Category: June

A Summer Night in California

Posted in California, Chicago, dancing, June, live music, memoir, park, Steely DanLeave a comment

The band would cover Chicago songs and Steely Dan songs. The town was three towns west, closer to the ocean, richer — well-to-do people with shorter commutes to San Francisco. My dance partner was coming from Emeryville. I was coming from my bedroom community inland. We would meet up and dance. But first, ice cream.… Continue reading A Summer Night in California

A Different Kind of Flip

Posted in appliance, college, Craigslist, fixer, flip, Home Depot, humor, June, kitchen remodel, Las Trampas Ridge, lipstick on a pig, piano, pig, puppy, relationships, tea cups, weddingLeave a comment

(re-run) Fourteen years ago I bought my little house due to a divorce. I downsized and lost 3000 square feet, an angry husband, and many beloved pieces of furniture – a wing chair, an antique trunk, some beds, a dresser, and an antique dresser and mirror that I refinished by hand after buying it in… Continue reading A Different Kind of Flip

Best Birthday Ever

Posted in birthday, Coronavirus, Covid 19, dancing, dogs, Facebook, friends, girlfriends, June, lunch, mom, pandemic, park, scientist, yard, Zoom1 Comment

(re-run from deep into the pandemic) I was dreading the big one with no way to celebrate it during a pandemic. What would I do all day?  How could I make the day different from all the other ones during the lockdown? The good news is that I didn’t have to do anything at all.… Continue reading Best Birthday Ever