Category Archives: Stories of my life

The far reaches of forever…

Posted on March 18, 2016 by pouringmyartout

So, you know how, when I travel, I like to get up early and go on my morning adventure walks… I have shared enough of them here… but when I went to visit my daughter in Arizona, she doesn’t live in an ‘adventurey’ … Continue reading →

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How to get fancy braids out of your hair…

Posted on March 17, 2016 by pouringmyartout

Well, after I got back to my daughter’s house from the walk in the park I showed you, she was already sick of the fancy braids that she got at the renaissance fair… just that morning… To see the full braids … Continue reading →

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Some desert flowers… and a sunset…

Posted on March 17, 2016 by pouringmyartout

Okay, we are back to that little adventure I took last weekend to visit my daughter in Arizona… and to that park I was taking a walk in while she recuperated from our trip to the renaissance fair… The sun … Continue reading →

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Mocking the mocking bird… (or): Making a mockery of mockery…

Posted on March 17, 2016 by pouringmyartout

I have developed a strange… even for me… habit. Every morning, there are mocking birds in the backyard. They all seem to be engaging in a contest to see who has the best whistles and sounds. Now, for those of you who … Continue reading →

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I saw another rattlesnake…

Posted on March 16, 2016 by pouringmyartout

As some of you who have been here for a while might remember, I have something of a history with rattlesnakes… One came in the front door of our house a few years ago, and I caught it and gave … Continue reading →

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The braidey bunch…

Posted on March 16, 2016 by pouringmyartout

My daughter, Jessica, decided that the way to get in the mood for the renaissance fair was to get her hair braided… Because… you know… wearing a cloak and walking around with a guy dressed as a monk wasn’t enough… … Continue reading →

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I really did become a monk… for a day… part 2…

Posted on March 15, 2016 by pouringmyartout

So, yeah, my daughter and I had a great time at the Renaissance Fair outside Scottsdale, Arizona when I went to visit her… because she supposedly wasn’t ‘feeling well’… I think maybe my praying made her better… that’s my story … Continue reading →

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I really did become a monk… for a day… part 1…

Posted on March 15, 2016 by pouringmyartout

That is because my daughter surprised me by telling me we were going to the Renaissance Fair! If she had told me ahead of time, I could have brought my own cloak… (yes, I have a cloak, with a hood, … Continue reading →

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What the heck is that?

Posted on March 15, 2016 by pouringmyartout

On the way back to my daughter’s house, we stopped to get some food… I seriously suggest you try a calzone filled with spaghetti, meat balls, and a white cream vodka sauce, by the way… and while I was outside pacing … Continue reading →

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Mockin’ the cacti…

Posted on March 14, 2016 by pouringmyartout

Yes, in Arizona, cacti mocking is a thing… You know, like cow tipping is a thing… somewhere… No… it isn’t really a thing… the thing is… (and I mean as in one of my patented blog ‘things’ that is)… that … Continue reading →

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