I spent much of the day at the two garden plots my mother and I share. She manages the plots and makes sure plants get planted at the right time, and I'm mostly…
I was digging in the back of one of my kitchen cupboards yesterday and moving some things around when my mind said, "I wonder what's in this paper bag?" I opened and saw…
In one of my many adventures in the wonderful and wondrous Land of Burning Man, I found myself exhausted, far from "home" (camp) and deeply, desperately not wanting to have to walk all…
I made, earlier this afternoon, some lilac simple syrup. Seemed a lovely idea. Lilacs are in season. Simple syrups are insanely quick and easy to make. And floral hints in drinks, punches and…
I saw a never-seen-it-before, human-made thing this afternoon. As I looked up into the clear, blue sky, three planes, all roughly the same distance from each other appeared to be (with their vapor…
When I was a kid--I don't know exactly when; maybe when I was 10 or 11 years old--my mother made duck. A whole roasted duck. It was, by far, one of the most…
I've been -- as have many -- poking around on ChatGPT. In the last 24 hours, three people in three completely different circumstances enthusiastically encouraged me to check it out, plus mentions of…
This evening’s spontaneous craft project!
I have these classic, well-made boots I bought well over a decade ago. Maybe even 15 years ago. They were a rich caramel brown. Nice, but…
When I was in my late teens, I had my first--and last for a few decades--experiences with LSD and mushrooms. Some friends of mine and I did LSD one night at a hippie…
I had an interesting moment last night.
I was deeeeeep in my sleep--as my Sleep Cycle app showed me later in the morning when I woke up and looked at it--when SUDDENLY in my…
The turtles are on the move. This little, muddy, and just-emerged snapper was almost stepped on by some neighbor ladies out for a walk this morning.
I was outside on my sunken patio,…
There’s a particular and vexing area of my life where I’ve had a contentious relationship with someone. We don’t engage often but when we did, I could feel intense anger and aggression surge…