Tag Archives: california

Nichols Canyon, Redux

Posted on February 16, 2012 by

I went to see the David Hockney exhibit at the Royal Academy early this evening.  There were a variety of reasons that I went, but the primary one was that I do love Hockney’s work, and the idea of what … Continue reading →

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Fire

Posted on January 28, 2012 by

I confess that I have a thing for expensive candles. These days, I am not sure whether I have many vices, or few. I am, however, pretty sure that I have always had a thing for fire, generally, and candles, … Continue reading →

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Slouching Towards Reykjavik

Posted on January 23, 2012 by

Frederic and I have been talking more, in a manner reminiscent of how we spoke when we were Just Friends.  Can men and women ever be friends?  Does the sex part always get in the way, as Billy Crystal once … Continue reading →

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Year of the Dragon

Posted on January 22, 2012 by

It’s almost the Lunar New Year, I reminded my mother on Friday night, did you get your haircut? We are not Asian, for what it’s worth.  But we’ve spent a lot of time in Asia.  When my parents were in … Continue reading →

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The Love You Take…Part I

Posted on January 13, 2012 by

I was walking past the Gap last night on my way home — the one in the East Sixties. They were taking down the store — apparently, it is closing.  I got nostalgic for a moment.  I had an illustrious … Continue reading →

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Ah Ha

Posted on December 24, 2011 by

Sarah Rosemary at Sunny Side Up and I are hosting our own Reverb11, a series of prompts to look back on 2011 and manifest the new year.  Please check our Reverb11 pages for details, and join in! Prompt for December … Continue reading →

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1,000 Words

Posted on December 7, 2011 by

Sarah Rosemary at Sunny Side Up and I are hosting our own Reverb11, a series of prompts to look back on 2011 and manifest the new year.  Please check our Reverb11 pages for details, and join in! Prompt for December … Continue reading →

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Resistance is Futile — OR — Another Tutorial from Hell

Posted on October 22, 2011 by

When my group of friends was going away to college, the mother of my friends Rik and Ash decided that we needed a tutorial on how to survive our university days.  So she made us a video in order to teach … Continue reading →

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The Mountaintop – Epilogue

Posted on October 1, 2011 by

(Several people had asked me “So you climbed this mountain together; you’ve done x, y, z…what’s next?”  There is no one better to answer that than another of the Women of Winesday — one who perhaps has a bit more … Continue reading →

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The Mountaintop — Part VII: The Summit

Posted on September 30, 2011 by

We climbed for 8.5 hours before we reached the summit. We started in pitch dark, with lamps on our heads, and climbed in meditative silence.  In my head, I had attacked this like a marathon — divide and conquer; deliberative … Continue reading →

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