My favorite weekend of the year: The Reno Air Races
Grumman F7F-Tigercat “La Patrona” formerly known as “El Hefe” and ALWAYS “Big Boss Man” to me. It’s the rumble of history overhead. …
Preparing for solo cross country flying
Beautiful farmland between Sacramento Executive Airport and Yolo County Airport. “So when are you going on your cross country?” my instructor Stan …
#100HappyDays: Spectacular Seattle
View of the Seattle skyline from Kerry Park in the Queen Anne neighborhood. May 24, 2014. It took a dead vertical hike …
#100HappyDays: Sunshine in Seattle
May 23, 2014 Pike Place Market When I landed in Seattle for the International Communication Association convention, rain spattered the plane window …
#100HappyDays: A little Spring snow in the Sierras
Spring over the Sierras on Tax Day, April 15. Apologies for the radio silence this week. I just got home from a …
Soul restoration: A weekend at Dillon Beach
Rising tide at Dillon Beach Something inside me shifted as we made the final turns through the emerald hills of Tomales. With …
Flowers and flutterbys in photos: Happy Spring, people!
It’s been a difficult day in a difficult series of weeks and months, but with joy and gratitude I realized a new …
Spring joy in photos
Blooms from a flowering pear tree, which while beautiful, smells, ahem, indecently musty. If you’re like me (and most of the people …
Thursday 13: It wouldn’t be Christmas without a banana bunker
A Christmas-scape, the newest addition to my holiday decor. Last year, yours truly got crafty and hot glued all of those medium-sized …
Thirdsgiving and other things
Something I learned today: Zumba is incredibly difficult when you have gravy coursing through your veins. Like me, this week. We just …