by Linda | Nov 27, 2009 | This & That
I was working yesterday–and the big hoopala is planned for Christmas, since I’m joining Wendy and Jeremy in Santa Monica then–so I figured I’d just fix the turkey–whenever. Use that nifty deep fryer I bought specially from QVC–I...
by Linda | Nov 26, 2009 | This & That
There is a cloud resting in the valley below my house. How lovely it is.Today, I’m especially grateful.For my loved ones, human and furry.For my freedom, and those who preserve it for me.For the first responders, the brave ones who run toward any disaster, in...
by Linda | Nov 25, 2009 | This & That
They’re out there, windy and cool as it is, trying to snug down in the inadequate branches of tiny trees along my driveway. This morning, I watched with a smile as one HUGE turkey bounced precariously on a low branch, while another, below on the ground, jumped...
by Linda | Nov 24, 2009 | This & That
I love Tuesdays. Like Thursdays, they are buckle-down-and-tend-to-business days. By Tuesday, one is over the shock of Monday, and has yet to reach Wednesday–over the hump day, they call it–when a lot of people inevitably start thinking...
by Linda | Nov 23, 2009 | This & That
It snowed. Then it rained. Now, of course, we have slush. You don’t see paintings of slush. You don’t read poems about it. It’s just–slushy.Lest you think I’m feelin’ blue, it isn’t so. I painted and drew this weekend, and...
by Linda | Nov 20, 2009 | This & That
I slipped into a parallel universe. That’s the only way to describe it. :)I had every intention of doing everything I usually do in a day. But it just didn’t happen. (Well, beyond normal care and feeding of the animal kingdom, anyway.) I never got dressed,...