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happy bunny day!

On April 8, 2012 · 4 Comments · In kiddo life

Hidden eggs have been found, re-hidden, found again.  Chocolate has been unwrapped from its little foil wrappers and eaten and then the little foil wrappers have been painstakingly smoothed out for nonspecific future projects by Sophie (?!).  Board games are currently being played, cutthroat Go Fish, high [...]

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happy 2012!

On January 1, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In mayalife

Woo hoo!

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going home when it isn’t home anymore

On December 3, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In adventures, mayalife

We went to my grandmother’s house for Thanksgiving, over the river and through the woods—we used to sing that song when I was a kid and we were making the trip to her place.  It’s the small town my father and two aunts grew up in, birth to high-velocity escape post high school.  None of [...]

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indian summer

On November 16, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In kiddo life, mayalife

The weather is fantastic this week, 70 degrees and fall colors everywhere.  The last few weeks have been cold, cold—I’m not ready for cold!  But not today, today it is perfect.

But I know we’re in the last days of warmth, over half the trees have lost their leaves.  But still, there is so much [...]

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leaf monsters

On November 11, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In kiddo life

Beware.  Something lurks in this leaf pile.

You can’t see it?  Look closer.

And what is this?  An altogether different type of leaf monster, not a Lurker, but a Churner….

The moment of peace, after the storm:

If it’s [...]

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zombies in paris!

On October 29, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In adventures

Every year our country neighbors do the most amazing, hilarious, shocking Halloween decorations ever, and I swear, every year I think, how can they possible do anything new, they’ve done everything, but they always pull it off, proving that I have a stunning lack of imagination for a fantasy novelist, I mean, for gods sake, [...]

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late summer forest walk with special guest star appearance

On September 5, 2011 · 1 Comment · In adventures, kiddo life

Time for a walk through the forest, brought to you by the semi-annual downloading of pictures from my camera’s ginormous memory card.  These walk photos were taken a couple of weeks ago, a late August summer walk, no goats this time just Sophie and Henry, me and my camera.

I love going back and seeing [...]

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the 13 year visitation of the demon red-eyed cicada

On May 15, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In honeymilk farm

Every thirteen years the red-eyed cicadas come out of their holes in the ground in a sex frenzy and they don’t care who knows it.

This one has recently come out of that skin thingy hanging there beside it.  Aren’t they spooky looking?  With those beady, staring, red eyes?  Flying through [...]

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the power of mom’s day can melt even the most bitter of hearts, not that my heart is bitter, but it has gotten a bit crusty around the edges

On May 8, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In mayalife

I told the kids yesterday that I really do not like breakfast in bed, just in case anyone was considering it.  Because breakfast in bed is, of course, the traditional mother’s day gift, and I wanted to preempt any designs in that direction because, hey, I don’t get it.  What is the appeal, anyway?  You [...]

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happy valentine’s day!

On February 14, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In food, kiddo life

We went to the giant candy mega gourmet sugar emporium today, wowza, I love that place.  We bought foil wrapped chocolate hearts, sampled chocolate truffles, and got two small bags of candy by the pound.  Sophie chose licorice mix and mary janes, Luc opted for jellybeans and buttermints.    On [...]

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