I love those moments when time seems to clear a space. The sound of my furnace brings it on. The sky is still overcast in
It’s been a good week. Nothing spectacular. No prizes, no surprises, no miracles. But I caught up. I suspect you know what I mean. For
I may be a complicator. Made up word. I often find myself reasoning through something simple for others. I thought today I’d give complications a
Last week we talked here about movies. Then my husband and I actually went to see one. The earth stayed on its axis. In all
Often, it seems to me, the ideas of “style” and “formality” are smushed together. Conflated. Which can feel quite deflating, if you want panache without
I was at my father’s house last night, he and I were talking. He said, and I paraphrase, “The question of whether evil exists has
As you know, I’m in the process of learning about gardens and interiors what I knew about clothes. So I spend a lot of time
This is going to be an embarrassing post. Retirement isn’t straightforward. At least not for everyone. When I first stopped working I asked myself, “Am I doing the
This is my front lawn. I’m letting it die. Northern California is dry. Actually, so’s the whole state, but that’s a lot of acreage and I
Compiling 100 entries for the Pearl Source giveaway took longer than predicted. I started yesterday afternoon, lost steam last night, finished up this morning. Larks
Thoughtfulness. I know you all feel as I do about kindness. Maybe thoughtfulness is one of the next practices that might come with privilege? In
I’ve been thinking recently that there are Project people and Process people. Project people gear up big, do a lot of talking before they start,