From A Confederacy of Dunces

the house and dog are clean, the yard is tidy, the tables are set up and there is delicious food in the fridge (yes, already delicious!) and more to arrive tomorrow.
not all the family will be here but many of them will be.

wishing you all a joyous and delicious thanksgiving.

From A Confederacy of Dunces

the house and dog are clean, the yard is tidy, the tables are set up and there is delicious food in the fridge (yes, already delicious!) and more to arrive tomorrow.
not all the family will be here but many of them will be.

wishing you all a joyous and delicious thanksgiving.

From A Confederacy of Dunces

i’m rummaging through the attic looking for dishes and silverware and tablecloths. the dishwasher and i have simplified our lives by living with only what we need and the rest we’ve given away or saved in boxes up in the attic for occasions like these. it’s all a mishmash of stuff but it fits us.  i’ve collected leaves and pine cones and stones and berries for the table settings.  simple and rustic.

the weather here couldn’t be more perfect. high 60’s clear and sunny. a sweet breeze blowing.

From A Confederacy of Dunces

i’m rummaging through the attic looking for dishes and silverware and tablecloths. the dishwasher and i have simplified our lives by living with only what we need and the rest we’ve given away or saved in boxes up in the attic for occasions like these. it’s all a mishmash of stuff but it fits us.  i’ve collected leaves and pine cones and stones and berries for the table settings.  simple and rustic.

the weather here couldn’t be more perfect. high 60’s clear and sunny. a sweet breeze blowing.

these days we’ve been up and out to the ranch earlier than usual. it’s been clear and almost warm.  the wind is blowing enough to make the chimes sing all morning and the garden is enchanting right now but i’m out the door to work this afternoon and then the rest of the week is mine!
almost.

these days we’ve been up and out to the ranch earlier than usual. it’s been clear and almost warm.  the wind is blowing enough to make the chimes sing all morning and the garden is enchanting right now but i’m out the door to work this afternoon and then the rest of the week is mine!
almost.

a long time ago i was in a hotel on the beach in pusan, korea in the basement game room where i spent many many hours playing video games.  i was usually alone in there but one day a young white boy in a black leather jacket walked in and started playing one of the machines.  how it happened that all these years later i sit here married to that young boy’s older brother in a town i’d never heard of in a place i’d never imagined i could/would be is a long and winding story. the fact of it makes me happy and hopeful. the idea that something so unimaginable could be written in the stars and you have no idea! 

a long time ago i was in a hotel on the beach in pusan, korea in the basement game room where i spent many many hours playing video games.  i was usually alone in there but one day a young white boy in a black leather jacket walked in and started playing one of the machines.  how it happened that all these years later i sit here married to that young boy’s older brother in a town i’d never heard of in a place i’d never imagined i could/would be is a long and winding story. the fact of it makes me happy and hopeful. the idea that something so unimaginable could be written in the stars and you have no idea!

a long time ago i was in a hotel on the beach in pusan, korea in the basement game room where i spent many many hours playing video games.  i was usually alone in there but one day a young white boy in a black leather jacket walked in and started playing one of the machines.  how it happened that all these years later i sit here married to that young boy’s older brother in a town i’d never heard of in a place i’d never imagined i could/would be is a long and winding story. the fact of it makes me happy and hopeful. the idea that something so unimaginable could be written in the stars and you have no idea! 

the calm before the storm…

clean up and prep begins today for our thanksgiving party.  we haven’t hosted in a while. last time i set fire to the studio.  there won’t be any candles this time and i’m keeping my fingers crossed it doesn’t rain as it’s an outdoor affair. 

let the wild rumpus begin…

the calm before the storm…

clean up and prep begins today for our thanksgiving party.  we haven’t hosted in a while. last time i set fire to the studio.  there won’t be any candles this time and i’m keeping my fingers crossed it doesn’t rain as it’s an outdoor affair. 

let the wild rumpus begin…

sometimes the backs of these little embroideries are more interesting to me than the fronts. all the little “mistakes” the threads that have managed to escape and knot themselves up are clearly visible and unfixable unless i want to tear the whole thing out and mostly i don’t ever want to do that.

unless i’m knitting in which case i think nothing of unraveling hours of work, it doesn’t matter because it was never the “getting there” i was after with the knitting.

the little threads that connect one line to another are all visible. where i started and stopped, where i jumped, where i changed stitch patterns.  it’s the truth of it but it’s the part that isn’t supposed to be seen.

sometimes the backs of these little embroideries are more interesting to me than the fronts. all the little “mistakes” the threads that have managed to escape and knot themselves up are clearly visible and unfixable unless i want to tear the whole thing out and mostly i don’t ever want to do that.

unless i’m knitting in which case i think nothing of unraveling hours of work, it doesn’t matter because it was never the “getting there” i was after with the knitting.

the little threads that connect one line to another are all visible. where i started and stopped, where i jumped, where i changed stitch patterns.  it’s the truth of it but it’s the part that isn’t supposed to be seen.

if i were going to san francisco today i’d stay at the tomo and have lunch at cha-ya (AND saigon sandwich), i’d hit all my favorite thrift stores, have a thai massage and sit and watch tai chi in the park.
as it stands i don’t see an opening for a getaway until next year! which sounds so far away but in reality is just a blink.

until then…