Farewell June
So wait, it’s July all of a sudden? I need to do some quick June notes. * Brief trips to Phoenix (with Rose & Bean) and Pasadena (with Jane) * A day with Kristen and my amazing goddaughter *...
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Things I did today (besides that thing I promised I wouldn’t mention this time): * took a walk with Scott * took a walk, later, with five of the kids * read The Ear Book to Huck for the dozenth time...
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It’s Monday, right? Things happening around here: * the backyard sunflowers bloomed (front yard getting close) * cleaned up the front flowerbed, moved a few ailing moss roses out there * tackled the...
View ArticleTuesday, I Think
Busy days here! I spring-cleaned my bedroom today, under the bed and all. (Yes, in July. Let’s just say I’m nine months early instead of three months late, shall we?) I did this not because I’m...
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I send too much to Facebook these days. I don’t even like Facebook, these days: not in the era of Timeline and “frictionless sharing” (and especially not after reading this sobering article on the...
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The view from our morning walk Things we read today: • Landmark History of the American People. I love this book. The chapters on the rise of the American political parties, which we read a couple of...
View ArticleThings I’ve done since last I wrote
1) Spent a lovely weekend with my parents, who were visiting from Colorado. It’s the first time I’ve spent Mother’s Day with my mom since my sophomore year in college (May’s a busy month and their...
View ArticleLittle happy lists
Every year or two I am reminded that I have a Listography account where, for brief spells, I have experimented with logging various kinds of daily notes. In truth, I have these ephemera all over the...
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