PAX 09
Monday, September 7th, 2009I remember it well: we were at the Hollywood Farmers’ Market on a beautiful September morning in 2008, and I was sick with envy. Twitter was full of people talking about all the fun they were having at PAX, and then came the killing blow: “You know who’s at PAX?” Ken asked me. “Yes, JoCo’s [...]
My Pet Jelly
Tuesday, July 8th, 2008This is my pet jellyfish: I haven’t named it; I’m not sure it needs a name. At any rate, it hasn’t suggested one yet. The Oregon Coast Aquarium is equipped with an extensive and alluring gift shop, and they were featuring these beautiful jellyfish-glass objets d’art in the front windows–and zoop! I was drawn in! [...]
Newport
Tuesday, July 8th, 2008Oh my, I am such a rotten blogger–I can’t maintain a slack every-Federal-Holiday schedule for even half a year. We’re all lucky my charming and thoughtful co-blogger gives us good, solid posts to chew over. And in lieu of a similar thoughtful, meaty post, I now propose to fob you off with pictures from our [...]
Iowa Spring
Monday, May 26th, 2008Oh, hello, blog! How’ve you been? My, you haven’t changed a bit! Me? Oh, you know, the usual: lots of working and walking, reading and knitting. I took a trip back to the homestead in April, and had a great week of relaxing and visiting with the family. Would you like a slideshow of the [...]
New York, Day 2
Sunday, December 9th, 2007Day 2 kicked off with brunch for the whole group in the hotel restaurant. Judging from the hearty appetites and lively conversation, it seemed all had enjoyed a good night’s sleep. Over eggs and French press coffee, we got into a very interesting discussion about politics and economics–contravening the rules of polite conversation, perhaps, but [...]
New York, Day 1
Saturday, December 8th, 2007Our trip to New York last weekend was just about the most perfect vacation we’ve ever had. We stayed at a posh hotel, ate fabulous food, got in a wee bit of shopping (some of us more than others), and just generally had a fantastic time. We were there to surprise Aviva for her birthday, [...]
The Simple Life
Tuesday, August 21st, 2007A week ago Saturday night, around sundown, I was comfortably ensconced in my camp chair, knitting as long as the fading light allowed. I was keeping one eye on my project and the other on the darkening sky, watching for the first visible star””or more likely, the first visible planet, as Jupiter was riding high [...]
Pics
Tuesday, August 14th, 2007Okay, my picture-related dorkishness has been resolved, so here are a few shots from our camping trip to the wilds of central Oregon. First, Ken’s method for pounding tent stakes: In case you can’t make it out, that’s a hatchet in his hand. Pointed at his face, and swinging. Yeah, someone’s getting a nice wooden [...]
She’ll Be Goin’ Round the Mountain
Friday, August 10th, 2007I’m off for a few days of camping in the high desert wilds of central Oregon, skirting majestic Mt. Hood on the way, and perhaps flirting a bit with the Three Sisters while we’re down their way. These guys are playing here, then my honey and I are going to try to catch a few [...]
Bookish Summit
Monday, February 5th, 2007After years of discussion, planning and almost-meetings, we madcap ladies of the Bookishdark are finally getting the much dreamt of vacation we deserve. And the best part? It is just one short month away. Well, the best part might be that it is in San Francisco. Or the best part of it may be that [...]
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