drizzle, fire

walked with Suzanne Michigan Road, Pound Ridge, a light drizzle legs felt springy, sturdy although short of breath on the minor hills so much to share – downsizing, the spark of joy, the ancient...

last holiday party

gifts for mom are pun intended: a framed photo of a deer family and a “Ferrari” amaryllis bulb wit doesn’t count for much but warm seat by the fire in Redding Roadhouse is a...

toshi-no-yo

December 31, last night of 2016 Dave and Patty’s punch wine champagne shots of Bailey’s and – ? personal pizzas in the Green Egg ours was clam, with garlic, lemon, olive oil, red pepper...

nikki kau

Dinner in Ansonia at Crave with Clark and Clark Junior gifts exchanged live music a little light snow dusting my spirits Buying a diary for the coming year is surely an occasion which lends...

in stamford

here – not wanting to be – I miss the wood stove, like a small life at the center of the house I miss the woods, present around me with their original breathing I...

travel day

return to Connecticut until the 7th packing for home, New Year’s, New Jersey (business casual) and Miami (playclothes, bathing suit, and conference) unexpected levels of dissatisfaction the highway’s busy, I have to get gas...

dinner party

day off catching up on Internet and prep for going to Connecticut my days do not always flow with grace dinner sometimes comes as a surprise sam has invited jeff over and it seems...