Gardening
Fending Off Solutions, Or, Saturday Morning at 10:49am
I know I told you my tall old Chinese elm fell over this spring. Not that you needed to remember, of course. It kneeled down
September 16, 2017
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Author: Lisa
Searching For The Rewards Of Patience, Or, Saturday Morning at 8:15am
I know that when reading a blog I generally don’t want to hear about its inner workings. How often people write, their thought process about
September 9, 2017
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Looking Heat Square In The Face, Or, Saturday Morning at 9:56am
As you may have heard San Francisco broke heat records yesterday, with temperatures of 106℉. Down here on the Peninsula we went even higher, to
September 2, 2017
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Interesting brands
I Kinda Had To, Right?
Along with the new skirt, my birthday loot included a couple of pretty shirts that unfortunately didn’t fit. So I returned them to Nordstrom and
August 31, 2017
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Fierce at 50
What To Wear When You Are Over 60 And It’s Too Hot For Jeans
As must be evident, I mostly wear jeans. The thing is, it’s gotten too hot to wear them in summer, at least around here. Long
August 29, 2017
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When Eyelids Behave Badly, Or, Saturday Morning at 9:38am
I had the weirdest illness this week. At least I think it was an illness but I’m not quite sure. One night I was lying
August 26, 2017
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Humanity, Or, Saturday Morning at 8:58am
This is one of those moments when I don’t think I have an apolitical Saturday post in me. I could tell you that a Monarch
August 19, 2017
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Travel
Two Weeks In Scotland And England With My Adult Son: Part 2, England
England Actually let’s finish up Scotland. Because when you and I last spoke, my son and I hadn’t yet departed. Guess what happened when we
August 16, 2017
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The Real True Circadian Rhythm Of One Retired Middle-Aged Woman, Or, Saturday Morning at 9:11am
Retirement is teaching me about my self, absent structure. Some lessons are grandly philosophical. “Where do I end and the world begin?” Some not so much.
August 12, 2017
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Travel
Two Weeks In Scotland And England With My Adult Son, Part 1: Scotland
I’ve recently returned from two weeks travel with my adult son in Scotland and England. Having drafted this post and watched it get longer and
August 9, 2017
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Late Summer Fritillaries In Loops And Circles, Or, Saturday Morning at 9:43am
Well hello August. It’s late summer. Not at all fall. But here in Northern California the sun seems to sigh, “Never mind.” It’s still hot,
August 5, 2017
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Summer Break
In honor of summer, that blue-eyed 40-year old dancing under a pergola who throws back her head to feel her hair on her shoulders, I’m
July 8, 2017
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