Monthly Archives: March 2002

Dada guesses the candy

Posted on March 29, 2002 by Marchbanks

Theo asked “Is this a metaphor?”  Mom said, “No, this is a fish.” Continue reading →

Posted in Foolishness, Infernal Revenue, Work (WORK!!?!??!) | 4 Comments

It looks like we got our asthmatic

Posted on March 28, 2002 by Marchbanks

Perhaps we’ll end up lucky, and it’ll turn out as a normal case of manageable childhood asthma that she’ll outgrow. Continue reading →

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Thoughts upon a tombstone photo

Posted on March 28, 2002 by Marchbanks

Despite everything, he lived to the remarkable age of 86, dying on the eighteenth anniversary of his wife’s death. Continue reading →

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Bide thy thyme

Posted on March 24, 2002 by Marchbanks

Idiot Boy from next door decides it’s time to get out and mow his front yard, covering me all over with the dirt and pollen and who-knows what. Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening, House | 4 Comments

Another thing “Every Texan Should Do” checked off the list

Posted on March 24, 2002 by Marchbanks

I turned around and told him that Crockett had been dead for two months at that point, which is why he wasn’t on the plaque. Continue reading →

Posted in Texana, Travel | 3 Comments

More weekend plant-wrestling

Posted on March 17, 2002 by Marchbanks

I couldn’t restrain myself, and bought a slew of tomato plants, some dill, and some peppermint. Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening, House | 8 Comments

Beat with the ugly stick

Posted on March 16, 2002 by Marchbanks

They’re comfortable sitting in a wheelbarrow sandwiched between two layers of compost, but they won’t be happy if I don’t get them in the ground. Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening, House | 6 Comments

I don’t know whether it was a good weekend or a bad weekend

Posted on March 14, 2002 by Marchbanks

I try to let go of hope and return to Zen hunting—hoping that someday the right Other will come into my life. Continue reading →

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The wearin o’ the . . . orange

Posted on March 13, 2002 by Marchbanks

I ain’t wearin’ no green. Continue reading →

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Pecan progress and garden guff

Posted on March 12, 2002 by Marchbanks

I need to go buy a bundle of surveyor’s stakes this weekend. Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening, House | 5 Comments