Monday was the start of my birthday week, where I’m spending as much time as I can doing what I want to do, not things I feel like I should do. I took myself to see The Sheep Detectives at the Lark Theater, I am a fan of their $7 plus free popcorn for the…

Taking a week to focus on creativity has been wonderful. As I mentioned in my last post I took a flax fiber workshop which was a lot of fun. On the summer solstice, I went to a sound bath at the Marin Museum of Contemporary Art. It was wonderful to check out the artwork before…

It has been a great week, I’ve spent much of it outdoors. On Saturday I hiked to the Mountain Play from downtown Mill Valley with my friend, Julie, and met some of my sisters and friends there. This year’s play was The Wizard of Oz. I was so impressed with the performers, they were very…

I took myself camping for a couple of days to Portola Redwood State Park, it was just what I needed. The fact that I wasn’t rushed getting ready to go and didn’t have to do any work on my laptop helped make the start of the trip very relaxing. I stopped at Trader Joe’s for…

This week has been a dog-focused one. First, I spent a few days in Petaluma looking after my friend Heather’s dog, Miloh. I really enjoyed getting to know her neighborhood, exploring all the little walkways around there, walking near the river and having great views of the sunrise and sunset. Miloh is a sweetheart, we…

The next generation of weddings has started in my life. When a friend who still has kids in school was talking about all the craziness that is the end of the school year I realized that that season of my life has been over for almost 8 years. Now weddings are again becoming a bigger…

Got to go to my first Golden State Valkyries game with my sister. What an incredible evening! I loved the positive energy of the crowd and the family friendly atmosphere. It was awesome to see all the kids, especially the girls, cheering their hearts out (we were doing the same of course!). We originally started…

The first weekend in May, my sister, Chrissy, my daughter, Emmy, and I took our nephews, Cam and Theo, up to Dunsmuir. We have given them a trip as a Christmas present the last few years, but usually try to go in the wintertime so we can play in the snow. But with everybody’s busy…

This has been a time of change and transition for me. Earlier in the month I had my final meeting with the Judicial Nominees Evaluation (JNE) Commission, completing 3 1/4 years of service to the State Bar vetting judicial candidates. While I’m glad to have more time to do other things (it is a substantial…

Home again and settling in. My flights went well once I actually got on a plane. I received a text saying my flight from Cody to Denver was delayed by an hour and a half, meaning I might not make my connection to San Francisco. I looked at rebooking flights but before I could do…