Besides going to work, these are the things that kept me busy this week: Getting out for a late afternoon kayak in Sausalito with my sister – awesome! Morning walks full of beauty at home Homemade art Winston my granddog (even when he’s naughty) Morning walks full of beauty at Emmy’s – can’t get enough of bare trees…

Highlights of the start of 2025:  Going to the Heron Arts exhibit Forgotten Places of Being and Things by Hari and Deepti. This amazing exhibit of paper cut scenes in light boxes just blew me away. The layers are incredibly detailed and magical. They were utterly fascinating and I lost myself in all of the details of…

My new year started after a good night’s sleep, then waking up naturally at 4:30 am. Lighting candles in my room, having a cup of coffee called gratitude, a good start to the day. Writing in my journal – first reflecting on the things that happened in 2024, especially those that I was not expecting!…

I ended the year with a hike in a new place with my friend Heather. The drive to our meeting spot at Pt Reyes Station was beautiful, seeing the sunrise and fog in the hills, oh I just love it! We met and headed to the Estero Trail. The drive there is just gorgeous, and…

October memories – lots of beach time! Going out to Stinson Beach and remembering how much I love being at the ocean, going wedding dress shopping with Kourtney and her family and her finding an absolutely gorgeous dress that fit perfectly and was on sale. Mom coming home – finally! The VCRC Kermès – seeing…

We had a lovely late Christmas celebration at Emmy‘s house with Kourtney, Kieran, Mom and I. Emmy made a yummy brunch, we opened presents and got caught up with each other. It was really nice having a smaller group to celebrate the holidays with. My presents were all technology-related, I got a much needed new…

Saturday was a day for errands, finding good deals (warm gloves for less than 50c!), exploring a bookstore and mini art show, working on my book in a comfy leather chair in the library with a beautiful view of the redwoods and the rain, including a woman playing barefoot with her dog in the creek.…

Went on an unplanned hike at Tennessee Valley with Heather and we had a blast! Saw a huge variety of mushrooms, had fun jumping in puddles and, as always, great conversations. Perfect hiking weather and we got out before the hordes. On the way back as we descended the Fox trail we started to see…

A day of errands and post Christmas stuff-took mom to church and picked her up, stopping at Goodmans hardware to get ant spray as they have decided to take up residence in the kitchen. Did some JNE work, read, meditated. Took my car in for a tune up and there was no additional work to…

Christmas morning was quiet, but the afternoon was busy when most of the family came over to celebrate. Sadly, none of my kids could be there, but I’ll get to have a Christmas party with Emmy, Kieran and Kourtney on Sunday. We wore wigs most of the day including when we went for a walk…