In the spring of 2009, I was feeling burned out and frustrated at my job.  The brown nosers and backstabbers made the law firm where I worked a daily hell more often than not.  I celebrated the days when the worst of them were out sick or on vacation.  When they… Read full post »

 Wednesday 2 a.m.

Wednesday 10 a.m. - use gas grill and 4 ft tall rose (mostly buried) for depth reference. 

2 a.m. - Silvie checks out the snow outside the front door.

By 6 a.m. it's gotten a bit deeper.

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Today the last lab to process Kodachrome film is discontinuing the process.  The era of Kodachrome is gone forever. 

It had a special look like no other film, vivid and magical.  It was also unforgiving.  Exposure had to be absolutely correct, or you didn't get that magical look… Read full post »

I wrote previously about family and distance.  There were a lot of reasons why everyone has spread out so far across the country.  A lot of it has to do with old wounds.  With my mother's family, this story is part of the reason. 

My grandmother, Anna, was a child… Read full post »