Carmel – Page 6 – FIRST DATE, WORST DATE EVER!

Best Aquarium Ever

July 2, 2019July 2, 2019 Posted in animals, aquarium, author, best, California, Carmel, children, humor, meditation, memoir, Monterey Bay, relationshipsLeave a comment

I am a little bit biased. My beach town is right next to Monterey, so my fave aquarium is the Monterey Bay Aquarium. I hadn’t been inside for over two years, even though I always buy a yearly pass. Today I needed to check out the gift shop to see if the book I am… Continue reading Best Aquarium Ever

The Dogs Have Met their Match

June 27, 2019June 26, 2024 Posted in animal rescue, animals, beach, best, California, Carmel, children, cleaning lady, dogs, humor, relationships2 Comments

(re-run) When you are of a certain age, and your two young dogs wear you out on a regular basis, it can be a delight to have a ten-year-old girl for the weekend while her mom works for you. The dogs have finally met their match. The ten-year-old wakes up at dawn to go to… Continue reading The Dogs Have Met their Match

In the Slow Lane

May 4, 2019May 5, 2019 Posted in Carmel, cell phone, dogs, gophers, humor, internet, Monterey Bay, newspaper, phone, relaxation, shopping, thrift store, weeds, WIFILeave a comment

I am at the beach town where I go to get off the grid, slow down, and regroup. I come down here about every ten days, now that the storms are over and there are no more power outages or falling trees. I bring my dogs, and they know they won’t get a walk, but… Continue reading In the Slow Lane

Q is for Quirky

April 16, 2019April 15, 2019 Posted in California, Carmel, college, dancing, fashion, fraternity, high school, mom, Nebraska, quirky, sorority, stay-at-home mom, thrift store, wingtip shoes2 Comments

When I was in high school and bought some of my clothes at the DAV thrift store, they called me quirky. When I made a cool pair of bell bottom jeans out of my dad’s old work pants, they called me quirky, but they also asked me where I got them. When I broke tradition… Continue reading Q is for Quirky

K is for Karma

April 10, 2019April 9, 2019 Posted in Carmel, dogs, Monterey Bay, thrift store, weeds4 Comments

My second day in paradise, the day after I pulled too many weeds and also went to a street fair, was thrift store day. I drove to Carmel and got there just after the 10:00 opening. I picked out $10.00 worth of stuff so that I could get another punch on my punch card. After… Continue reading K is for Karma

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

Spinning a Spider Story

January 30, 2019January 30, 2019 Posted in arachnids, best, California, Carmel, firsts, holidays, humor, insects, spiders, worstLeave a comment

(re-run) My strength and toning instructor loves to tell us trivia while we work out. Last week she said spiders are the most active between 6 and 8 p.m. and that the female spiders go out looking for food at that time. The males follow. Isn’t that just like a male anyway, to wait until… Continue reading Spinning a Spider Story

Spinning a Spider Story

January 30, 2019 Posted in arachnids, best, California, Carmel, firsts, holidays, humor, insects, spiders, worstLeave a comment

Writer’s Block

January 28, 2019January 27, 2019 Posted in beach, California, Carmel, humor, memoir, politics, relationships, UberLeave a comment

You sit at the blank screen, the blinking cursor mocking you. You’re at the beach in a warm house with no internet. You don’t know your neighbors’ WIFI passwords. You don’t like the morning news shows. The thrift stores won’t open for two hours. Its’ too cold right now to do yard work, plus your… Continue reading Writer’s Block

Racism Embedded in our Language

January 21, 2019January 22, 2019 Posted in California, Carmel, Conan O'Brien, ethnicity, language, Lone Ranger, racist, thrift store, worstLeave a comment

A few months ago, I was in Carmel visiting my favorite thrift stores. If you don’t like thrift stores, you haven’t been to the ones in Carmel! I got into a line to pay, and when it was my turn, and the woman had rung up my $89.00 worth of purchases, I whipped out my… Continue reading Racism Embedded in our Language