Category Archives: Family
Tea Weekend
I had a lot of tea this weekend. On Saturday morning Erin, Sam, Lysandra, Robert, and I had our monthly book club at Lovejoy’s in San Francisco. Lovejoy’s is Erin’s happy place, and if you give her a chance to … Continue reading
Playing Favorites
Do you ever have conversations in your head with someone? The other day, Imaginary Drew was asking me which of my parents was my favorite. This may be an actual conversation that’s happened out loud at some point. I thought … Continue reading
Seven Years
There’s an old wives’ tale that every seven years all the cells in your body have regenerated and replaced themselves, so every seven years you’re like a brand new person. There’s another saying that relationships suffer from the “seven year … Continue reading
Filed under Awesome, Being a girl, Dreams, Drew, Family, Love, Memoir, Self improvement, Sentiment
2011 New Year’s Resolutions: Finis
Now is the time to look back on 2011 and see which of my New Year’s resolutions I accomplished. I’m happy to report that this year went pretty well! 1. Get off of unemployment In June of 2010 I finished … Continue reading
Filed under Awesome, Beginnings, Being a girl, Dreams, Drew, Endings, Family, Memoir, Nonfiction, Self improvement, Sentiment, Writing
It’s Christmas in South City!
There’s this neighborhood in South San Francisco, where they must have some kind of agreement or something that you have to sign when you move in, because everyone goes crazy during the holidays. I love it. I aspire to one day … Continue reading
Ideas for Inventions
1. Hard candies / lozenges that DON’T come wrapped in loud cellophane. Invariably, a senior is gonna want to unwrap one during a quiet scene. But what if they didn’t come wrapped? What if you – or any senior – … Continue reading
The Family That Does Roadside Maintenance Together…
I left work about 20 minutes early today. I had reached a natural stopping point in my workload, and I thought, What a lovely, productive Monday it’s been. Drew was waiting at home with sandwiches for dinner, and Erin was … Continue reading
Filed under "Other people", cars, Drew, Family, Memoir, Not awesome
It’s a California thing.
Recently I saw an aunt and uncle who I haven’t seen in ages. They live in Washington. They drove down to California. When I said, “Oh wow, how long is that?” he said, “It’s about 900 miles.” And I was … Continue reading
Filed under "Other people", Family
Making Mom Proud, or, A Very Beet Story
Over Labor Day weekend, my mom brought me a bunch of home-grown food: a zucchini, some beets (red and golden), cherry tomatoes, pear tomatoes, pears (not ripe yet), and a gallon Ziplock full of blackberries – my favorite! I wanted … Continue reading
Filed under Awesome, Being a girl, Family, Food, Love, Nonfiction, Tomato
