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Winter
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01.08.11Great Wintry Expectations
mom, Winter, xo (1)It's the start of a new year. The tree and her decorations are taken down, we set out the King's cake and simmer wassail on the stove as we undecorate. It is the twelfth night of Christmas. Ford unhooks ornaments that we made together when Chas was a newborn, little salt dough disks that we stamped lace and dots and little fingertips into, then painted with watercolors. His personal favorite though, a small gourd etched into an owl's likeness, is gently placed among them. I walk around the tree, collecting lengths of tiny lights, still lit, already missing the smell ...
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03.31.10Snowball Warfare
forts & such, Snow, Winter (0)Winter in central California is growing shorter every year. It's wildflower time already! At March's end all bulbs have withered to compost, all except the tulips, who for Easter have conceded to wait. Like last year, in order to feel the hint of a real Winter on our cheeks, we drove to the sierras for some fun in the snow. We would have been happy enough just to feel some frost in the air but were quite the lucky ones to have piles of old snow gleaming beneath 70F degrees of clear (for the most part) alpine sunshine! How's that ...
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01.02.10It Was a Mellow Holiday, Both Inside and Out
Indoor, Winter, xo (5)Whether we were inside watching Chas learn how to snap his fingers, making Hiver fairies for our friends, wooden dinosaurs for ourselves and ball-throwing robots for the cat's amusement, this Christmas holiday found us connected and relaxed. There was lots of laughter, and we had plenty of time to sleep in. We also had the time to take little road trips again together. We witnessed the Pacific pulling the sands back to the ocean. The edge of the sea here on the west coast becomes incredibly steep during winter. They never called Mavericks, but even the smaller waves at the shore ...
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