Tag Archives: culture

I am a sheeple with my big wooly sheep coat. (And so much more.)

Posted on October 14, 2020 by Kathy

I am a sheeple with my big wooly sheep coat. You can herd me in your meadows and I will do what you say: obey traffic signs, wear masks on airlines during a pandemic, attend public schools, collect a social … Continue reading →

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Breathing with trees

Posted on November 1, 2018 by Kathy

Yesterday I sat with my back against an ash tree.  Its top branches waved in the wind about 85 feet above my head.  Barry had pointed out the ash earlier as we peered at it from the kitchen window. “Look … Continue reading →

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Up all night birthing a goat

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Kathy

At morning’s first light–before a busy day–slowly scrolling down the Facebook home page. Marvelling at the differences in friends, family and acquaintances.  Marvelling that I’m not feeling irritated at the differences this morning–that the mind is not judging, sorting, categorizing … Continue reading →

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Death by Nazi, yet again.

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Kathy

Thank you to Lisa’s post Dark Reality and My Writing Journey for inspiring this blog. Do you believe in past lives? I am not sure.  Part of me believes 100%.  The other part of me doubts.  Perhaps we’ve lived past lives.  Perhaps … Continue reading →

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A non-apologetic manifesto about being weird.

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Kathy

First, let’s get the definition straight.  If a person is weird, what the heck does that mean? A Google search revealed these synonyms:  strange – odd – peculiar – quaint – uncanny – bizarre. Now that we *almost* know the … Continue reading →

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The art my camera liked in San Diego

Posted on October 21, 2012 by Kathy

Before I quit posting photos and stories about our recent trip to San Diego for the wedding of our eldest and his bride, may I show you some pictures of art that my camera liked in the streets among farmers … Continue reading →

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Neil Armstrong, you’re on the moon tonight

Posted on August 25, 2012 by Kathy

I just heard the news. Neil Armstrong has died.  A good 82 years strong, he’s now passed on. Neil Armstrong walked on the moon on a July evening, back in 1969. He was my hero, that moon-dust walker, because he … Continue reading →

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Mom, I didn’t mean to text that. Honest, it wasn’t me!

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Kathy

We don’t have cell phone service here in our neck of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan woods. Sure, there’s service down in L’Anse since they constructed that fancy tower a couple of years ago. But if you drive more than … Continue reading →

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I’ve returned to Nicaragua!

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Kathy

I’ve returned to Nicaragua in my mind, that is… Two weeks ago we sipped our watermelon juice and slowly chewed our white pineapple at breakfast overlooking the Pacific Ocean at the Pelican Eyes Resort in San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua, Central … Continue reading →

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Time for a Heikki Lunta snow dance?

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Kathy

So you want some snow at your house? You desire more of the thick white sparkling beautiful snow adorning your evergreens and freshening your winter blues? We Yoopers (residents of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula or the “U.P.”) know how to get … Continue reading →

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