occasional posts by risa aratyr
I went window shopping today! I bought four windows. [Tommy Cooper] Chris and Cody came to town for a wedding at the end of September, providing a great excuse for a grand family-tour of the premises. Young Master Matthew kindly stepped out of the frame, I stepped in – and he proceeded to snap the … Read more BE-COMING HOME: october flurries
Into each life some rain must fall. [The Rainy Day, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow] The Aufrichte was only Part I of our roof-raising revels. We celebrated Part II the next day, with a smudging. I’d smudged before, of course. Twice. Third time’s the charm, especially as we capitalized on the lucky number by smudging in triplicate. … Read more BE-COMING HOME: smoke and showers
De breeze come blow ‘pon it, De rain come down wet it, De flood come deluge it, De sun come down bu’n it, Grudgeful man come obeah it, Red-eye people put dem mout’ ‘pon it, But never was moved a nail from it, For it was built ‘pon a rocky groun’, With a rock for … Read more BE-COMING HOME: getting down to fundamentals