We don’t exactly do “Christmas” around here. Over the years our annual celebration has been distilled to the absolute essentials of the season.
EggNog with a knob of bourbon. (check)
Persimmon cookies. (check)
Fabulous bottle of wine (Burrell School Pinot). (check)
Yummy Mexican Posole served up by good friends. (check)
Good Friends. (!!!! check)
This year also featured the irresistible and [...]
All hail the FedEx driver who braved a dark and stormy night, and pulled into our driveway at 9pm last night. What goodies did he deliver? More track lighting for the living-room? A replenishment of light bulbs perhaps? Towel racks for the guest bathroom? I have grown so accustomed to the daily arrival of building [...]
Snow on the ground is a rare thing in northern California. So when it comes, it is a treat, greeted with enthusiasm. I love how a dusting of snow makes all the shapes of things stand up and demand attention.
The most pedestrian plant emerges with a snowy white crown.
A birdhouse becomes a fairy castle or [...]
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Despite my long-held belief that NO software program works really well prior to version 4.0, I rather brazenly went ahead and upgraded to WordPress version 2.7 only a few days following its release. For some reason I expected the upgrade to be a snap, but between [...]
My first post is destined to be a technology one, I guess. I’ve invested some time to get to know the state of the art on blogging tools, and find that like so many others I am smitten with WordPress. Fantastic tool. I have learned just enough CSS to be dangerous. [...]
