It’s October. A lot of things happen for me in October. Plum pudding has to be made to be ready for Christmas. The Pasadena Writers Conference happens at the end of the month, and I prepare for NaNoWriMo! Huh? is that like NaNu, NaNu? (Mork and Mindy)? Nope. It’s National November Novel … Continue reading
“I flew with Steve Lantz a lot!” said Catherine as we sat in our spacious hotel suite rehashing the actual event of the day—the thirty-first Trans International Airlines reunion held in Livermore, California. “Lancelot!” I swooned. Yes, Captain Lantz still has it! And, damn! He’s still married. I ask every … Continue reading
When I moved to Costa Rica several years ago, I adopted the “less is more” philosophy and divested myself of most of my worldly possessions. There is something liberating about not being bogged down by stuff. Even now, living back in California, I have strict rules about stuff. It has to be … Continue reading
It wasn’t in New York or San Francisco, it was in a tiny mountain town in Santa Cruz, California. Ben Lomond is the home of Mountain Community Theater. Although these mountain towns are part of Santa Cruz County, they are worlds apart from the beach communities such as Capitola where I live. … Continue reading
It had been a while since my last eye exam. My prescription eyeglasses were failing me. I did not want to fork out the money for some new fancy eyewear and was stretching out the time. I found that if I turned the three-way lamp to high I could still read. … Continue reading
I’ve been traveling to Costa Rica on a regular basis since 1991 when my mom bought a little vacation home in Nosara. The kids were little and we enjoyed our annual trip to the jungle-beach town on the Pacific side of the Nicoya peninsula. The rule of thumb was to get the … Continue reading
I slept alone last night—in my own luxurious queen-size bed. The bunk beds at the Pigeon Point Hostel are twin-size except for the one in the room that housed our retreat leaders. Of the three rooms in the Whale House cabin, two had three sets of bunk beds and one … Continue reading
