Category Archives: Blog
Picking Up Where You Left Off
Don’t you love it when you run into a friend you haven’t seen in a long time, possibly years, and you pick up where you left off as though no time has passed? I’ve delighted in that experience and relish … Continue reading
Look! Look!
“Look, kids! Wake up and look over there, because I can’t; I’m driving.” Children drowsy during a four-day, 2000-mile cross country car trip are usually a godsend. Less squabbling. Less toy throwing. Less name calling. But as we neared Pikes … Continue reading
Why “Affordable Housing” Fails
“Many cities spent millions from 2000 to 2008 without building a single unit.” Amazing what reading local newspapers while on vacation can unearth! See accompanying page-and-a-half LA Times article. While I acknowledge the enforcement conundrum on contractors, what I still … Continue reading
Computer Backup Hell
My new HP i7 laptop screen died at 2 months old. I’d purchased a 3-year service contact with Fry’s Electronics – including a loaner – so I didn’t worry too much about it. But I did call Fry’s to see … Continue reading
In Search of Nectar
I was uncomfortable, frozen in a not quite upright position, but I had to remain unnoticed. I was standing up after examining a recently pruned lower limb on my Desert Willow (Chilopsis linearis). The buzz of wings alerted me to … Continue reading
Fake Cowgirl
Recently a friend proposed moving to another city to be with her boyfriend…she owns a beautifully-appointed condo here… incredibly artistic, refreshing and relaxing. It’s a spiritual experience to be welcomed into her home. He’s a sweet, gentle guy. When she … Continue reading
One Things that Changed My Life
Chance encounters often turn out to be important…as do comments made by friends, or observations in the presence of others, a line in a book, a title of a book you haven’t read, a chance compliment, mistaken identity, a job … Continue reading
Ghost Gifts
The week before my birthday, I looked up and said, Mom, I’m expecting that $20 you always put in a birthday card for me to appear somewhere. I know it will. I told my friend Ruth about that and missing … Continue reading