Today when I was driving from Madison to the Harvard train, I felt all jumpy and didn’t trust any of the other drivers. I kept thinking someone would just pull over and cut me off – what’s to stop them? I was starting to feel better after a truck signaled to change lanes, and it … [Read more…]
La La La Lala Lala La La Yesterday I went to a memorial gathering in Milwaukee for the husband of an old friend. His name is Tom Laskin, but usually called TL. He died way too young, in June, from brain cancer. He had just turned 59 in May, about same age as my baby … [Read more…]
Last Sunday at the WI Film fest, one week and a lifetime away, or at least a half a lifetime. We had fried eggs and toast (potato rolls and the last sesame bagel) and bacon for breakfast, then I biked off to do my first partial shift at Sundance. Basically I was there to get … [Read more…]
On Thursday I drove out to the far east side and traded in my old Miele Flamenco for a new one – a Jasper C2. My mom bought me the red Miele when she lived with me, which was from 2000 until she died in 2004, so I estimate it’s at least 14 years old. … [Read more…]
… nor blogging. [supsystic-slider id=2 position=”center”] Monday (and that would be Monday a week ago, by the time this was written) I got home on the late side, and ate the last couple of leafs of spinach, almonds, and dried cranberries from the soup dinner salad, sautéed with some of the leftover farro salad, that … [Read more…]
Throw Back Thursday on Deb’s Lunch – a photo my cousin sent me, of me lying on the glider at my mom’s mom’s house in Cincinnati, with a book. My arm looks lumpy because that’s a bracelet, and I think I must be 7 going on 8, because I’m not wearing glasses. It’s the summer … [Read more…]