An Afternoon

The back door slams and you call ‘sorry’ over you

I’d like to see you if you’re in town…

I remember watching our child start to walk and b

First day

I find it profoundly moving that this day is the

Add a chewing noise

Here we have entered the short days of the year,

Viral load

I am simply not accustomed to the insults and vex

A gathering of friends

Credit and cash

Painting surfaces and how to prep them

My painting surfaces come in two flavors – canvas and Masonite.  The former is generally for…

March is Green

Here’s the sequence– I used a blue chalk for my sketch on my home-prepared canvas (five…

A Night with Stars

Our kid (now in her thirties,) sent me a newsletter from her local farmer from whom…

The Tools

Here is an excerpt from a novel I’m working on this year, The Bugist, set in…

what happened next…

The cat nursing set-up.             If you find descriptions of surgery and treatments upsetting, please read…

Four Cats is sometimes…

Watson, Jynx and Hopkins Last night seemed pretty quiet until I decided we were so overdue…

A bit of education (part two)

(continued from last week) I won’t march you through all the other episodes and disappointments elementary…

A bit of education (part one)

I know I have written on this subject before, but I am going to say a…

I want peace in the world

Cooking Without Limits It has been a few crazy days in my area. We are close…

R’s Pecan Squares

Laugh at me all you like, but it has been nippy here in Southern California, with…

Pavlova for Valentine’s Dessert

Pavlova, a different sort of meringue that’s pillowy rather than crisp, due to the cornstarch/vinegar mixture…

Winter gardening and cooking

Here I am in apricot tree reaching to clip a twig that I am sure does…

On the Subject of Apples, Varieties for Southern California, and Pruning….

These are my Golden Dorsets, as you see, erratic in type, but cheerful and prolific. This…

Little Ely

            Two men, cousins, in a truck on a field trip, bumping along abandoned roads, stopping…

I’m back, and better…

            I’m back. I had cataract surgery this spring, and I’m willing to call it a…

Shifting Seasons

I’ve kept rather quiet for a while on this site due to several influences. The fraught…

The Cat Who Wants Too Much

Our cat, Hopkins, at eleven months, well over thirteen pounds. When the tiny tabby, just over…

Banana Cream Pie

Bananas cause strong reactions in people. If you like them, I suggest you may enjoy my…