Actually, I'm writing today about my mom-in-law and my dad-in-law, but "Fairy Godfather" just has a wrong ring on several levels... I'm getting ahead of myself, though. This is a story about the tool of my trade--the laptop--and a miraculous magical rescue. Since I took to writing full-time, I've spent anywhere from ten to twenty … Continue reading Mother-in-Law or Fairy Godmother?
Tag: Tattoos
Shining a Light into the Dark Places
It's Imbolc, a fire feast and a day that belongs to Brigid, Celtic goddess of fires, of home and hearth and healing, of smithcraft and wordcraft. (Or--for those more comfortable with a different version of her--Saint Bridget, patroness of those same things, as she has also been known since the Catholics co-opted her some centuries … Continue reading Shining a Light into the Dark Places
Do-It-Yourself Bald Barbie
No, this post isn't about my repressed desire to shave Barbie's luxurious locks or knock her down a boob-size... Although both those thoughts have some merit.... I'll say up front, I'm not a Barbie fan. (Except, perhaps, for the tattooed Tokidoki...) Nevertheless, Barbie has managed once again to catch my attention. The initial story hit … Continue reading Do-It-Yourself Bald Barbie
Ice Fishing, Hot Springs, and a Duck-Hunting Writer…
Day Two--Western Byways Editorial Team on the Road... By the time we unfolded ourselves from the motor-home's fold-out bed this morning, the temperature had just pushed into double digits, and I felt intrepid enough to step outside and indulge in my Very Bad Habit... The foothills beyond the stretch of high-desert prairie were warming in … Continue reading Ice Fishing, Hot Springs, and a Duck-Hunting Writer…
It’s a Turtle Life
My husband Keoni has some Dates of Importance among his tattoos. There's the date John hanged himself and Keoni rose from the ashes ("Shifting Paradigms and Half a Pair'o'Dimes")... There's a Lucky Thirteen for our wedding anniversary... And there's December 23, 2008, right below the kanji meaning "A New Life." Today is the anniversary of … Continue reading It’s a Turtle Life
Inventory Item: Right Knee, Size XL
I'm writing from my hubby's hospital room, where we're "camping" for a few days. He is in possession of a brand new knee as of yesterday (lucky 13th), and we're learning that one size doesn't "fit all." The grippy-socks they provide for patients only fit over the ends of his size-17 flippers, so he's reclining … Continue reading Inventory Item: Right Knee, Size XL
Words Have Meaning, Names Have Power
“Proper names are poetry in the raw. Like all poetry they are untranslatable.” ~W.H. Auden I wrote the other day about my husband’s new life with new name, so it seems appropriate to share about mine as well. My given name is Janna, which means “Gift from God.” (And, interestingly enough, is a feminine form … Continue reading Words Have Meaning, Names Have Power
Kana's Chronicles 