Ah….October. One of my favorite months of the year. It holds crisp, clear air, sky so blue you could punch it, leaves whose colors soak into your arteries, and a rich scent of dying things–which is in a paradoxical way a renewing of life. October also holds my birthday, which turned out to be really […]
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With Grandpa Jonas gone and Grandma Dorothy moved to Iowa, the Kinsinger siblings decided to distribute Grandpa’s leftover possessions–much of it still from the years he was married to his first wife, Ida–through a family auction. The siblings traveled from their respective homes for three days of sorting, discussing, and boxing. On a Sunday near
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This morning my heart was smitten to see my daughter standing on the little stool her daddy made for her, peering out the window in her jammies, teddy bear clasped in one arm. Here are some other things that have given me joy lately: The new-old granite-topped cabinet and setting hen Ivan and I purchased
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I write in the stillness of early morning. 6:24 a.m. My daughter sleeps and my husband hasn’t gone out yet. I have stolen some extra minutes–minutes I normally spend snuggled in bed, my legs against Ivan’s, head on his chest–stolen those minutes for time in the quiet where I can write. At 6:00 a.m., the
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In May, we said good-bye to our dear Grandma Dorothy… …learned to love the grass and the great outdoors… …and traveled to Boston for Sattler’s first commencement. In May, we met several interesting animals and fell in love with the kitty. We cleaned last year’s honey from the hives (after the unfortunate wintertime death of
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