Category SLICE O’ LIFE BITS
The “Just” Courthouses Bit
Whoa…how can it possibly be so close to the end of summer?! Feels like I only just got back from a terrific May trip to NoCal to visit family! And ya know, on top of being just plain fun to hang with, my kin always find really fun activities to share when their nerdy auntie […]
The “Look at the Bones!” Bit
Summer greetings! As a Los Angeles area resident for more than 30 years now, I’ve seen lots of changes here in that time! But of all the vibrant SoCal neighborhoods I’ve lived and played in, each with a character all its own, there’s one I hadn’t gotten around to visiting – even though I’ve always […]
The “Out of the Feet of Babes” Bit
A very Happy New Year to you!!! So after a truly delightful and busy holiday season, I’ve been doing my usual meditating (as opposed to actually doing anything) on the subject of New Year’s Resolutions. I reviewed my 2025 successes and failures, quizzed friends, and did some online research – In the end though, the […]
It’s That “Poem Before Christmas” Bit
Seasons Greetings! Can’t believe it’s time again to close out the year with my traditional haphazard poem! It’s an account of as many events as I can fit in (and with all their feels…), meant to be read in the style of ’Twas the Night Before Christmas. So, no more prose – here it goes! […]
The Bathing Beauty Bit
Okay so sort of by accident, I’ve been learning more about “mindfulness” lately! (Although with a World Series Game starting shortly, it’s hard to be entirely “in the moment” just now…) While I can sure use the education, it’s been coming in forms I definitely didn’t expect! I mean, bathing-wise, I’ve always been a practitioner […]
The Bit About “The City” (Part 2)
Heyyy, welcome back to my personal saga of San Francisco! Like I said before, my connection goes beyond me and back to family like my great aunt Martha who called the City home from the 1940’s, and to another Martha who set up shop there – quite literally – long before that. So last time, […]
The Bit About “The City” (Part 1)
I sure hope you’ve got the kind of friends I’m lucky to have! Ones you might not see for ages and then get back together with and it’s as if no time has passed? What a gift that is! Certain places have that feel for me too. Visiting London last summer was just like catching […]
Wine Country: A Bit of Travel “Terroir”
Greetings! Sharing a new word I picked up on a recent wine tasting holiday – “terroir”! Seems fair to pronounce it something like “tehr waar” – or to add a little phlegm to those r’s as you’re able. Terroir has to do with the environmental factors where a wine is produced that contribute to its […]
The Bit About Endurance
Man, life can be strange. A few days into the New Year, I was out picnicking and catching up with my niece in a green, sun-dappled Burbank park, when she mentioned the fire that just destroyed a historic home we’d visited in Northern California. Always out for blog ideas, it got me meditating about historic […]
‘Tis a Poem Before Christmas!
Greetings and felicitations! Yup! It’s that one time of year when I traditionally wrap things up by subjecting kind readers to my efforts at poetry! Here’s my 2024 in a nutshell, offered in the form of (or something lazily close to) the poem, ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas, submitted with all good holiday wishes – […]
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