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The Enduring Value Of A Scarf, Or, Saturday Morning at 7:20am
This past week I drove to Marin County for lunch with a writer I’d met on a fiction course. It was so fun. I just
January 27, 2024
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Fierce at 50
Never Say Never, Or, Saturday Morning at 9:02am
Do you separate your life into “eras?” I know Taylor Swift believes, but how about we the somewhat-less-famous? Maybe because 67 is a lot of
January 20, 2024
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New Year And New Washing Machine, Or, Saturday Morning at 10:16am
There’s a concept, in fiction, of “writing yourself into the story.” Doesn’t mean writing about yourself per se, more like writing a bunch of detail
January 13, 2024
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Christmas presents
In The Bleak Midwinter Shelter From The Storm, Or, Saturday Morning at 7:43 am
It’s winter in California. There’s frost on my neighbor’s roof most mornings and the leaves have fallen from our alder, leaving only spring green catkins.
December 16, 2023
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Style
Not Flattery But Proportion, Or Saturday Morning at 8:48am
Yesterday I had the great pleasure of lunching in San Francisco with a blogger friend and her husband. Tablecloths! Halibut! Consequently I had to doff
December 9, 2023
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Christmas presents
Now It’s Time To Decorate For Christmas, Or, Saturday Morning at 10:25am
OK, so NOW I will start decorating for Christmas. Mostly I want light and a balance of peace and pattern as far as the eye can
December 2, 2023
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Dad's house
The Evolution Of Family, Or, Saturday Morning at 11:03am
I hope your Thanksgiving, if you celebrate, shone. For the first time ever my family gathered neither at my mother’s house nor my father’s, with
November 25, 2023
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Midlife
The Joys Of Doing It Yourself Very Badly, Or, Saturday Morning at 8:47am
I am performing small touchups to my house, very badly also with glee upon glee upon glee. Backing up, it may come as no
November 18, 2023
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What We Imagine And What We Must Sense, Or, Saturday Morning at 10:21am
I want to test an idea with you. But first a brief digression for context. 1) My family of origin has the concept of “Carnochan
November 11, 2023
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As Discussed, Silk Blouse, Jacquard Pants, And Crystal-Toed Pumps, Or, Saturday Morning At 10:53am
Because one has, after all, responsibilities, and one has, after all, a deep love for information, here’s what my silk blouse outfit looked like in
November 4, 2023
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The Death Problem
Toward A Fuller, Richer Set Of Western Rituals, Or, Saturday Morning at 10:18am
I don’t find my culture to be very good at mourning. Too many subjunctives. Other cultures, to my way of thinking, are better with loss.
October 28, 2023
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Festivities Both Lovely And Sensible, Or, Saturday Morning at 9:44am
As light lowers here in the Northern Hemisphere, we gather by the hearth. In modern parlance, I’m talking parties. In less modern speech, we might
October 21, 2023
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