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The iPhone released today–and no, I didn’t buy it (I have an aversion to buying technical things when they first come out–I’ll wait a few months, thank you very much)…but I did watch its release with [...]
As a writer, I have my own personal way of cataloguing my story ideas and notes. Some writers may jot down their ideas on index cards and keep them in a index card box…or other writers may have an entire wall of post-it notes (btw, I bought a big package of post-its, in multiple [...]
My first day alone at home since my surgery, and I’m trying to figure out what I can do, given my physical limitations. I can’t carry anything, so no grocery shopping (or ahem, shopping in general, for that matter), despite a mostly empty fridge. All big projects are also out the window (I [...]
Oh. This fire south of South Lake Tahoe is not so good at all.
Update: Containment of the fire has begun, but it is still alarmingly close to many homes. I’m reading the news with great helplessness, knowing I can’t do anything from hundreds of miles away, and worried for my neighbors there. [...]
I am home! I have a whole new set of prescriptions (no more coumadin, but now I am on plavix and aspirin), and it has taken a couple of days for the morphine to leave my system and I have lost track of the days.
There are marks all over my body that remind me [...]
Today is the first day of summer. The vegetables in my garden look vigorous and green and oh-so-tasty. Everytime I peek out onto the garden, I imagine all the dishes to cook. My dog (above), looked out the window too, with many ambitions. They were probably not the same as my own, [...]
I learned a writing lesson from Gordon Ramsay this week!
I was watching Gordon save a restaurant from inevitable doom on “Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares” in his typical fashion (ie., lots of spirit and lots of swearing). I love watching Gordon on television, especially his British shows.
On one of the episodes, he said something that made me [...]
I have been keeping myself distracted busy, trying to iron out details and take care of tasks before I’m out of commission for a few days, post-surgery. When I close my eyes, I want my mind to be clear of nagging worries–the fridge should be full, the bills all paid, the books balanced, and [...]
As you may know, I am rooting for turkeys these days. Somehow, in all the six years I have lived in this particular neighborhood, I have never spotted a wild turkey. Yes, I have seen deer and skunks and possums and squirrels and vultures and eagles and of course frogs on a regular [...]
Elizabeth wrote a post involving the milestones of life, in particular the milestone of age 25. Karen Russell wrote and published a book at the age of 25 (and I myself know a handful of writers who had novels out by this age, and whose writing careers were accelerating by 25). TWENTY-FIVE. [...]
“How are you?” she whispered. “Are you worried about the surgery this week?” My friend (who happens to be a nurse), was hugging me hello and leaning in to ask these questions as she joined our dinner party. She was genuinely concerned.
I could feel her empathy and I wanted to reach out [...]
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HA! I’m Lucy. (I did go back and change one answer I was “iffy” on, and then I was Schroeder, but I’ll put Lucy up for now)….
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