Excavating a Home: An Archeological Dig, Part Seven
My parents were wordies. One year in the late 1970s, I gave them an Upwords game for Christmas. It turned … Continue reading Excavating a Home: An Archeological Dig, Part Seven
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Excavating a Home: An Archeological Dig, Part Six
When the sun returns after the epic monsoon and flooding, that came on the heels of snowmaggedon, I load the … Continue reading Excavating a Home: An Archeological Dig, Part Six
Excavating a Home: An Archeological Dig, Part Five
My family moved thirty miles down Interstate 5 in 1960. I was eight years old. That ribbon of highway marked … Continue reading Excavating a Home: An Archeological Dig, Part Five
Excavating a Home: An Archeological Dig, Part Four
I took time off from the dig to create gifts for my sisters from my mother’s collections for craft projects. … Continue reading Excavating a Home: An Archeological Dig, Part Four
Excavating a Home: An Archeological Dig, Part Three
My mother was earnest, I will give her that. Not only that, but definitely that. This week’s tackle is the … Continue reading Excavating a Home: An Archeological Dig, Part Three
Excavating a Home: An Archeological Dig, Part Two
My mother’s superpower was, it seems, the will to collect, prepare, and press leaves and flowers. I hope she took … Continue reading Excavating a Home: An Archeological Dig, Part Two
(Not Quite) Wordless Wednesday
Yesterday I made the first run, of many to come, to the recycling center (paper and cardboard) and the thrift … Continue reading (Not Quite) Wordless Wednesday
Excavating a Home: An Archeological Dig, Part One
“An archeological excavation is the exposure, processing, and recording of archeological remains.” I have been living in my family home … Continue reading Excavating a Home: An Archeological Dig, Part One
Three of Earth School: Preparing Room
“In all our contacts, it is probably the sense of being really needed and wanted which gives us the greatest … Continue reading Three of Earth School: Preparing Room
Notes from Three of Earth Farm: The Shed
Cleaning out the shed at the back of the carport wasn’t on my agenda today. But when something big that’s … Continue reading Notes from Three of Earth Farm: The Shed
Writing Down the Story 