Oh so busy, oh so happy

We are in a whirlwind. In about an hour, my dear cousin Desa, her husband George and their little boy Michael will arrive for a long weekend. Tomorrow we are having a party for Bud’s 50th. I cooked most of yesterday, in preparation. I made two lasagnas, a big batch of black beans, and the [...]

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Pasta and San Francisco

I spent the morning making fresh pasta from durum semolina flour. I remembered my last pasta kick which took place when we lived in San Francisco in the very late 80’s. I was suddenly neighbors with my dear sister Lizzie and my brother Johnny and we spent many evenings eating very well. We [...]

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Spring Break

I have a new appreciation for Spring Break. We let the homeschooling gang have the vacation along with the college kids. For me, it means a break too, because I don’t have to be aware of the time, the kids don’t need to be reminded to wake up.
Yesterday we took a small trip to [...]

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St. Patrick’s Day

After howling winter winds last night, all is calm, but not bright this morning. The snow was not washed away, there were seagulls in the Reed Estate across the street, who were chased away by ravens. Usually the seagulls fly way up high, perusing the activity on the wharves, a mile away. Perhaps that is [...]

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Report from My Life

Scenes from my life. This morning Rosie randomly knocked over a bottle of Diet Coke and then picked it up and opened it to see if it was “OK”. Well, that caused a Pinatubo of Diet Coke over the dining room. Towels were called for, lest the Diet Coke drip onto electronic equipment, religious [...]

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