I woke up before my alarm, my nerves making my brain whir and my stomach flip. This is the usual pre-flight process, so I just got Monday rolling early with a shower and a final review of the packing checklist (this was the third "final" baggage check – yesterday's review discarded an umbrella and swapped…
Three Things I’ve Learned this Summer
Frost has sparkled the tips of the grass and the eaves of the rooftop for the first time this season, and I’ve caved and turned the furnace on. The undulating pillow-top forest canopy is morphing from a study in verdant tones to one of quilted reds, oranges, and greens. School buses roll by at regular…
DIY = Do I cry
What have I been doing this summer? I have no idea.I mean, I know where I am and what projects I've undertaken. But many of these projects are unfamiliar territory, and thus foster a whole gamut of misadventures.This season's example: Painting the garage. How hard could it be? Those of you who, like me, had…
Conversations on El Camino 