Meet my 106-year old Grandma. My dad, on fiddle, and his friend stopped by to play for her today. I learned that my great-grandfather played the fiddle. After the camera was off, I also found out that Grandma used to play the slide guitar. What’s really crazy? I recorded this on my phone and Grandma […]
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It’s been a quiet week in Lake Wobegon. The weather has cooled off after the heat wave of the week before and killed off a lot of the mosquitos. It’s a good thing, too, what with the wedding and all. Matt and Michele have been an item for the past ten years and finally decided
The news from Lake Wobegon: Matt and Michelle’s wedding Read More »
I’ve just returned from buying a pair of running shoes. I told my nephew that I would run a 5k with him. What was I thinking? Sure, I didn’t tell him when I’d run it, but it still obligates me to at least start the process. Right now I can run about half a block.
Why did I agree to run a 5k? I don’t run. Read More »
I mostly stayed in today and wrote. I did a little bit of SFWA business in the morning, but nothing particularly strenuous. The rest of the day involved goofing off, writing, and napping. Somehow Rob’s mom only catches me when I’m writing so has this mistaken impression that I work All The Time, which is
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Hawaii continues to be lovely. Yesterday Rob made Taro waffles and papaya with lime for breakfast. We chatted. I napped. We went for a walk. I napped. I wrote a little and then napped… you see how stressful it is to be here. Meanwhile, in Portland, I understand that there are winter weather warnings. I
Among the many bonuses of being married to Rob, comes the fact that I like his parents. I would like them even if they didn’t live in Hawaii. We are off to visit for the week. Try not to feel sorry for me.
Travel Day — To Hawaii Read More »
There are photos from when we were the same age as little girls that look like the same child in different clothes.
Boy… Mom and I really DO look alike Read More »
Rob and I are heading back to Portland today. It’s been a lovely trip and I always find myself wishing I’d scheduled more time. The weather, alas, has completely failed to snow us in, despite my wishing it would. It is sunny and beautiful outside with lingering mounds of snow on the grass and nothing
Heading back to Portland after a lovely Christmas Read More »
Today was absolutely lovely. In this order, I sat by the fire, opened presents, played in the snow, napped, ate leftovers. There was some cleaning involved as well, but it did little to diminish the pleasures of the day. Why cleaning? Besides the carnage of the wrapping paper, thirty-three members of our extended family came
Photos of Christmas 2010 plus a snowball fight Read More »
We’ve got an inch on the ground in Chattanooga and it’s still coming down. Those of you from places where it really snows, hush. This is the first time in my life that I’ve had a white Christmas. I’m fully aware that the snow isn’t making it under the trees yet but it’s covering the
Today has been a lovely day. Although Mom had the house mostly decorated for Christmas, I helped put some additional greenery up and made some arrangements. On Christmas Eve we’ll have dinner for thirty-three, which will be delightful. It’s all family extending out to third cousins. Meanwhile, my brother and his children arrived this evening
The arrival of my brother and an outing for barbecue Read More »
Today is my brother’s birthday. You remember Steve, right? He’s the one who commissioned the Elvis Garden Gnome for his girlfriend’s birthday. My brother is a generally good guy, but does have a bit of an evil streak in him. He also is fond of beers and has a deep knowledge of different types and
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My brother, bless his heart, wanted to give his girlfriend an Elvis garden gnome as a gag gift on her birthday and discovered that no one makes them. This was actually a little surprising. So he turned to me. To begin, I found an existing gnome in a position that would work for my needs.
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Rob’s parents live in Hawaii, but in Aiea, which is way up on a ridge so I’m not actually worried about their house. And yet…it’s hard not to be fixed on the news. State officials in Hawaii have activated their emergency response plans to prepare for a possible tsunami caused by the massive earthquake in
Hawaii under tsunami warning, emergency response plans underway – washingtonpost.com Read More »
I think I should probably acknowledge that while SFWA hasn’t had any significant impact on my writing life, it does cut into the blogging pretty severely. Not that I don’t have time so much as that I don’t have the inclination as much. Some of it also is that I feel like my life is