something happens next

always. every time.

  • New restrictions were announced earlier today. It isn’t a surprise, and day to day, it won’t change much for me personally. And yet. It still hurts. It’s still a sign…

  • Friday came the first of the rain. Just a little, just enough to dampen the pavement and puddle under the drainspouts – but rain nonetheless. The wind rose, the sky…

  • In so many ways, October feels like a new beginning. The light changes. The air changes. Kids are back at school, and even here in California, it’s pretty definitely no…

  • Since the California fires started a few weeks back, I haven’t spent as much time in the garden as I usually would. There’s just been too much smoke. Now the…

  • The last time I wore makeup was March 9. It was a Monday. I woke up, showered, got dressed, put on makeup, drove to work. I took a photo of…

  • I had the idea that I’d do a lot of gardening this week. I had good stuff planned: weeding, pruning back the takeover rosebush from the path, fixing up the…