{life with a curious and crazy 10 yr old} What keeps this gal’s mind churning when she’s cabined up with us old people? Puzzles, games, and Kiwi crates cover a lot of ground (recently we have a glut of geography ‘Atlas’ boxes; we visited Indonesia the other night, resplendent with a ‘batik’ bag and aContinue reading “Duendesday Already!”
Author Archives: Rachael M Rollson
Monday’s Musing
What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness. ~ John Steinbeck, Travels with Charley
Friday in Pictures: First Nor’Easter of the Season
let the images tell you their story
Duendesday!
{life with a curious and crazy 10 yr old} Pre-snow adventures – as usual, out in the weather, underdressed though after half a foot of fluffy wet snow, she was head-to-toe bundled. So stiff she could barely make it out the door, to find a sled, and carry a bucket around knocking down icicles. ButContinue reading “Duendesday!”
All the Tuesday Happenings
It has been a very busy week – more storms (our first Nor’Easter of the year – 6″ of wet heavy snow that has now turned to dense ice) with a lot of power loss. I know we are lucky and have some systems in place – generator (so the basement doesn’t flood and powersContinue reading “All the Tuesday Happenings”
Duendesday Wednesday!
{life with a curious and crazy 10 yr old} I will not be surprised when this child grows up to be either a meteorologist or a conservationist or even a National Geographic photographer – mostly because she has no care of weather. She loves all weather – she loves to be in it, to immerseContinue reading “Duendesday Wednesday!”
Monday’s Muse
You will remember… ~ Pablo Neruda You will remember that leaping streamwhere sweet aromas rose and trembled,and sometimes a bird, wearing waterand slowness, its winter feathers. You will remember those gifts from the earth:indelible scents, gold clay,weeds in the thicket and crazy roots,magical thorns like swords. You’ll remember the bouquet you picked,shadows and silent water,bouquetContinue reading “Monday’s Muse”
Duendesday!
{life with a curious and crazy 10 yr old} Duende was very excited to see some active but light snowing when she woke up today. Just a coating, mostly in the crevices and paths of the grass but a few icicles to really make her happy. She’s playing Parcheesi with Daddy right now but thenContinue reading “Duendesday!”
Haps for Tuesday
I spend a lot of time at my desk lately – between teaching, tutoring, and writing my own dissertation my desk is my anchor. Therefore, I spend a lot of time looking out my window at the goings-on in the world. I don’t see much of the world, per se, but I can see theContinue reading “Haps for Tuesday”
Monday’s Musing
RainBY KAZIM ALI With thick strokes of ink the sky fills with rainPretending to run for cover but secretly praying for more rain. Over the echo of the water, I hear a voice saying my name.No one in the city moves under the quick sightless rain. The pages of my notebook soak, then curl. I’veContinue reading “Monday’s Musing”