Several weeks ago, Rama and I took a walk in our neighborhood. We try to walk as often as we can, but we don’t usually pay attention as well as we did that night. We were discovering all kinds of beauty blocks away from our apartment: gorgeous summer blooms, amusing signage and a parking structure […]

I realized this morning that I’ve gotta move on. I’d been wanting to write all about the wedding — I still might — before going on the honeymoon. But we’ve left and honeymooned our hearts out and come home and now it’s summer and I miss just talking about the little things. Like the juicy […]

i’m ready!

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } may 13, 2006 We did it. We’re married! The wedding was, I have to say, pretty perfect. I feel a bit ridiculous typing that, but there truly was nothing more beautiful […]

We are getting married in 2 weeks and 1 day! The past month, I have been scrambling to check things off the big to-do list. Wrapping up Darling projects. Tackling wedding tasks. Moving most of my things. There are some journal entries and email responses that floated in my head but never got written, because […]

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } five books, one life Inspired by a recent journal entry by Penelope, I took stock of the books I use in my day to day. They are (clockwise, from top): My […]

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } color, a quickie collage Two and a half weeks later, and what do I have to show for it? One big to-do list slowly getting done, half of an a-line skirt […]

Tonight, we came together to share our grief, love and memories of Eddie. There were a couple hundred people there of all ages, races and faiths, huddled together in the pews of the church, arms around each other and heads bowed low. I realized as I listened to their touching, inspiring and even funny stories […]

I forget, sometimes, the importance of reaching out to others. Especially these days, when so often I sit in my little corner-of-the-bedroom studio with my head down and my fingers on the keyboard for hours at a time. I forget that connecting with others nurtures my spirit. It feeds my soul. Lately, though, I’m being […]

Earlier I was transformed into a little girl the night before the first day of school. I’m starting a sewing class tomorrow. It’s just a 6-week course at the local community college, but I am so excited. I went out to the fabric store, braving the rain and the bad drivers, and picked up 3 […]