Our oldest daughter fibbed to me Wednesday. She asked for our new address so she could send pictures of the grandbabies. This morning as we were drinking our first cup of coffee on the porch, a UPS truck pulled up to our trailer. "Puzzled" would be an understatement to describe our reaction, but ours is … Continue reading Open Thank-You to our Daughter (the Fibber)
Author: Kana Smith
I am... a writer, an explorer, a coffee-drinker, a recovering addict, a barefoot linguist, a book-dragon ("bookworm" doesn't cover it), a raconteur, a sailboat skipper, a research diver, a tattooed scholar, a pirate, a poet, a spiritual adventurer, a photographer, a few kinds-of-crazy, a joyful wife, a mom... a list-maker! :)
Asia Market: Our In-Town International Trip
Not unlike an Embassy, our local Asia Market reminds me of a small piece of foreign country surrounded by American soil. I am, of course, The Foreigner there--but by now I've earned my visa and might no longer be considered a tourist.Friday mornings the produce comes in--all the vegetables you won't find at WinCo or … Continue reading Asia Market: Our In-Town International Trip
An Accidental Sit-In
During my most recent six-hour wait at our Health and Welfare office, the folks around me were joking that the wait itself might be part of the screening-process; no one in their right mind would sit here so long if they didn't truly NEED help. We didn't ask each other's names, but we knew each … Continue reading An Accidental Sit-In
Living Richly
"Half the world knows not how the other half lives." ~George Herbert [Oct.16] Rats, I was doing so well with "PostaDay," till today. (Which will be "yesterday" by the time this is available to read.) The good news: my Miss isn't due to lack of writing. Here I am writing. The Other-news: our internet is … Continue reading Living Richly
The Mom with the Dragon Tattoo
My son Christian has had an invisible dragon-friend since he was two years old. He's blue (I haven't puzzled out the contradictory twist of physics by which "blue" and "invisible" can coincide as descriptors) and about the size of a big toe. A pocket-dragon, you could say--though I'm given to understand that most often he … Continue reading The Mom with the Dragon Tattoo
Wicked Stepma, Advice Columnist
Parenting by text-message... I haven't been up so much at night with a youngster since I had infants in the house--but I'm honored to be called upon. Our teenager broke up with his girlfriend yesterday after six months together (which rightly translates to Very Serious Relationship in high-school-world). He stayed over at a friend's house … Continue reading Wicked Stepma, Advice Columnist
Lucky Thirteen
Two years ago today my hubby and I scheduled our anniversary. That is to say, we scampered over to the courthouse (for a HAPPY reason--a novelty in itself for a pair of recovering alcoholics like us) and tied the knot. Lucky Thirteen, that's our anniversary. Never mind that it was a Tuesday morning--clearly we're not … Continue reading Lucky Thirteen
Kana's Chronicles 