Coretta Scott King

On Thursday in San Jose, it was an earthquake that roused me from sleep; this morning in Austin it was a roaring thunderstorm, knocking things over and booming among the hills. I enjoyed both, actually. Granted, if  [more...]

Last year — yes, it’s been almost a year — when I bought my house in California, I was struck by the absence of autumn. The leaves were still on the trees well into December, the days were warm and  [more...]

Sorry I didn’t post yesterday. I was a bit preoccupied, spending my weekend in Baltimore with B. I was wondering this morning how — or if — I would describe my weekend here on the blog, not quite sure  [more...]