Off Topic: Sometimes They Come Back.

Well, I did have a review that I was going to finish up but then I got distracted by,, food! A friend of mine sent me for my birthday a set of two of these new microwave dishes that I… Continue Reading

Yeah, I’m Goofing Off

Hey everyone — I have two friends visiting Santa Fe right now (not together) and the weekend got away from me — it’s been so much fun having someone to walk around and do tourist-y things with!  I have friends… Continue Reading

And The Heat Goes On..

Coming hot on the heels of Musette’s post from yesterday (hot on the heels, get it? He’s here all week folks, tip your waiter!) I will write that it has also been hot in LA. This year we seem to… Continue Reading

It’s Been a Year

I guess it’s reflection time, eh?  Here I am after Cinnamon’s post, doing the same thing, sorta. I’ve been back here a year; it feels simultaneously like three months and like I never left.  I’ll say up front that between… Continue Reading

Ireland!

Hey, I’m back from Ireland! It was lovely – a kind of last-minute opportunity to go to a place I haven’t been, although I’ve been to England, Scotland and Wales.  But it’s been years since I traveled internationally, and even… Continue Reading

When Life Gives You Lemonade

I am, in my own special way, quite the Pollyanna – life gives you lemons, make that lemonade!  The silver lining, etc. This philosophy has largely stood me in good stead.  It’s not that I’m oblivious to life’s larger horrors… Continue Reading

Bath Goo

One of the things I lament most about the advent of modern architecture is the tiny tub. I personally blame Frank Lloyd Wright. Anyone who knows anything about architecture (and many who don’t) know FLW as one of the most… Continue Reading