Where have I been? Well, just as I was getting myself back together from the China trip, my computer decided it would only boot up in Safe Mode. Not good. It took some time to get all my files to a safe location and then begin the long process of formatting the [...]
This photo, taken at Leshan, China, where we saw the Grand Buddha (more photos soon), reminds me that although one step doesn’t seem like much, when we look back we have come a long way. I need that perspective right now.
It’s been tough getting back into a routine around here since our trip. [...]
The theme for Contrast Podcast #167 is “Home,” because podcast master Tim Young and his wife will be leaving theirs in the UK soon to relocate to France.
I am still recovering myself from being away from home for 15 days. I had thought that jetlag would be easier in this direction, but I’m only [...]
06.09June Gloomy
“Do you have any photos of ‘June Gloom’?” I asked my husband last night.
“Well,” he said,”It’s hardly the think that makes you grab your camera.”
So right. June Gloom in coastal California is pretty dull. Indie Mom and I lived in the desert only about an hour away for over 20 years and never heard of [...]
Chengdu, the capital city of the province of Sichuan, is famous for spicy food but also for its distinctive style of opera and for the performing art of face-changing, which involves removing layers of masks faster than the eye can see how it’s done. I have seen both opera and face-changing in Chinese movies, [...]
I like animals in general, but I am a cat person first. My mother would never give in to my begging for a kitten each time my friend’s cat had a litter, but I have made up for that in my adulthood. For the past 40 years, I have never been without a [...]