Life

Our little gargoyle

Doing our best in a bad situation. Ready to gripe about it if anyone wants to call. Send margaritas, please!

Day 6. I now hate these “Day #” titles.

Day 6. I now hate these “Day #” titles.

Ramon doesn't know all the answers to the things I'm concerned about, which I told him is not very helpful. It would be really nice to have some certainty. Reminds me of that Sheryl Crow song from the 90s, Strong Enough: "Lie to me, I promise I'll believe." Yeah, I...

Day 2. The excitement builds.

Day 2. The excitement builds.

That might be slightly overstating it, but at least I'm keeping busy: Talking and texting to familyWorking on three different work contractsDoing an exercise class in the morning (just jumping around, TBH)Preparing healthy stuff to eat (alongside the junk food which...

Going viral

Going viral

Day One. The confinement begins. I find myself oddly... calm. Is this the storied one that comes before the storm? Anxiety is weird. I am a worrier, with more than my share of scary stories pinging around in my head at a given moment. It's like a creepy carnival...

It’s the Holidays!

It’s the Holidays!

Well, it was the holidays - I am just a teeny bit late. Our holiday began with the ugliest cinnamon bread ever. I brought Special Ingredients and Arcane Baking Equipment from the U.S. with the express goal of making these pretty little cinnamon bread cakey things in...

Visit to Tunis!

Visit to Tunis!

A heartily documented trip to some of the most beautiful sites in and around Tunis, the capital of Tunisia. Not to be missed!

Reading myself into something new

Reading myself into something new

Five brief book reviews from among some non-fiction I’ve read in 2019. In honor of my dad’s great book reviews and of the bliss of reading yourself into new worlds.