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In A Land Of Subtle Seasons Autumn happened yesterday. I don’t mean it began yesterday, I mean it happened yesterday. The air that morning was cool and a bit damp. The trees, some of them, anyway, went flamboyant and commenced their annual striptease. It grew dark soon after I returned home from my office. Yes. Fall came–and […]
Cheez-Its. Mom Loved Them. Moving On. I knew the day would come when I’d forget the Cheez-Its. It didn’t come on Easter, when I contributed snacks to a Lagrand family gathering. Nope. On that day I prepared a platter of grapes, dried apricots, a carefully-curated collection of cheeses, various crackers–and a box of Cheez-Its. The […]
Fire Station, Trabuco Canyon. November, 2011. Oh Yes We Do! Every fall, a litany arises from transplants to Southern California: “There is no autumn here!” Pundits reply that we have two seasons: Green and brown. But I’m here to tell you that fall does come to Southern California. Friday nights at high schools, Saturdays at universities, […]
Fire Station, Trabuco Canyon. November, 2011. Oh Yes We Do! Every fall, a litany arises from transplants to Southern California: “There is no autumn here!” Pundits reply that we have two seasons: Green and brown. But I’m here to tell you that fall does come to Southern California. Friday nights at high schools, Saturdays at universities, […]
Laundry. Sundresses and Sweaters Autumn arrived in my town last week. I noticed when I did the laundry. How else could I explain the wardrobe shift? As I hung clean clothes on the rod that my awesome husband installed next to the dryer, I noticed my blue eyelet sundress hanging right between a pair of […]
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