What Next?

Hey, everyone.  I was hoping this was going to be a post on a couple more fragrances – that was the plan! – but it didn’t pan out.  I’m going to have to figure out some higher-grade tree pollen defense… Continue Reading

Basil, Biscuits and Biding My Time

Each morning when the sun rises high enough over the mountains to hit the front of my house, I set my pots of rosemary and basil on the sill of my bedroom window.  Each evening I pull those sun-drenched pots… Continue Reading

New Year, New Snow

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

Ooooooops!

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

Crafty Folks

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

Small Blessings

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

An Unexpected Gift

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