Tuesday, June 30, 2020

June Book Report: The Warmth of Other Suns

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This month, I re-read Isabel Wilkerson’s splendid The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration .   I first read the...
Monday, June 29, 2020

Golden Hour Days

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The last hour of sunlight in late June and July is splendid on clear days and for a few minutes before the dusk truly settles around us, th...
Sunday, June 28, 2020

Pedicure!

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Yesterday, I got my first pedicure since life shut down in mid-March.   It’s an admittedly small thing but I have missed my trips to the sa...
Thursday, June 25, 2020

Footloose

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Thinking about the joys of a road trip got me thinking about other things I miss thanks to the pandemic. High on that list are the joys of a...
Wednesday, June 24, 2020

Adventures in New Jersey: Monmouth Battlefield

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Heady with the success of our first Saturday adventure in New Jersey, T and I set off to visit Monmouth Battlefield last Saturday.   The da...
Tuesday, June 23, 2020

Peach Trees & Blue Skies

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My backyard never fails to bring me happiness.   It’s green and overgrown and just the way I like it.   Some days, it’s nice to pau...
Monday, June 22, 2020

Monday Garden Update - June 22

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What a difference two weeks makes; especially two weeks of warm weather.   There are tomato blooms aplenty and on a few plants, actual tomat...
Friday, June 19, 2020

Juneteenth

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I vividly remember the history class where I first learned about Juneteenth.   I was an undergraduate at UCLA - so it was the late ‘80s - an...
Thursday, June 18, 2020

Front Porch Doings

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Each morning, my first stop when I come downstairs is out on the front porch, where I enjoy my morning coffee and read a few chapters of wha...
Tuesday, June 16, 2020

Under Old Man Tree

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Now that old man tree has leafed up, much of the day finds the back deck under a canopy of shade. I can spend hours out here with my books, ...