I’ve taken many photos of this bridge, but never while snow is falling. Actually, finding a day when it is not snowing would provide the rare photo op these last few... Read More
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… on a crooked path toward a creative life
Yesterday afternoon, I was turning into my driveway, and the light was just right. My trusty camera was on the seat next to me. I stopped the car and... Read More
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… on a sheepish husband and blind fred
Last night, the Nearly Perfect Husband came huffing and puffing into the Living Room. He was snow-covered and holding a shovel in his hand. I am rather proud of myself,... Read More
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… on ‘cooking’ and cooking
Marshal Dillon Dingle does not cook. Oh, sure. Sometimes Marshal Dillon Dingle thinks about cooking. Photographic proof: See? But, in actuality he does not really get beyond the thinking phase.... Read More
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… on real life magic (and joy)
It’s snowing again. This time, the weather prognosticators are saying we’ll get another foot, maybe more, on top of the three feet we got the other day. I didn’t... Read More
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… on shepherd philosophy
After the recent storm, I was watching the ShepHerds play. It was so quiet, as they leapt and turned and harumphed through the snow. And the quiet did what quiet does,... Read More
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… on a morning in chic and trendy dunstable
This morning we woke up to blue skies in Chic and Trendy Dunstable and, after dropping Self-Proclaimed Perfect Boy Gabe off at school, I was very excited. Because I... Read More
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… on a theory of relativity and ‘the great blizzard of 2015’
When we moved to Australia in 1995, ‘we’ were me, the Nearly Perfect Husband, First Born Mac (then 2 1/2) and Number One Son Sam (having just turned 1). Self-Proclaimed Perfect... Read More
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… on when they get it right (ish)
This morning when we woke up, there was snow. Kind of a lot of snow. We had been hearing that it was coming. And that it would be big.... Read More
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… on growing up, and *really* growing up
When Will I Grow Up? “When will I grow up?” She asked of the sky And the sky gazed down “Oh, my dear child, why?” “When will I grow... Read More
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… on a historic scientific experiment (who ya gonna call?)
If there’s somethin’ strange In yer big ol’ barn Who ya gonna call? Quantum Physics Repair Service! huh. That so doesn’t work. If there’s something weird And it don’t... Read More
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… good (frigid) morning maine
In Maine, my bedroom windows face a body of water known as Townsend Gut. I know, I know. I’ve said before that it’s not the most gorgeous name for... Read More