A Whole New Way to Knit
February 20, 2020
I spent the afternoon in Santa Cruz. I decided to get gyros for lunch. When I got to the falafel place, it looked dark and deserted. I tried the door anyway. It opened. I walked up to the counter. The Read more…
February 13, 2020
What if you knew something was going to happen that was going to change your life completely? You didn’t know what it was or when it would happen. You just knew that it was coming. What would you do? What Read more…
February 8, 2020
all those years ago our eyes and our hearts met over the chasm the chasm of years life experience and perspective we yoked ourselves together with joy and purpose and set out to have a life together we hit a Read more…
September 3, 2019
As a child, I was good at running away from my problems. I was a scaredy cat, and I ran like a rabbit when anything frightened me. Sometimes, I would also hide like a mouse, if the threat was an Read more…
May 6, 2019
when your grown child tells you that most people don’t notice how dirty baseboards can get
February 15, 2019
It started as a joke. Valentine’s Day never jazzed me. The Monterey Bay Aquarium did, but it was always thronged with human beings. One year, about 20 years ago, I got the idea to take my kids to the Monterey Read more…
January 18, 2019
the christmas bustle chugs right on through new year’s and epiphany (my birthday), a long wild sled ride through the darkest days of the year all the things we didn’t quite finish — puzzles, games, presents, baking, candy-making, crafts — Read more…
July 4, 2018
Yesterday, I saw the bumpersticker “If you like freedom, thank a soldier.” My grandparents were career navy, so I have great respect for those who serve in the armed forces, and I gladly thank them for their service. I have Read more…
Do you know those bumperstickers that say “If you can read this, thank a teacher?” Reading has been one of the joys of my life since age 4. I started reading on my mother’s knee, sounding out the words in Read more…
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