The other morning I was getting ready to go out and spotted a slip of paper from a fortune cookie sitting on the corner of my desk. I remember collecting it months ago and had forgotten about it. Somehow, on this particular morning, it magically showed up. As a person of an age where every …
Continue reading What If I Told You You’re Never Too Old to Follow Your Ultimate Dreams?
A few days ago, I took my first fall hike into the woods to enjoy a spectacular November day in Northern California and look for signs of mushrooms. It's a little early for mushroom season, but we had a decent rain about a week ago, so I was hopeful. We found a smattering of early …
Maybe we shouldn't have named our cat Leo. He certainly thinks he's king of all things...like my laundry. He's right in the middle of it when I throw it on the bed. I literally have to shut him out so I can put on clean sheets and fold my t-shirts. His other talents include fetch, …
Continue reading Capricious Cats, Thunderstorms of Thor and Other Unsolvable Mysteries
I have books stacked everywhere…on my work table, in boxes under the table, in storage cases under my bed as well as several book cases. Yes, I read a lot, but that’s not what this is all about. I have OTHER PEOPLE’S books crowding my space. That’s correct, most of them aren't mine. No, I’m …
Continue reading Bookocalypse…Madness & Mayhem of the Most Spectacular Kind
I grew up in a small town. That's not unique...a lot of us did. But not all small towns are nestled on a stunning ridge overlooking the central valley of California on a road that (at the time) ended high up the mountain. I could see all the way across the valley to the coastal …
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