Five years. Last week, though (like the bad little blogger I’ve been lately) I only just realized, marked five years for me as a blogger. Reflecting on that time, both upon blogging and the content on which I write, I’ve experienced quite a bit of Life over those years… I fell in love. And out [...]
This morning, I stood on the edge. I stood and looked up, gazing for a while at the pale pink and gray sky; wisps of cloud blocking the spreading sunlight as it filtered through the treetops lining the lake across the street, across the harbor and breakwater. There was a faint coolness in the air [...]
Thirteen years ago, I found myself camping with my family at Circus Circus in Las Vegas. Camping. The “campground” consisted of a shadeless black top parking lot and our camper was without air conditioning. In the July heat of 104 degrees at 8 in the morning. Too young to gamble or drink, too sunburned to wear anything except [...]
Yesterday afternoon, I realized I had put on and was wearing my underwear inside out…for the second time this week. To say I’m a bit distracted, a bit stressed, even a bit overwhelmed might come close to describing the tornado of activity and change I’ve experienced in the past two months. Might. Packing, packing, and more packing of [...]
This spring, I’m going all in. I’m gambling my pseudo-anonymous blogging identity on a little get together in the middle of the Nevada desert. I’m rolling the dice on what I lovingly refer to as “Blogger Spring Break.” I’m going to Bloggers in Sin City 2011! I have to admit, my going is a bit out of [...]
A much delayed edition to the Dressing for Dinner Series…Special Edition: Wine Country! Yup, I took this show on the road! One of the really memorable parts of the trip out to CA last month, beyond the beautiful hills and vineyards and the wines and people, was the locally-sourced food we ate at two of [...]
Oh, Napa. I think about it every day and dream about it at night: a treat for all the senses. I remember the taste of the wines, cheeses, and oh my god the heirloom tomatoes; the smell of the pines up in Calistoga; the tangible feel of the searing 100 degree heat; the sound of [...]
