Packing For Not Quite A Week In Hawaii
I’ve become an unwitting expert in resort packing. I’d shake my head over my own frivolity, but would rather give the frivolous knowledge away and
January 9, 2015
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Author: Lisa
Travel
Helicopters And Volcanoes
The Four Seasons was glorious, but we managed to leave once or twice. Hawaii is a pretty compelling island after all. First, we all ventured
January 7, 2015
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Travel
A Review Of The Four Seasons Hualalai On Hawaii’s “Big Island”
In the middle of December, Significant Husband, my two grown children, and I packed up and flew to Hawaii. The Big Island, to be specific.
January 5, 2015
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Raptures/Analysis
When Last We Spoke, Or, Saturday Morning at 9:05am
Since last we spoke… Oh, wait, where are my manners? How are you? Did you have good holidays, if you were celebrating? Did you get
January 3, 2015
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2015
Clear sailing ahead. Photo: “Glide” by Dmytro Kochetov. Lake Tahoe, December 2013. Via Flickr, here. Red glitter for font, also via Flickr, here.
December 31, 2014
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Home
Merry Christmas, 2014
From the front door that still doesn’t know what red it wants to be, but is quite holly jolly, even so.
December 24, 2014
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Holiday Break, Or, Saturday Morning at 7:43am
Time for the Privilege holiday break. For all of you celebrating Christmas and the Gregorian New Year, may all your festivities be glorious and bright.
December 20, 2014
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Travel
Mad Dogs And Englishwomen: How To Buy A Swimsuit In The Wintertime
My family has a tradition of winter trips to warm places. Usually warm places by the seaside, where, with any luck, we swim. Here’s the
December 19, 2014
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Career
Should I Give My Boss A Gift?
The worst holiday present I ever got came from someone I quite liked. It wasn’t an insult or lump of coal. Nor was it wrapped
December 15, 2014
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Christmas presents
Let Us Remember That Presents Can Be Awesome, Or, Saturday Morning at 7:57am
My Aunt L., she of the recent 80th birthday and head prefect of Sturdy Gal Academy, gives all her adult nieces and nephews Christmas presents.
December 13, 2014
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Gardening
A Couple Of Dumb Lessons From My California Winter Garden
Gardens are such obvious teachers we might wave our hands in dismissal. “Oh,” with an additional shake of the head, “We knew that already!” But
December 12, 2014
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Christmas presents
Presents Anyone Can Give To Me (And By Extension To Their Friends) This Christmas, Ranging From Reasonably Priced To Totally Frugal
*That song was in fact, Belinda tells us, written by Nick Lowe. Elvis got me through the rocky parts of my 20s, so gotta
December 8, 2014
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