picking up where I left off

Um, okay. So I think it’s been established that I suck at keeping up here. Thank you for coming back. My last post was at the beginning of the year, and now it’s already March. Sigh. Really so much has transpired in these fledgling days of 2024, mostly Dixon-related. But first let’s go back, shall…

measures of life

The past few weeks or so has got me thinking about what makes a life. It’s multi-faceted. There’s health, love, financial security, food, clean water. There’s also the things you surround yourself with. There’s things you do that you enjoy. There’s your memories, your interior mind. For some, it’s their art, whatever form it takes….

puzzling

Mom and I finished the puzzle that we started on Thanksgiving. I think we both enjoyed putting it together. Is this the start of a new little hobby?

review of Beautiful – the Carole King musical

I went to see this musical at my local theatre. I learned after the show that the lead, Sara Sheperd, had played the same role on Broadway for five years. She was, as you would imagine, excellent in the role. Also a Broadway alum for her role was the other female lead, Sara King, who…

Beautiful – The Carole King Musical

I saw this show tonight at my town’s theatre. I’m a fan of Carole King, but I was surprised at some of the songs she wrote! She was a hit machine! More about the show tomorrow.

Trip to Yellowstone – part 4 (Monday & Tuesday, 10/30-31)

Checkout from our West Yellowstone AirBnB was at 10 am, but a couple of us were up early and spent the early morning reading and drinking coffee (guess who?) But soon enough, it was time to get the check-out items completed. Thankfully, this house’s list wasn’t too bad – run the dishwasher, take out the…

Trip to Yellowstone – part 3 (Sunday, 10/29)

Since we’d gotten up early the day before, we took it a bit easier on Sunday. The plan was to go out to breakfast then head to the park. We had our sights set on a pancake house that was nearby the house. MT thought he’d seen a sign in the window about it being…

trip to Dixon CA

Pretty quickly, it became clear that actions needed to happen to find some resolutions for our aunt Mary. So we took action. Sandy & I planned a trip up to Dixon to take Mary to the doctor for a few reasons, one being to get her doctor up to date, find out the latest on…

It’s October!

Arguably the best month of the year. It’s fall, the weather’s cooling off (though we’re expecting temps in the 90s next week!), and it’s spooky season! I love me some October. But we’re here to recap September. It had its ups, but its one big down was pretty devastating. We’ll start with the ups. One…

Goodbye, July 2023

I’m not sad to be moving on in the year. The beginning of the month was good, especially getting to hang out with my sister, but even that was tempered by the devastating family news, Then after I got back, although Mom and I were fine, it was uncomfortably hot, and then we had even…