Catching up

Miscellaneous items I drove down to San Diego on Tuesday to have lunch with Miss NightSky and some old friends–older than any of us actually look. Miss NightSky grew up with them in her life, and it was so nice for her to see them again, and for them to get to know her a [...]

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New treats

On Wednesday I went to the local Farmers Market. It’s small compared to the ones in larger cities in Southern CA, but still has the essentials (and more!). Here’s my haul: Some lovely Swiss Chard, Butternut Squash, Baby Turnips, Yellow Squash, and Brussel Sprouts. For dinner tonight, those are going to be roasted all together [...]

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Just showing up

How ironic that my last post, lo these many months ago, was about just showing up. All I can say is that my blog is not the only place in which I have been not-creative. Onward. New Year’s Eve 2010 Those of you who know me, might have realized that January 2011 was to have [...]

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Liberty of London Collection at Target

Great. After all my spouting off about getting rid of stuff, I read about the new Liberty of London, my favorite fabric OF ALL TIME, Collection  coming soon at Target. Forget everything I said before. But if I get anything, it will be because I NEED it.

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Simplicity and an orange rediscovery

I remember when the books on simplicity as a subject or lifestyle first came out, what, back in the 90s? Of course, the big one was Simple Abundance. I say big, but I really mean HUGE. I was very attracted to the subject, and longed for a way to simplify my life. Maybe the secret was [...]

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there’s no such thing as a bad day

top memories of 2009 1. being free, 2. celebrating holidays at home, 3. support of great friends, 4. being home–wherever it happens to be, 5. being with my family again, 6. fresh fruit, 7. not wearing green, 8. catching up with movies, tv, books, and magazines, 9. enjoyable work, 10. having a small garden

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appreciations

sleeping in the cool house wrapped up in flannel sheets pear season soup season–cream of mushroom soup, yum! getting our first Christmas tree in several years buying the tree guy and the checkout girl who were stuck working in the Home Depot tree lot coffee and hot chocolate from Starbucks rain…and no leaks! the mountains [...]

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Appreciations

1. that although I started to have a migraine yesterday, it didn’t really develop and went away after some extra sleep 2. Robert starts his new job today 3. summer fruit 4. how comfortable we are 5. that we have just about everything we need 6. Sharpie pens in all colors 7. my daily inspirational [...]

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Appreciations

1. going for a swim after the sun goes down, and as the sky gradually gets dark 2. grilled cheese sandwich 3. iced coffee 4. Robert’s sense of humor 5. selling another book on Amazon 6. having books arrive from Paperback Swap 7. starting to figure out RSS feed 8. catching up on stuff 9. [...]

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Appreciations

1. Finding out about businesses I had no idea even existed before 2. Being able to just not do anything when I am sick (like now) 3. Air conditioning 4. Re-reading Barbara Kingsolver’s Animal Dreams 5. Looking forward to reading and seeing the movie of Julie and Julia 6. Hearing new music on Morning Becomes Eclectic, KCRW in [...]

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