A minimalist archive, moments in time.
First stop in Shanghai was Stone Brewing's outpost — the gargoyle over the door, same as home, felt strange to see on the other side of the Pacific. Inside was…
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Walked Lujiazui this morning with the Oriental Pearl Tower as the target, starting under the Jin Mao Tower and following the elevated footbridge over toward…
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The dog put up with more than usual for the holiday celebration tonight. Before anyone arrived we got a plaid bow around his neck and then the Santa hat, and…
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Nothing planned today, just an ordinary December day at home with the dogs. They spent a good stretch of the morning up on the bed, both of them sitting…
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Made a December night out of the holiday lights in San Francisco this year. Started at a hotel lobby off Union Square, where a skinny tree done up in blue and…
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Up in Placer County for a ski day, and the mountain delivered. Early runs came off freshly groomed snow with only a few sets of tracks cut into it, sun still…
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The inflatable dragon is up in the entryway — Santa hat, mug of cocoa, wings spread wide enough to block the hallway. The dog is unconvinced. That was the…
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Both trees are up in San Marcos now, which is the whole point of the last day of November. The white one gets the vintage glass — striped balls, the plastic…
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Holiday weekend at home, and most of it went to getting the house into Christmas shape. The hot cocoa station is back on the counter — mugs, candy canes in the…
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A week at home in San Marcos, and it ended with the Thanksgiving table set. The dog claimed the patio chair in the afternoon and sat there against the white…
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