A minimalist archive, moments in time.
The mid-February storm finally landed. Last night it came down hard enough that standing under the patio string lights you couldn't see past the near pines —…
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Christmas morning in the living room, everyone still in pajamas, the plaid ones making their annual appearance. The cats got catnip fish, which turned out to…
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Thanksgiving is still a few days off, but the inflatables went up in the front yard anyway. No point waiting when the boxes are already in the garage. The…
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Slow November days close to home, and this one went the way most of them do lately — up the trail toward Double Peak in the late afternoon, no plan beyond…
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The heater ran on high straight out of the driveway. At two degrees above zero, the navigation screen routed us south on Highway 89 for a clear day drive after…
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Fresh snow down to lake level, so we headed over to Tahoe City before it dropped off the trees. Stopped on the bridge at the Truckee River outlet first — snow…
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Halloween at home this year, and it looked different than most. The older girls spent the morning getting into their anime costumes — wigs, petticoats, torn…
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Birthday party for the twins up in Mission Viejo — two years old, so the balloon banner over the windows said TWO WILD, with a garland of green and…
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Didn't go past the backyard today, and that felt right for the week — a few still days in a row now, no wind to speak of. One noodle drifting in the pool from…
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Weekend drive up to Yosemite, and the whole valley was sitting under wildfire smoke. From Tunnel View you could see the granite walls fading into haze layer by…
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