Category Archives: FAMILIA

Star-crossed Troubadours

Monday, August 8, 2011

Today marks twenty-five years since my mother died. This last winter solstice, I had a profound vision during a ceremony: an old black telephone appeared before me, hunched in celluloid, with a rotary dial. I could feel the weight of the heavy receiver in my hand – it was that real. I realized that I [...]

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Happy Birthday Pandora!

Friday, July 22, 2011

Today marks a very special holiday indeed – the birthday of my dearest darling, Miss Pandora Gastelum. In lieu of getting to celebrate her whelping with her (the travesty of why this cannot be is detailed below), I am writing this here, so those of you who do not know her can begin to, a [...]

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Eastertide

Saturday, April 23, 2011

Eastertime is almost here! I can almost taste the candyfloss melting on my tongue, and those speckled chocolate robin’s eggs. I’m busy getting everything ready for our annual Easter Egg Hunt and Garden Party on Sunday, and remembering what a blast we had last year. It was an insane cavalcade of pastel frocks, sugared-up children, [...]

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Krew du Poüx!

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Hello, hello! Many apologies for the long absence and all the tumbleweeds drifting around these parts! I am returned from my travels, which proved far too fun and chaotically action-packed to do any of the updates I had anticipated. In fact, I barely had time to flick a finger towards my laptop – which was [...]

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Blue Moon

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Here we go, darlings – on the precipice of a new year, and just nearly ready to dry our sticky wings on the other side of the future! 2010, for real? I mean, doesn’t it seem slightly preposterous, as if we ought to be living in some science fiction reality? Where’s my flying car? I [...]

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Foxes in the Rain

Sunday, August 9, 2009

Today something magical happened: it rained while the sun was shining. I know perhaps it’s not so very rare, but when it does occur and the opportunity for dancing around madly in it present itself- well, it really is pure magic, straight-up. The light turns golden, and the drops are slanting out over the road, [...]

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Dog Days

Thursday, July 30, 2009

We adopted a puppy! Well, she’s six months old- but that still counts, right? I was walking past the Austin Pets Alive adoption station after work the other day, and she caught my eye. She’s super wiggly, and thus really difficult to photograph- especially if you want to be in the picture with her! I [...]

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midsommervise for min far

Sunday, June 21, 2009

Happy Midsummer’s Eve, Summer Solstice, and Father’s Day my dearies- I hope this weekend has found you blissfully enjoying the land and the water, and hopefully a big bonfire to jump over! I know that I am very blessed to have such an amazing father and grandfather. We have such a strong bond, built on [...]

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Bunnytown

Monday, April 13, 2009

The Great Easter Egg Hunt of 2009 was a definite success- children frolicked, bonnets were flaunted, and delectables devoured! The rain came early in the morning, leaving us a perfect golden afternoon. This is my little neighbour, Miss Adelle Rose- is she not the prettiest child you have ever seen? My family and friends brought [...]

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Birthdee Glee

Friday, January 23, 2009

I am very happy and a tad abashed to admit that my 30th birthday was such a momentous occasion that it has taken me nearly two weeks to recover from the festivities! Our abode may never recover, in fact- we may have decided to keep it as a half-gutted forest covered in glitter confetti and [...]

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