Monthly Archives: December 2008

On Christmas, Petra Pintar called me by way of greeting.  It felt very… old… very old-fashioned, for a girl to be calling me… and for a minute, I imagined… that I was wanted by somebody.  Self-pity aside, she’s a very thoughtful girl.  … Continue reading →

We had family parties on both sides on Monday, both at about 6 to 9 p.m.  The Hills were at our ward building and the Fosters were on the other side of town, at Butch’s church.  We started at the … Continue reading →

I’ve been a fool…   It’s a foolish farmer who forgets what seeds he sowed in spring, then is startled when such and such sprouts fill his fields in fall.   With the currency of choices, from the cashier of ignorance, I’ve purchased each part of my … Continue reading →

It snowed.  Seeing these black, shiny streets tonight… made me incredibly sad.  I cried hard for her, my ghost… Bomie.   While driving my mom’s truck to see if the church still needed shovelling (somebody else had done it)… I … Continue reading →