Monthly Archives: January 2011

It has been quite some time now since I last had any sort of regular chores to perform. I suppose taking the dog out could count for that but it certainly doesn’t add up to much. Taking care of a … Continue reading →

Not having owned a horse before, I’m not claiming to be an expert at interpreting equine behavior. Nonetheless, I have to say that I was pretty sure that this one wasn’t acting just right the other day. Tango’s "grazing pasture" … Continue reading →

Sometimes, on a particular winter night, when everything outside is cold, truly cold, there comes a slight drift of warmer, moist air. All that is bare and frozen on the windward side is layered then with a thick coating of … Continue reading →

I put on boots and coat, pull my new imitation sharpa hat down low so its warm flaps cover the sides of my face. The yarn balls hanging at the ends of the strings would make me feel ridiculous if … Continue reading →

Is there any parent who doesn’t have some regrets? Is there a father or mother anywhere on the planet, or temporarily off of it that hasn’t thought of mistakes made? Which of us has not remembered some decision, choice or … Continue reading →

A heavy sky hung like the dome of a bell, cold and gray at the narrow part of the day. Only a thin edge of light lay along the southern circle of the sky, just between earth and darkness. As … Continue reading →