January – greatest month of the year, amirite?!?!? No? Me neither. Now starts the slog to spring, which … is even longer here in Santa Fe. In Washington DC (which just had a big snowstorm), spring starts busting out its… Continue Reading
Hey everyone, there’s a LOT going on right now and I … just didn’t pull a post together. I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday / winter break if that’s what you are doing … tonight is the longest night… Continue Reading
I’m not super-crafty and I’m always interested in / amazed by folks who can make things, including really complex things, and how they wound up there. Did they watch a show about glass-blowing on TV and decide to heed an… Continue Reading
Years ago, after my split from he-who-shall-not-be-named, the kids and I got busy and established some new holiday traditions. The kids (not unreasonably) hated our fancy, formal Thanksgiving, so I chucked it. We had a sit-down family meeting – there… Continue Reading
Surprise – Musette joined me for a few days in Santa Fe! We had a blast. Here’s a rundown of what we did … Musette arrived Thursday afternoon via train, to Lamy NM, just south of Santa Fe – a… Continue Reading
So, March … are you ever going to write about perfume again on your perfume blog? WELL. I started to not write this, thinking I might jinx it, and my next thought was that’s just silly, so here we are.… Continue Reading
So, this happened. Her name is Coco and she’s nine years old and she’s a seven-pound bundle of fluff and enthusiasm. I didn’t want a dog. More precisely, I didn’t want to want a dog. I’m still mourning Lila, and… Continue Reading