How's this for fabulous?
I met for lunch earlier today Jean Moon , my mentor and client from decades back and someone with whom I hadn't caught up for several…
Friends since kindergarten (my brother and his bud Jason).And this is how they show up. Matchy-matchy. Both wearing "Filipino cotton shirts" -- one in white, one in cream -- and jeans.
I mean,…
Back when I was in high school, my family took a trip to visit my grandparents in San Diego. We went during the extended Christmas vacation time (that's what it was called back…
I swear: I was just doing a wee bit of grocery shopping.
But then all this other stuff happened.
I was at Whole Foods Friday afternoon, where--of late--I've been buying organic pork sausage on the…
There are moments in life that are just meant to be. Here's one of them.
When I was 20, I moved to San Francisco ... without a lick of help--in any manner--from my parents,…
When I was eight or nine years old, one of my teachers told our class a story that has stayed with me all these decades since. Here is what my mind remembers.
There were…
For some years now, I've been adding various stickers to items such as laptops, water bottles and lighters. The stickers help identify common items commonly owned by common (and other) people, as mine.…
So, a couple of weeks ago, I made some all-natural balm. It's a thing I do. A super-easy craft. A super-easy gift. A super-easy little project.
I put out a bunch of the tins…
I had a lovely Facebook-inspired experience yesterday.
A week or so ago, I was looking at the "friends are going to these events" notices on FB and saw there was an alpaca and fleece…
Swear. Truth. This happened.
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Errands are not my favorite thing to do, but when I do them, I'm prepared. Or at least intend to be. In a best-case scenario, I've got a plan of…
Weird little bit of awesomeness today.
Out grocery shopping, I paused by the broth section, scanning the items looking for my favorite brands and checking out some new ones, too, thinking, “I should get…
True story (for why would I speak otherwise).
Earlier today, I was in Takoma Park, Maryland, a charming, somewhat-hilly community filled with interesting and (often) aesthetic older homes. I had run an errand…