Category Archives: Commentary

Woodpeckers Don’t Get Concussions

Posted on March 1, 2016 by vairarenbeth

Sometimes small truths put life in perspective and help us get through the day.  For Leo Kottke, who played a smoking concert at the Musical Instrument Museum (MIM) in Phoenix last night, the title remark was his concert opening. Leo … Continue reading →

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Really? Really???

Posted on September 14, 2013 by vairarenbeth

Twice this week I have been in a conversation in which “really” is being used in a “new” way.  At least, new for me.  Where I would normally hear “you’re kidding”, is replaced by saying “really” twice – the second … Continue reading →

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A Happy New Year, Indeed

Posted on January 3, 2013 by vairarenbeth

Today is my New Year.  I happen to have the luxury of having been born a few days after after the New Year.  I am the fourth of five children.  My due date was Christmas.  You would think that, being … Continue reading →

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I Wore Socks Today – It’s Winter!

Posted on December 14, 2012 by vairarenbeth

As a new resident, I often wonder while wandering through the desert (whether it’s paved over in concrete or left to thrive in its natural state), how the changing of the seasons play out.  It’s still Fall, technically.  But it … Continue reading →

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Friday Fiber Time Again…..

Posted on July 12, 2012 by vairarenbeth

Well, the baby blanket for Keith Aiden (my great-nephew in transit) and Paula’s shawl (sorry, mail it out so quickly that I forgot to take a picture) are both done, and in time!  It is amazing that when a project … Continue reading →

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There’s Something about a Root Beer Float…

Posted on June 2, 2012 by vairarenbeth

Living in Arizona, the heat is just going to be what the heat is.  Right now there is a heat wave on the falling side of the crest.  Enough to keep the quails and bunnies in the shade and out … Continue reading →

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Tessendo nel Momento

Posted on May 21, 2012 by vairarenbeth

After many false tries, I have gotten the blue cotton warp on the loom, with a shed, and it’s all working (finally).  I had it all ready to go, but could not get a shed, because the alternate yarn I … Continue reading →

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Sotto Voce – Solar Eclipse

Posted on May 21, 2012 by vairarenbeth

Today there was a solar eclipse, and what a spectacular sight it was!  We didn’t get the full impact until the pictures were downloaded – nice to have a camera view to diffuse the brutal effects on eyes.  Retina burnout … Continue reading →

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In Search of Acacia, or Caught in the Thorns

Posted on April 16, 2012 by vairarenbeth

I am not a morning person.  And I have been able to indulge in my slow-moving attitude through the winter months.  But with April has come spring weather and an earlier sunrise. Quails, Flickers, Desert Wrens and all sorts of … Continue reading →

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It’s all about the horses – Fiesta Days Parade in Cave Creek

Posted on April 3, 2012 by vairarenbeth

I love horses.  You can find me at the paddocks whenever we go to the race track, checking out those beauties up close.  One of the first movies I remember vividly is National Velvet.  Shadowfax in Lord of the Rings … Continue reading →

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