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A is for Air

April 1, 2019April 1, 2019 Posted in air quality, attitude, best, birds, California, contractor, daughter, dogs, family, flowers, fresh air, friends, humor, lunch, memoir, mom, movie, neighborsLeave a comment

If a bluebird ski day is one without a cloud in the sky, then a dog-bird (bird-dog?) day is one where you can open all of your windows and air the doggy smell right out of your (my) house. All that stale winter air that has been recycling through my closed-up house during rain storm… Continue reading A is for Air

April 6th, a Popular Date

March 27, 2019March 27, 2019 Posted in Beatles, care giver, contractor, dancing, dating, dogs, drinking, kitchen remodel, kitchen sink, poetry, wedding2 Comments

It seems that everything is happening on April 6th. There is a fashion show, a Beatles tribute band playing, a piano concert, two big sales at my favorite thrift stores, and a girlfriend’s afternoon wedding. Guess which one I am going to do. She is thrilled to be getting married to her guy, two seniors… Continue reading April 6th, a Popular Date

Making Time to Write

March 23, 2019March 23, 2019 Posted in agent, author, contractor, dogs, empty nester, Facebook, writers, writing2 Comments

I used to write every day. That was back when I had sleeping babies and pre-schoolers that went to school on a regular schedule. Now that I’m an empty nester I think I am going to write every day, but then stuff happens. Like exercise classes and long hikes. Dog walks. Contractors. A sister to… Continue reading Making Time to Write

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

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

The Bleeping Contractor’s Assistant

February 22, 2019February 22, 2019 Posted in chiropractor, contractor, humor, memoir, worsts1 Comment

The woman who works for me one day a week also works for my contractor. It’s actually how I found him. Here’s the problem. She/they keep moving my stuff around. Anyone who has ever done a kitchen knows what I mean. First they need to get out the sliding glass door to cut pipe. Never… Continue reading The Bleeping Contractor’s Assistant

Sparking Joy, One Wine Glass at a Time

February 4, 2019February 4, 2019 Posted in contractor, humor, kitchen remodel, kitchen sink, Marie Condo, memoir, sparking joyLeave a comment

I am getting a new kitchen. My contractor is coming today to start the demo of my old one. I’ve spent the past week packing up my cabinets and the ding room hutch on the wall that is getting torn down. That’s a lot of dishes! I have enough wine glasses to have a big… Continue reading Sparking Joy, One Wine Glass at a Time

FIRST DATE, WORST DATE EVER!

Susan Elya

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