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The Third Day at the Beach

July 25, 2025July 25, 2025 Posted in Bay Area, beach, donations, memoir, yard work, ZumbaLeave a comment

(re-run) When I visit my beach house, it’s usually for two nights. One night is a no-go. It’s too much work to pack up and take the dogs, driving down one day and driving back the next. Every now and then I get an extra third night. That seems to be the difference between getting… Continue reading The Third Day at the Beach

Long Tuesday

July 16, 2025July 16, 2025 Posted in antique, dishes, memoir, senior citizen, senior discount, thrift store, thriftingLeave a comment

Costco has a new rule that you need a wholesale membership to get into the warehouse at 9:00 a.m. It started a couple weeks ago, so the place was mostly me and the employees as they finished stocking the shelves. Today I was parked out front at 8:47, in the warehouse three minutes later, and… Continue reading Long Tuesday

April 6th, a Popular Date

April 3, 2025April 3, 2025 Posted in Beatles, care giver, contractor, dancing, dating, dogs, drinking, kitchen remodel, kitchen sink, poetry, wedding2 Comments

(re-run) 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… Continue reading April 6th, a Popular Date

February is the Longest Month

February 22, 2025February 22, 2025 Posted in exercise, Guerneville, humor, income tax, memoir, snow pack, Turbo Tax, World War IILeave a comment

(re-run from 2019) 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… Continue reading February is the Longest Month

The Lost Package of Christmas Gifts

December 22, 2024December 21, 2024 Posted in AI, Christmas, gifts, hassle, llamas, memoir, post office, USPSLeave a comment

(re-run) I know, it’s almost March. I mailed one of my adult children’s Christmas gifts to her in two priority boxes after her visit for the holidays (January 10th). One box made it to the East Coast. The other one made it and then went back to Oakland. That’s what the USPS website said when… Continue reading The Lost Package of Christmas Gifts