The Last Flowers of Spring
It’s Spring! No, It’s Summer It could be said, and probably is by people who move from the east coast to the west, that California does not have four identifiable seasons. My brain is still in Spring, and in fact the calendar tells me that summer...
In Like a Lion and Out Like a Lamb
Lions and Lambs As a former Kindergarten teacher I’m familiar with many rhymes and aphorisms about the weather. March this year did not follow the ancient verse that the month would come in like a lion and go out like a lamb. In fact it came in like a lamb and...
Life Gave Me Lemons
Life Gave Me Lemons Once upon a time a friend convinced me to plant a Meyer Lemon bush in my garden. I was more of a mind to fill my indoor space with houseplants, but she was insistent: “Think permanent,” she urged. Think “feed your family.” Think...Digging Out of the Slough of Despond
The Slough of Despond Following certain actions of the U.S. government around the beginning of July that I will not detail here, having a policy of no politics in my newsletter, I found myself wallowing in negative thoughts and being unable, or unwilling, to...
Sunday Breakfast and the Importance of Ritual
Sunday Breakfast It is Sunday morning, and I’m just finishing my version of a Full English Breakfast, which today consists of boiled then sauteed shitake mushrooms, sliced tomato, sliced new potatoes, chopped bok choi, a fried fresh egg, and two slices of...
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