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Reading Andrea’s post about busy-ness reminded me of a change I made awhile ago. I decided that I wouldn’t reply to people that I was “busy” or “too busy” when they made a request. Because it seemed that I’d fallen into a pattern of using that excuse to get out of doing things that weren’t [...]
Monday I went to lunch with an old LDS friend, someone I’d known back in the days when most of my time was spent corralling toddlers and keeping house. Because she was on her way to Italy and I just returned, we planned to discuss travel. But instead we talked mostly about change. I wondered [...]
Tonight I’m making Susan’s carrots: a delightful (and a smidge healthy) dish of steamed carrots caramelized in a tablespoon of real maple syrup. They’re candy-sweet and so tasty! I learned how to make these so many years ago when Susan and I were friends living near each other in Salt Lake City. Every time I [...]
Two upcoming events that might be of interest to my followers in SoCal: 1) The Past Tense seminar at the Huntington Library with Peter Stallybrass. Always a delight to listen to (such as in this podcast of his plenary at the Past’s Digital Presence conference), Stallybrass will be speaking on “What is a Book? And [...]
While I’m enjoying some lingering goodbyes with my party guests, get started on the dishes and have them nearly done by the time I return to the kitchen. Swoon! PS: other than my failure to acquire ample numbers of goblets, plates and silverware, the new house is a great venue for cooking and enjoying pie [...]
This entry is scheduled to post on my blog while I’m at lunch with two friends who have happy plans ahead that will take them away from southern California. Two friends who I might not see for a very long time. I’m feeling a bit emotional about it right now… These are the friends who [...]
In years past, I’ve had some momentous birthday celebrations. I’ll certainly never forget my 38th, and my 39th went well, too. However as my birthday approached this year, I found I just wasn’t up for a fundraising campaign. Such efforts take a lot of work, and…there are so many other things taking my mental energy [...]
When I host parties, I like to mix up old invitations between old and new acquaintances. So whenever anyone new arrives at the door, I make them endure a round of introductions wherein I typically introduce my friends by their graduate school affiliations. Over time, I’ve come to realize that intro-ing my friends by their [...]
A whole slew of friends came over last weekend to help me “break in” my new couch. If you haven’t yet made it over, I hope you’ll consider dropping by–it’s a very comfy place to sit with a cup of tea and solve the problems of the universe. :) PS: Aren’t my friends just lovely?
I spent time with two different close friends yesterday and both said something similar to me about my life since separating from John. Both affirmed how much good has happened for me since then. One even went as far as to say that “only good has come of your splitting.” I don’t know if I’d [...]
Today in sunny Pasadena, rambling through the Huntington gardens, one can’t help but feel more than a little bit blue. By blue I don’t mean sad, I mean staring into the blue blue sky and being overwhelmed with its beauty blue (my thoughts in this vein inspired by William Gass–many thanks to David for the [...]
It’s funny that as much as I want to get home now (am bone-deep aching to sleep in my own bed again), this life that I’ve built here in Pasadena will not be an easy one to leave. The solace of wandering the grounds of the Huntington during the early morning hours, the quiet rhythms [...]
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