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June 23, 2008 – 4:00 am

A Gardening Weekend

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Another lovely summer weekend is past. We spent a good chunk of Saturday at Planter’s Palette with my parents. My dad wandered the rows, selecting a few perennials for his garden. We were tactical. Well, we started out tactical: only buying plants for the planters on the front steps (the pansies made it ’til June […]

June 19, 2008 – 4:00 am

Even without a kitchen, summer is pretty good

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Weeks like this make me aware of how lucky San Franciscans are. Do they really have weather this perfect year ’round? Wednesday was another in a string of idyllic days. I read two more chapters in my book (while drinking a green iced tea), and my buddy and I took a leisurely afternoon bike ride. […]

June 17, 2008 – 4:00 am

Giddy with Anticipation

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There are many summer mornings where I am awake far too early. (And by that I mean, there is no newspaper yet to read, and everyone else is asleep.) Often, I wait for the “thump” on the driveway by opening the laptop and surfing the web. Some of my favorite discoveries occur during my quiet […]

June 16, 2008 – 4:00 am

Weekend wrap and a new blog to share

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I am giddy with anticipation for this week’s weather forecast. Sunny and 70s all week. Hello, outdoors. If nothing else, I will finish a few more chapters of my latest book while sitting on the patio …. The weekend was busy with ten-year-old sports on Saturday (baseball win 14-13; soccer win 2-1). The soccer game […]

June 12, 2008 – 4:44 am

House & Party Envy

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photo from nytimes.com I would love to attend a party at this cute little carriage house. Wouldn’t you? Read the full story in today’s NYTimes.