A New Year’s Eve to Remember
Happy New Year – A Little Bit Late I started writing this essay on January 2, as I was beginning to feel healthy again after a bout of pneumonia. I had to cancel my Christmas trip to Sorrento, Pompei, and Herculaneum and was feeling pretty down when I received...Small Steps to Getting Things Done
Housecleaning Day On Friday my housecleaner came to vacuum, dust, and clean. She comes twice a month and leaves my apartment sparkling and tidy. So why did I spend two hours Friday morning cleaning before she arrived? I’m not a sloppy person. On the contrary,...Book Tour, Persimmons and a Birthday that Ends in Five
Back in Calabasas I’m back home again after my 10-day road trip to northern California, featuring book readings, good times with friends, several bags of persimmons, and my 75th birthday. It was a great trip. Here are the Highlights: Because my first stop was...
Pumpkin Patches, Pumpkin Pie and Pumpkin Seeds
Pumpkin Patch Traditions Long-time readers know that when I lived in Santa Cruz my oldest granddaughter and I enjoyed visiting a pumpkin patch each October. As the years passed, I watched little Bean progress in her relationship with the pumpkins. At first, she just...
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