2012/06/14 @ 12:45 PM
Desert Mirage
I am currently in Las Vegas, because I am an idiot, or a masochist, or both. There is just no good reason for a person with Summer SAD to “vacation” in Las Vegas in June, but that’s what I did. My husband had to come here for business, and because he is always extremely busy with his start-up, I decided to come on out with him. He’d be too busy working to spend time with me, but... read more
2011/09/01 @ 10:11 AM
What’s Cooking?
One of my many happy things about being back in the Los Angeles area, is the food. I missed the restaurants, but I also missed the produce and the ethnic markets fiercely. Lately I’ve been enjoying garden bounty: Squash from one person with an overflowing garden. Lemons from another with heavy trees. Tomatoes from a friend who is growing more than her household will eat. It is such a wonderful thing.... read more
2011/06/06 @ 11:49 PM
I’m Not Good at Acceptance
During our dark first year in Minnesota, a very good friend of mine died. I was in Minnesota, and he was far away in California, and he died. I spent a little tiny bit of time in denial. Then I moved on to anger and stayed there for a while. Then I moseyed on in to the deep valley of depression, where I’ve spent large chunks of my life anyway. I just walked in a lot farther than I’d been in... read more
