Tag: life
member name: jessie voigts
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June 19, 2008 05:39 PM EDT --
i miss you all, dear gather friends! i've been trying to keep up with my groups and that's about the extent of my gathering. but, i've resolved to jump back in as time allows.
so, what's . . .
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September 21, 2006 12:39 AM EDT --
{12 photos, for those gathering on dial-up}
to ben and betty, on your fabulous-to-be wedding!! here are a few words of wisdom and pictures (hey, you know me) to celebrate with...
thanks to peg s, for . . .
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March 07, 2006 05:37 PM EST --
i always have cold feet. it makes sense - poor circulation, coupled with extremely low blood pressure (50s/40s). my husband and daughter are space heaters, especially when compared to me.
at night, i . . .
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June 17, 2006 11:15 AM EDT --
{10 photos, for those gathering on dial-up}
life is crazy.
my parents have a hobby farm. there is so much to do there that you could work all the time and never rest and still never be done. . . .
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January 20, 2007 11:03 PM EST --
each piece,
each perfect moment of contentment
falls quietly, softly upon my soul
blanketing it
accumulating
blowing into deep drifts
shoring me . . .
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November 28, 2007 12:29 AM EST --
perseverance:
steady persistence in a course of action, a purpose, a state, etc., esp. in spite of difficulties, obstacles, or discouragement.
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). . . .
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March 23, 2006 10:54 PM EST --
i have enjoyed jello through the years (esp grape!), although we usually avoided the types of recipes that are in the ancient recipe books....the ones that call for crushed pineapple, or cool whip, or . . .
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March 23, 2006 11:14 PM EST --
tonight, lillie really has a doozy of an outfit on.
this is the third outfit in an hour. yes, she is very fashion-conscious. i don't let her read fashion magazines, preferring to let her create . . .
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April 25, 2006 11:42 AM EDT --
yesterday, we painted outside. such fun.
i watered down some of her washable tempera paints (red, blue, and we made green). we prepared the paper by weighting it down at the edges so it wouldn't . . .
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April 28, 2006 12:07 PM EDT --
beryl recently sent me a link to her page at the Minnesota States ArtsBoard site of the Art of Recovery reading she did last weekend, at theMinnesota State Arts Board. There's a video of her . . .
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June 25, 2006 09:43 PM EDT --
rarely do we play on the road-side of our house. we're always by the lake. of course! who wouldn't choose to be by water? still, lillie wants to ride her bike on the road sometimes. her bike is . . .
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July 17, 2006 11:34 AM EDT --
{12 photos, for those gathering on dial-up}
saturday we had the most glorious day. we escaped the great heat and humidity after dinner, and drove to lake michigan. oh, the big lake - the place where . . .
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July 25, 2006 09:29 PM EDT --
oh, this pie is almost gone. yes, it is that good. but wait, i get ahead of myself...
we love blueberries. michigan blueberries are too awesome. when we're not eating them plain, or with granola and . . .
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August 07, 2006 11:59 AM EDT --
dancing waves, glittering in the sun
frothing, bubbling, reaching
frolicking with wet sand and dry
ceaselessly encroaching, leaving mark after mark
erasing footprints, creating waveprints
incandescent . . .
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August 29, 2006 04:56 PM EDT --
sometimes,
in passages of
dense fog
excruciating pain
. . .
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September 01, 2006 03:34 PM EDT --
the end of summer seems to be upon us quickly this year. last year, we were swimming until october. this year, we've not been swimming for a few weeks. the water is really cold!
it's been so windy . . .
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September 01, 2006 11:13 PM EDT --
{ 9 photos, for those gathering on dial-up}
as is often the case, the articles that i read on gather stay with me for a long time. i think of candida's husband's cancer and how their whole family . . .
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September 13, 2006 12:01 PM EDT --
{12 photos, for those gathering on dial-up}
when i think of the beauty of the change of seasons, i think of gorgeous orange yellow red fall leaves, the first fat snowflakes drifting down, tiny crocuses . . .
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October 07, 2006 12:05 PM EDT --
{12 photos, for those gathering on dial-up}
as we were wandering through the meijer gardens and sculpture park yesterday, i noticed that although i was drawn to photograph the sculptures (for the 100th . . .
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October 16, 2006 01:03 PM EDT --
{13 photos, for those gathering on dial-up}
we've had a hectic month, with a week-long trip to ohio for a funeral chock in the middle. what i missed most about being away from home was the . . .
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