We met on my dad’s birthday, June 15th, and ever since I’ve been totally smitten. Not a day goes by I don’t manipulate my schedule to spend time together … cruising to the Coop for lunch, running some books to the post office, or just enjoying summer sunshine together. So grateful to have met, and […]
Category Archive for 'summer'
Such a good day yesterday! So much to be grateful for:
My best friend moved to Madison! She used to live two time zones away, and now she lives only two blocks away. We had a great lunch at the Willy Street Coop and are ready to let the fun begin.
Drinks on the terrace with a […]
Mali La is a three-day party, thrown at a group campsite in Decorah, Iowa, to kick off the summer. The host is one of those guys that everyone loves and the guests are his friends from various stages in life. Everyone is easy going and committed to having a good time, whatever that means for […]
See-saws and drive-in movies. Pretty awesome on their own, and even more fun when combined. Grateful for an impromptu Sunday night double features with friends. (And the comfy backseat where I slept through part of the second movie!)
I have never been, nor pretended to be, a dog lover. The slobber, the shit, the shedding, my sneezing…never really could look past it all to get to the dumb love and loyalty that dogs give. Still, a lot of my favorite people have dogs and so I’ve been having a lot of dog fun […]
Harvest Season Begins
Posted in summer, vegetarian, garden on Jul 16th, 2008
Our plot in the Atwood Community gardens has proven to be fecund for the third year in a row. I’ve already enjoyed strawberries and raspberries this year, and I am grateful to add vegetables to the 2008 harvest, specifically cauliflower and African Blue Basil. I normally grow Italian, but this year Diene suggested we add […]





An expression of gratitude for all that is good in my life.