Sing Them Home
Posted: January 4, 2010 Filed under: DRambles on Black Mountain 2 CommentsHas anyone read this book by Stephanie Kallos?
From a review by Nancy Pearl/NPR online:
“Sing Them Home is simply wonderful. It’s a welcome tonic to those of us who look back with great longing to Anne Tyler’s early novels. . . . that is, those of us hungry for books with quirky, flawed, yet realistic and beloved characters who leap off the page into our arms and refuse to leave. I didn’t want Sing Them Home ever to end.”
I didn’t either! Sitting on a display table at my local library, I was drawn in by the cover and the librarian’s critique. Set in southeastern Nebraska, I couldn’t resist picking it up as my holiday read. Little did I know it would keep me company as the freakin’ creepin’ crud settled into my lungs Wednesday, making it difficult to sleep. With regret, I finished Sing Them Home.
Not feeling like doing much of anything , hoping to nurse this cold into oblivion, I’ve started another enthralling book..
Read anything good lately?
A New Year
Posted: January 3, 2010 Filed under: DRambles on Black Mountain Leave a commentReady to fling off the cloak of Winter’s Embrace, I awoke to daylight this crisp morning in the Colorado Rocky Mountains. Given it’s only January 3rd, the cloak hangs by the door, ready at a moment’s notice. With the winter solstice came the promise of more daylight with each passing day. Symbols of this ancient celebration are all around us.
On New Year’s Eve Jason inquired about resolutions. Resolutions? “But, Debby, you have a number of goals. They’re the same thing.” Goals. These are achievable, something I can work towards. Resolutions seem self-defeating. Perhaps because New Year’s resolutions generally last a short period of time. At least from my perspective.
Rick, Nate, Kelly and I, along with Chuck and Buckley, snug and cozy in Sleek Sue spent the holidays in Nebraska. No expectations. No pressure. No extreme gift giving. Just time, mellow time, with family. Plenty of food. Plenty of drink. Out maneuvering the weather was the only challenge. Arriving on Christmas Eve in Omaha, we spent a couple of days with Rick’s brothers. Chuck immediately made himself at home…
Snow and lights set the stage…
Saturday I arrived home…
All of Lori’s kids – and their kids – also came home. We slept just over the hill at Kelly’s house on Valli Hi Road. Lori lives on Eisenhower…
It was so good to be Home For The Holidays!
More Canine Artists
Posted: January 3, 2010 Filed under: Art and Photography Leave a comment
Suzanne Schirra, Vail, Colorado, in her bio for Dogs In Review wrote: Some of my favorite moments come from letters I receive from clients whose beloved dogs have passed away. They tell me the life I capture in my paintings gives them gret joy. I have the greatest job in the world. I surround myself with bright, happy color and bright, happy dogs, and at the end of each day I get to go hiking with my dog.
It Was a Very Good Year
Posted: December 31, 2009 Filed under: DRambles on Black Mountain 2 CommentsMore Canine Artists
Posted: December 27, 2009 Filed under: Art and Photography Leave a comment
Stephen Hubbell, Weaverville, California, in his bio for Dogs In Review wrote: When I was 8 years old my grandmother gave me some oil paints and brushes. My parents encouraged me to continue painting and drawing, and after high school I attended the L.A. Trade Tech College. When I turned 18 I got a job as a Technical Illustrator for Lockheed Aircraft. From there it was industrial art, ad agencies and a position as an art director in Southern California. I taught myself fine arts. My first dog art was a drawing of my Boxer when I was in high school.
Kunza at FleetFire Timbers 
