Daily updates

I’ve been getting out for hikes, enjoying the fall leaves in the different places that I have been staying. Also been spending time with Annemarie and Emmy during Annemarie’s last week at home. They came over to Mom’s one day with my sister Michelle. We cleaned out the cupboards in the patio and one of…

Time for an update. Since the wedding I’ve been doing paid work, I have been busy with  grant applications and putting together board recruitment and fund development strategies. I’ve also been working on my gap year book with mixed results. Some days I feel like I have useful and interesting information to convey and other times…

My sister, Chrissy, and her dog Javi stayed over at my mom‘s place on Sunday night, we had a nice quiet evening. I spent a lot of time texting friends and family pictures from the wedding, then crashed out early, very grateful to be sleeping in my own bed.  Monday was work in the morning,…

The wedding went off wonderfully, Kieran and Kourtney were both really happy and enjoyed themselves immensely, as did everyone else in attendance. It was a beautiful celebration of family and friends. Since the wedding wasn’t until 5 PM and I wasn’t needed there for photos until mid afternoon, I made plans to go for a…

The big day has almost arrived! Kieran and Kourtney have been planning for their wedding for over a year. As is often the case, stress levels increased in the weeks leading up to the wedding and in particular the few days before when there were lots of last-minute errands and decisions to make. It didn’t…

I can’t seem to get back into the rhythm of regular posting. I’ve been busy with work and making progress on my Gap year guide and I think all of that time in front of the computer makes it harder for me to want to sit down and put together a post of what I’ve…

What I’ve been up to this week: It’s been a busy week at work putting together grant applications, doing training for Department of Justice livescan administration, setting up phone apps, working on financials for taxes. I’ve also been making a bit of progress on my Gap Year guide, sorting the many pages I have written…

I got to enjoy another adventure with one of my sisters. This time it was with Christina camping at Lake Siskiyou, aka Lake Sis. I had never been there before, I’m sure if we had known about it when the kids were little, we would have spent a lot of time there. It is a…

Highlights of my Labor Day weekend:  Going for walks in the neighborhood and seeing lots of beautiful nature.  Getting my haircut, way past due! Incredible uncolorful and dramatic artwork at the Bedford Gallery. There was even a gorgeous piece from New Zealand! Going to see the Two Gentlemen of Verona put on by SF Free Shakespeare in…

I just spent a wonderful three days with my sister Lori in Rio Del Mar. We started with a stop at Filoli, where there was an exhibit of six trolls by Danish artist Thomas Dambo. I have been fascinated with the trolls that he has built all over the world from the time I encountered…