parts of the whole
Originally uploaded by mamagotcha.
I had some ingredients scattered on the counter, and they looked so
pretty, i had the urge to share them. I hope you're all having as much
fun making your feast (or going to the place where you'll enjoy one) as
I am.
And to those whose lives have been touched by death this year: I want
you to know you're not the only one who is periodically staring off into
the distance or bursting into tears. This year's holidays are going to
be marred by our losses and it would be wrong to pretend otherwise...
but there is still joy to be found and so many things to be grateful
for.
I send the brightest blessings to and prayers of gratitude for each of
you!
( ...behind the cut. )
I could go on and on in this vein, and utterly bore to tears anyone who has miraculously made it thus far... but I’ll wrap it up for now. There’s a turkey to brine, nuts to roast... and then I think I’ll read some of a Little House book to Lincoln. I hope you all have a warm and welcoming place to spend your holiday. (If you don’t, and you’re one of my new Chicago-area friends, and you’d like to join us, PLEASE consider this an invitation to join us! Email me and we’ll make it happen.)
If you're reading this, know I am very grateful that you care enough about me to read my words. May you have a Thanksgiving Day full of delights and laughter, old memories to retell and new babies to dandle, and at least one bite of something that makes you close your eyes, sigh blissfully and feel so glad to be alive, right here, right now.
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grateful - Music:http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120711823
cell phone tower fire
Originally uploaded by mamagotcha.
almost burned out... pretty spectacular blaze while it lasted, though.
and peeeeyew! stinky!
--klsabin
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productive
I had to give away all three of those plants when I left KC... they had come there with me from California. I also gave away my giant schefflera and ficus trees, and the 20-year-old comfrey from my midwife, all hauled from Davis, but I had braced myself for those losses. The others I had planned to bring with me to Chicago... but for various reasons, had to be jettisoned at the last moment (it was them or the cats, and it was easier to find homes on short notice for the plants).
I hadn't planned on buying plants today, but seeing that display with all three of those lovely, useful growing things really hit me hard. The waterworks began to rev up and after a mental review of the Thanksgiving budget, decided that by going with the local farmer instead of the certified organic local farmer, I could save enough to grab the plants.
They're on my kitchen windowsill now.
Just exactly right.
I finally looked it up, and it seems I'm not imagining things.
Looking at the barometric pressure chart will tell you what my last few days have been like.
Ow ow ow ow ow.
- Mood:in pain
ETA: If you click through to the Flickr page, there's a way to turn on the comments so you can see what I wrote about each photo.
boy up high, 1
Originally uploaded by mamagotcha.
clay parkoured up on top of this monument at indian boundary park.
--klsabin
The fabulous Lioness is having a sale... just reading the pieces' titles is a sublime treat. How could you possibly resist clicking through to see "Taking My Baby Back To Clown Jail"?
And even better... sometime today, she'll be posting bags of beads made of dinosaur bones and star stuff. Just think of the stories THOSE could tell!
I've been seeing posts about that WIRED article about vaccines, and had several people questioning my decision process about choosing not to vaccinate my own children. ( Here are some thoughts... )
Anyway, I wanted to put all this into one place, since I've been typing out versions of it recently and thought it would be nice to have a link.
ETA:
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jedusor has one of those conversations going on over in her LJ.- Mood: thoughtful
Ghoulish!
Originally uploaded by mamagotcha.
Clay and Linc (aka Alex and Ghost) head out in 45 degree weather to
collect as much loot as they can before freezing solid. Happy Halloween!
I think I'll fix 'em some hot Ovaltine...
--klsabin
Wall Drug
Originally uploaded by mamagotcha.
A little memory for anyone who has driven that stretch of South Dakota
along I-90... the Famous Wall Drug Store. The sheer tenacity of their
billboard campaign is remarkable.
Otherwise... a snowy, rainy, dreary driving day, lightened with a
wonderful rendition of C.S. Lewis' "The Lion, the Witch and the
Wardrobe." This book is read by Michael York, who I'm not familiar
with... but Kenneth Branagh and Derek Jacobi read other books in the
same series, gifted to us by Uncanny (thank you, thank you, thank
you!).
--klsabin
firetruck!
Originally uploaded by mamagotcha.
lunch at the firehouse brewing co. in rapid city, s.d. is capped with a
rice-krispie-treat decorate-your-own truck... aunt amanda and linc are
dispatching their sticky creation happily.
--klsabin
leaving Butte...
Originally uploaded by mamagotcha.
after a delightful visit with Uncanny and her family. Next stop,
Sheridan, WY!
--klsabin
Poot!
Originally uploaded by mamagotcha.
Linc introduces the literary marvel that is Walter, the Farting Dog to
Wilhelmina, as we wait out Seattle's rush hour. Soon, off to see Megan,
Josh & Madeleine!
--klsabin
Linc's First Crossword!
Originally uploaded by mamagotcha.
Linc found a crossword puzzle in his dry-erase kid activity book, and
has been asking to do it with me since Ashland. So we pulled over at the
gorgeous Rogue River rest stop and did it... I helped with spelling and
sounding things out, but he figured out the clues and placement, and
wrote in all the answers. You can see how proud he is of himself... I'm
even prouder! Merle Reagle, here we come!
--klsabin
