Monthly Archives: June 2010

Taking back the world one card at a time

Posted on June 30, 2010 by Kathy

Let’s take back the world one card at a time!  When and why did we ever start buying store-bought cards anyway?  How come we’re still spending between $3 and $10 for a factory-produced card penned by some fancy writer who … Continue reading →

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I am a tax collector and…sinner?

Posted on June 28, 2010 by Kathy

Some of you know the dirty truth.  I’m not as innocent as you think.  Oh no.  Not at all.  Don’t be fooled by all this bloggin’ tomfoolery. I am really a politician.  A representative of local government.  A–yes, here goes–tax … Continue reading →

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The boy who lost his pants on Main Street & other stories from a U.P. weekend

Posted on June 27, 2010 by Kathy

 You guys are all waiting impatiently to see the picture of the teenage boy standing at the four corners in L’Anse after having–how do we put this politely?–dropped his pants, aren’t you?   I am sorry to say you will see … Continue reading →

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The end of a long June day…

Posted on June 26, 2010 by Kathy

Soft, quiet, sleepy June evening. Sitting in the lull of evening after an active day of running here, there and everywhere.  I have a funny story  to tell you, but no energy to tell it yet. Birds chirp their night-songs as … Continue reading →

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this blog plays hide ‘n seek. want to play?

Posted on June 25, 2010 by Kathy

(pssst!  pssst!  you guys want to know what happened?  this blog has decided to play hide ‘n seek.  no kidding!  it’s gone & hid itself somewhere in the cyberworld hoping you’ll play. here’s what you do.  close your eyes and … Continue reading →

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Random and not-so-random acts of kindness. Pass them on!

Posted on June 24, 2010 by Kathy

One of the best things in life is free. Doesn’t cost a penny. Yet it continues to give and give and give. What, you ask, is this mysterious gift? You know. The gift of kindness. Some kindness is wild and … Continue reading →

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Desperation in the woods

Posted on June 22, 2010 by Kathy

I have been a little sad all day. Here is what happened last night. It was raining in the forest. Wet, wild raindrops beat down from the sky. I looked out the window–at the clearing behind the garage–and saw a … Continue reading →

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The Solstice and the Creature

Posted on June 21, 2010 by Kathy

   Hello, dear reader!  Did you notice I skipped a day?    And then had to take my own advice from the last blog.  Because the Mind started to whine (oh haven’t we heard this before??)  “There’s nothing to say, nothing … Continue reading →

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The dangers of thinking too much about writing a blog

Posted on June 19, 2010 by Kathy

Dear beginning bloggers and stuck bloggers and bored bloggers and worried bloggers:   Do you want to know my blogging advice to you?  (As if you don’t know already after reading the headline!)  Don’t think too much.  Don’t think too much … Continue reading →

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The short and long of it

Posted on June 18, 2010 by Kathy

 OK, ladies and gentlemen–you’ve got to help this misguided blogger.  What the heck are capris?  Or “cropped” pants?  Or shorts?  What the heck am I wearing anyway?  My mama told me they sure as anything weren’t capris.  Capris are–by someone’s … Continue reading →

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