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Thanksgiving
We had a quiet holiday… just Morgan, Emma, and Mom, which was quite nice. We had ham, which I love and don’t have very often. I also tried some new recipes: a yellow squash casserole that I first made this … Continue reading
Late night Christmas tree hunt
A few years ago I bought a pre-lit Christmas tree, which made life pretty easy. This year, half of it was no longer pre-lit. The undecorated, half-lit tree sat around for a week and a half, leading to accusations of … Continue reading
Wild Kingdom Part Deux
The dogs and my feet Mr. Dragon and Mr. Lizard
Post vacation doldrums
What I’m reading The Muslim Next Door: The Qur’an, the Media, and That Veil Thing A practical approach to non-radical Islam. Dicusses media distortion, confusion about what is cultural rather than religious, the language barrier in reading the Qu’ran, and … Continue reading
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Hostesses with the mostesses and the animals they love
So, in my final vacation post, I would be remiss if I didn’t mention the fabulous women who hauled my butt around San Francisco and Los Angeles. It was so great to spend time with all of them again. So … Continue reading
LA
No connection to wireless internet here, so sadly no pix will be uploaded to the journal til i get back. Wednesday was pretty much a travel day, flight delayed an hour and a half, so I arrived at LAX pretty … Continue reading
Dog Days of Summer
What I’m reading Francine Prose Still reading her. What I’m writing and how I’m moving forward on getting published Last week wrote about 2000 words for Reeds of Time. What I’m watching or going to watch Generation Kill A Rolling … Continue reading
What I’m reading Not the End of the World by Kate Atkinson Family dsyfunction in the UK. Magical realism? It’s not as if I’m on a theme of family dysfunction. This is a book club choice. ;=} Holy War, Inc. … Continue reading
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Happy Post-4th
Michalea and Reese in the hammock and Merlin and Raven on the futon
Almost July
What I’m reading The Gathering by Anne Enright Love. Death. Family dysfunction. Dublin. Kind of predictable even if it did win the Man Booker. What I’m writing and how I’m moving forward on getting published Revising first two chapters of … Continue reading
