. Really?
My soulful, piercing, disconsolate, smirking boy, Hans. Having just witnessed the ball of fury that is this performance from Katie Makkai (yes, please click this link and watch the video first), I find myself wanting to give her a giant … Continue reading
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My Little Sunshine Tomato
For a town where, it seems, the sun has not shined with the kind of uumph I think a lot of us would like this summer, I give thee the happy baby tomato. Even without copious sun, his friends are … Continue reading
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No Lazy Dazey
Category: things I wouldn’t believe if it hadn’t happened to me. This is me swimming. I’m in my in-laws lovely lap pool, and I was trying to get a mile in before dinner. I was chugging along, in my own … Continue reading
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My Little Star
Hans is growing out his hair. It is longer than mine, straight bangs hanging down in front, just allowing his eyes to peek out. He’s always liked it straight down, while I have always thought that he had a … Continue reading
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Godzilla Veggies
Oh sure, Mother Nature can be a bitch. We’ve recently had a volcano making its international debut, along with flooding in Nashville and earthquakes seemingly all over. But I want to talk about chard. Rainbow chard, to be precise. … Continue reading
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My Son, The Fashionista
The first thing said to Hans when he walked into his new school was, “Why are you wearing your pajamas?” He wasn’t, of course. He was wearing jeans. Extra skinny Levis jeans. That just happened to be plaid. This stuck … Continue reading
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