Smokers and Caregivers and Migraines, oh my. Well, we finally bit the bullet and bought our own smoker. It is this large black grill-like thing that looks like a little steam engine, like the ones up at Tilden Park. My kids (and I) used to love those little steam engines so much. I remember Jack...

Took a couple days off of writing and it is always a hard thing to jump back on the wagon. As in SO many things. The last couple weeks have been so filled with sadness and loss and worry. Sometimes, I find it hard to write about the really really hard stuff. Even though I know that writing about...

Whew! Jumped back in with both feet into the deep end last night. Our trip home was relatively smooth, although I did have one melt down and needed to pull over for a 15 minute nap. We ended up leaving Seattle and our quickie visit to Willi’s brother and sister-in-law and the new nephew, early...

Ridiculously early, AM. I have had trouble with insomnia since I was in my early thirties. At the time, it made sense. I had just left a marriage and struck out on my own, determined to have the life and career that I had wanted for myself. For the first time in my life I was living alone (albeit...

I hope you are finding some quiet and peace and cool temperatures wherever you are. Today it was over 90 here in SF… not my fav. It’s been a busy few days since we returned from the Pacific Northwest. We got home on Tuesday night and jumped right into cooking. It was nice to see some new faces...