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public safety power shutoff

red flag warningi write a large checkto the generator repairman crispy vegetationi put a large jug of salt waterin the freezer winds from the diablosi carefully cleanthe hurricane lamps shutdown noticesthe texts and the emailsarrive at the same time hazy Read more…


prosaic

August started out bad and continued not-so-great.  The sheriffs found the body of a not-quite-23-year-old man whose mother has been my friend for 30 years. I watched this young man grow up. My elder children played with his elder brothers, Read more…


make & mend

Threading the needle is the hardest part.  Once I get the needle threaded and the fabric lined up, mending soothes me. The needle pulls through the fabric with a whispery rasping sound. My attention shrinks: the precise place to push Read more…


segue to full summer

last weekwe all had coldsthe weather was unseasonably cool we laid light blanketson our laps in the eveningsand huddled at night inour flannel sheets we sipped tea and homemade chicken soup, coughed, blew our noses and shook our heads at such Read more…


the four seasonings

I was watching a youtube decorating video, and she said you should have a neutral couch because of course you want it to go with your seasonal throw pillows. Wait! Back up a bit. Seasonal throw pillows are a thing, Read more…


that moment

when your grown child tells you that most people don’t notice how dirty baseboards can get


Housekeeping in the Modern Age

That sounds like it ought to be the title of a magazine article sometime between 1880 and 1960. Part patronizing puff piece, part practical advice, part ludicrous ideas packaged as something that someone, somewhere, once tried. I struggle with housework, Read more…


The Power of Mom

“You can tell Nancy Pelosi has 5 kids. She’s treating Trump like a toddler who is making unreasonable demands. Set calm, firm boundaries and give him a little time to consider his options.” I thought about this for a bit, Read more…


old knife

gray skies the old knife makes short work of the potatoes


boxing day 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…