Monthly Archives: October 2008

solace and kreme

Posted on October 31, 2008 by Deanna

Tim has come home. His 1966 Ford Falcon has rumbled to a stop in the drive. His boots clop up the steps. The doorknob turns. As always those steel-blue jeans fit him well. His look of concentration shifts to puzzlement. My adornment of the couch in early afternoon is a new thing; so is the … Continue reading →

Posted in doughnut power, memoir | Leave a comment

holey punkin

Posted on October 30, 2008 by Deanna

Here’s the one pumpkin in our garden. Here’s the reason why.

Posted in life, outdoors, yum | 5 Comments

Charleston, SC

Posted on October 30, 2008 by Deanna

Before the wall changes from solid black to gray the numbers on our digital clock finally reach 4:45, and I can get up for my shower. It is summer, still. Stickiness in the dark outdoors last night will be cooled this morning. On the driveway near the Ford Fairlane with no engine I’ll wait after … Continue reading →

Posted in memoir, where/how to begin again? | Leave a comment

crumb bum!

Posted on October 28, 2008 by Deanna

Working over the weekend on my Europe pictures, while munching salty bits from the bottom of a chip bag, I remembered expletives my mom employed during my formative years. “Oh, piffle!” she’d say if she couldn’t find her keys. A minister’s wife must refrain, of course, from words irrespective of wholesomeness. A real person, as … Continue reading →

Posted in family, random stuff | 5 Comments

hidden pictures

Posted on October 21, 2008 by Deanna

Rain yesterday, and those lovely fall colors began to deepen. I putted about my house and the town, remembering foreign lands but more content than ever to be here. Last week, still dry and warmish, I explored around Mt. Pisgah with my friend who knows birds. That’s Kathy spotting a chickadee or some other feathery … Continue reading →

Posted in outdoors | 8 Comments

Josenhof

Posted on October 19, 2008 by Deanna

Our friend Anna made reservations for four nights at a Bavarian bed and breakfast. She got the information at the place’s website, and it looked fine, but of course judging only by the web you never know. On our way from Anna and Doug’s house to the b&b near Memmingen, I rode in the back … Continue reading →

Posted in travel, wonder | 7 Comments

oopses

Posted on October 16, 2008 by Deanna

I’m working in Word at the moment (7:00 am), a better place for me, probably, than the Internet. Victoria has let me use her laptop in the dining room so I can start on word processes earlier in the day. She doesn’t sleep late, really; we’re just operating on different internal clocks. Anyway, while Victoria … Continue reading →

Posted in family, random stuff | 6 Comments

narratively

Posted on October 15, 2008 by Deanna

Seen any blog posts this year that tell a story? Have you heard a vibrant voice or two? Creative Nonfiction, a journal and foundation dedicated to promoting, yes, creative nonfiction, will publish another of their best-of books next year, and they’d like nominations from blogs. Read about it at the Brevity blog. Then provide them … Continue reading →

Posted in blogging, writing | 5 Comments

a live circle

Posted on October 14, 2008 by Deanna

I’ve got three essays I’m working to rework. I’d like to make them more appealing; I’d like to find them good homes. Three people share the house with me. At least for now my daughter is home and filling our rooms with artistic ideals. I engage gladly in conversations where ideas flow like rivers and … Continue reading →

Posted in family, reflection, writing | 4 Comments

can you say Castle in Dutch?

Posted on October 9, 2008 by Deanna

It’s Kasteel.This one’s got a moat.Fascinating to thinkpeople ate heresat heredefended herefor centuries. So, last I saw Tim, he was goofing off.Here are our patient hosts, Anna and Doug.Where’s my husband? Shoulda known, in trouble for telling the guards puns. What would he do without me? We’d better leave Holland now and head for Bavaria.

Posted in travel | 5 Comments