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An Ode to the West Coast

January 30, 2018January 30, 2018 Posted in best, Big Sur, California, caregiver, dancing, earthquake, fires, hiking, humor, Iowa, memoir, Monterey Bay, mudslides, nature, relationships, San Francisco, Study abroad, Super BowlLeave a comment

Earthquakes, fires, and mudslides aside, California is an awesome state. You’ve lived at both ends, and it is like leaving one country and entering another. San Diego is warm, sunny, and filled with swaying palm trees. You were only there for 18 months, long enough to visit every beach and experience every tourist attraction. You… Continue reading An Ode to the West Coast

Worst Quake Ever

October 17, 2017October 24, 2017 Posted in earthquake, firsts, memoir, relationships, worsts2 Comments

1989 — We’d been in California for almost four years, two Midwestern transplants with a split-level house and two babies. It was our daughter’s third birthday, so Hubby took the day off, and we went to the Oakland zoo. The birthday party with playmates would be the next day. After as much fun as anyone… Continue reading Worst Quake Ever