Category Archives: lil’ animals

Posted on October 3, 2010 by Deanna

Today I feel like the little guy in the picture. I want to rest, and, hey, I can, so I am. I want to embrace that warm wood as long as I get to and feel the breeze just lift my hair. I want to have summer remain. But, I know. There comes a last … Continue reading →

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bee refreshed

Posted on July 25, 2010 by Deanna

You make a living by what you get, but you make a life by what you give. ~Sir Winston Churchill

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mayday lady

Posted on May 3, 2010 by Deanna

Saturday morning, Tim lit a fire in the woodstove. It got hot as summer in here. I like summer. There was a ladybug on the window, and trying to capture her (or him), I first managed only to catch our new-unfurled maple leaves and the worn look under our house’s eaves. But then the critter … Continue reading →

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wednesday’s commercial word

Posted on February 17, 2010 by Deanna

I didn’t plan to get one. Honest. But now I’m glad I stole it that night. We were enjoying KLSR-TV’s annual Christmas dinner, and the traditional gift steal game began. The first opened gift, promptly snatched by newslady Natasha Chughtai, was a leopard-patterned snuggie. Those blankets with arms looked kind of nifty on the infomercials. … Continue reading →

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loss and gain

Posted on December 29, 2009 by Deanna

A week and a day ago I waited for my little dog to die. Brindy had lived a good life, a really swell batch of days spanning nearly 18 years. This day she suffered. My mom had told me (from her experience with our 17-year-old doggy from my childhood), “When it’s time, you’ll know.” She … Continue reading →

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cadence change

Posted on October 5, 2009 by Deanna

Simultaneously the huge, round spider and I frightened one another. On a precarious stool out front I swiped the big window, dislodging the unsuspecting arachnid. I’m sure she exclaimed something spiderish, while I said, “Oh! Ah! Ah!” and jumped backward. She scrambled beneath the window sill to remain completely hidden while I finished spraying, wiping, … Continue reading →

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reading, ‘riting, and, you know…

Posted on September 21, 2009 by Deanna

I always thought saying the “three r’s” was kind of dumb, since only one of the words actually starts with “r.” But that’s visual me. The sounds work, mostly, for the words. A-rithmetic is what I should be focused on this afternoon, catching up with finances and such. Though I don’t know some days if … Continue reading →

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salty popsicle

Posted on September 10, 2009 by Deanna

I’d have taken a picture of my animals this morning, if I’d had camera in hand (James borrowed mine for an adventure he and Tim are in the midst of). Westley, our large orange kitty, and Brindy, our small elderly dog, wound around my bare legs, glancing up expectantly, nearly tripping my feet. Westley said, … Continue reading →

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