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Need an App for That

March 7, 2019March 7, 2019 Posted in BART, best, California, contractor, culture, dogs, Hamilton, humor1 Comment

Yesterday I went to the play Hamilton in San Francisco. I left my house at 9:45 a.m. and returned home at 7:15 p.m. That’s nine and a half hours that I was gone. I carpooled with a friend to BART, then joined up with two other women, and after a twenty minute BART delay we… Continue reading Need an App for That

What’s your Super Power?

March 6, 2019March 5, 2019 Posted in alcohol abuse, best, California, children, dinner, dogs, Facebook, fire fighter, friends, girl friends, humor, kittens, memoir, neighbors, puppies, super power, worstLeave a comment

We all have one. Some of us have common sense. Some of us can pack a bag like nobody’s business. Some of us have perfect pitch. I have one friend who says, “Give me a fridge filled with leftovers, and I can whip up a delicious meal.” There’s an eight year old girl in Benbow… Continue reading What’s your Super Power?

The Bad Ass Eight Year Old and her Sis

March 5, 2019March 5, 2019 Posted in best, California, children, daughter, family, hiking, redwoods, relationships, survivalLeave a comment

Two little girls got lost in the woods in Humboldt County on Friday. They followed a deer trail into the woods that afternoon and then couldn’t find their way home. 200 people spent Saturday looking for them with no luck. Finally, on Sunday morning two volunteer firefighters followed their rain-boot tracks and found them cold… Continue reading The Bad Ass Eight Year Old and her Sis

The Uses for a Ten Year Old

March 4, 2019March 4, 2019 Posted in Adirondack chairs, appraiser, beach, California, dogs, driveway, garage, math, memoir, oven, Pacific ocean, real estate taxesLeave a comment

The nine year old in my life has joined the Tweener set. She is a double digit girl now, on her way to teenager-hood. She is doing division now in math, although those pesky times tables continue to bother her. 7 x 9 is her nemesis. So is 9 x 7, 63 divided by 9,… Continue reading The Uses for a Ten Year Old

A Scavenger’s Life

March 3, 2019March 4, 2019 Posted in beach, cell phone, dogs, humor, internet, re-purpose, re-use, recycle, scavenger, travelLeave a comment

I see value in things that others don’t see. It can be blessing and also a problem. That paper bag? Take it to my favorite thrift store. The plastic bag the newspaper comes in? A poop bag on a dog walk. A cracked dinner plate? A water-catch for a ceramic pot. So when the local… Continue reading A Scavenger’s Life

Mom, a Mouse, and the Milk

March 1, 2019March 1, 2019 Posted in memoir, meter man, milkman, mouseLeave a comment

The world is far different today than we were kids. How many generations have said the exact same thing? Cave Man: Me cold. Cave Woman: Me cold cold. Next generation: Cave man: Me cold. Me strike rock against rock. Fire! Me warm! Cave woman: Me cold. Move over! You get the idea. Every new invention… Continue reading Mom, a Mouse, and the Milk

February is the Longest Month

February 28, 2019February 28, 2019 Posted in exercise, Guerneville, humor, income tax, snow pack, Turbo TaxLeave a comment

We all know February only has twenty-eight days or twenty-nine if the calendar year is divisible by the number four. 2019? No. 2020? Yes, it is. Although the month only has four weeks to it, it can seem to be the longest month. Valentine’s Day was two weeks ago, it’s a long way to St.… Continue reading February is the Longest Month

The Remodeling Blues

February 27, 2019February 27, 2019 Posted in appliance, atmospheric river, blues, Carmel, contractor, humor, kitchen remodel, Monterey Bay, relationships, Uncategorized, worst3 Comments

How many times in the past three weeks have I left my house without my purse? A bunch of times. This never happens, except for the fact that I keep the purse in the kitchen, and right now I don’t have a kitchen. It’s a $250 dollar ticket if I get stopped and have no driver’s… Continue reading The Remodeling Blues

Asparagus, Anyone?

February 25, 2019 Posted in high school, humor, memoir, nature, Nebraska, outdoors, relationships, yardLeave a comment

The farmhouse was next to the highway, close enough for me to hear the train come by every night, and far enough away from the tracks to get used to sleeping through it. No houses could be seen from any window — just trees, sky, and lots of cornfields. It was a peaceful place, sometimes… Continue reading Asparagus, Anyone?

Best Ed Sullivan Show Ever

February 24, 2019February 22, 2019 Posted in Beatles, best, Colorado, crush, fame, friends, humor, Iowa, junior high school, memoir, music, phlebotomist, relationships, sister, TV1 Comment

Carol grew up in in Pueblo, Colorado. They called it the little Pittsburg of the West. Her dad was a steelworker. Her mom was a lab tech phlebotomist at the hospital. Whenever one of the kids got sick, her mom would bring home a hypodermic needle in her purse to draw some blood. “To see… Continue reading Best Ed Sullivan Show Ever