Monthly Archive: April 2016

tea with tracy

bridal shower – as partner of father of the bride-to-be (not step-mom by any stretch) a bit awkward but it was fun sat with “high school friends” managing to chit-chat after a few mimosas...

people gotta do what people gotta do

motivating mantra counteracting feeling of immobilization because of fear of taking action… why am I so impatient? why can’t I wait? why can’t we do this all ourselves? made arrangements for power washing guy...

pink dogwoods

trying to figure out if I’ll miss Stamford or rather what I’ll miss about it so I can appreciate it while I’m still here sort of futile, yes, but prompted me to notice the...

atrium days

when I first started working at this company I was just temporary and I had the luxury of being distant sitting in this atrium at lunchtime reading poetry John Ashbery The Instruction Manual aided...

giant asparagus

We left Friday and returned Monday. Went to work on Tuesday, and Tuesday evening came home to cook broccoli and tofu over rice. I remembered the asparagus, just starting to produce. Maybe a few...

maine monday

electricity comes on at camp a few sketches of Sam Deb’s for breakfast Dave and Pattie arrive visit Timmy’s camp water test – Tara “Siri, I need a lawyer right now!” lunch at Finn’s...

return to cross road

making your acquaintance is not easy can’t be sure we’ll be compatible rudely point my phone at all your features as our friends coo and awww feel more friendly with the public landscape candidate...