Category Archives: Memories

The Post with No Title

Today was a fine old day. After little one finished her classes for the day, I took Dylan to Home Depot in our truck so he could buy stuff too big to fit in his car. We ate a little … Continue reading

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A Cup of Joe Pera

I forgot to put the garbage out yesterday afternoon, so I ran it out first thig this morning. Here’s where I have to admit that I don’t often get outside so early, and I forgot how beautiful mornings are. There … Continue reading

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Writing

I can journal, and I can chronical, but to write creatively, I have lost all function. I think I can still do the time keeping because I do still practice it here sometimes. But I never was much of a … Continue reading

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Dizzy Morning

Me noggin is not quite the best this morning. Feeling a little dizzy and out of sorts. I slept upstairs with the fan on all night, set to low. You have to picture this. I blow the fan out the … Continue reading

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Serendipity – A Train To Denver

Today is Father’s Day. I was lucky to be loved today, and to be able to spend the day with some of my children. I was gifted a set of tools to work leather, which is very exciting to me … Continue reading

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Old Photographs

Reviewing old photos lately has been like seeing the shifting of the sands in the desert where we lived in Nevada for a while. The changes are subtle but when coming back to the same place, there is such differences … Continue reading

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My Retirement From Full Time Homeschool Teaching

This week I will be submitting my report for our youngest daughter for her homeschool academy, and it will be the last one I do as a fulltime home educator. This week will complete fifteen years of me teaching our … Continue reading

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2021–New Year, New Things

It is just a time marker, I know, and nothing more dramatic than that, but I am well in the habit of using it for the sake of making progress and moving forward, and sometimes just putting things behind me.  … Continue reading

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Amy Walker Siedenburg

My great grandmother used to say she had “the Walker sense of humor.” She said it with quite a lot of pride. It implied a quick wit, and the ability to find the humor in anything. I think it also … Continue reading

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The Stars In Our Eyes

Where we live we are lucky have a fairly dark sky and a balcony facing south. Stepping out the door and onto the balcony can sometimes be like stepping off into the void of space itself. Tonight I was so … Continue reading

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