5 tips for keeping the garden alive during a drought
What? You garden doesn’t look like this mid-January? Mine either. Photo from May, 2013. Sigh. For the past month, my dreams have …
Fly Girl in Training: The first taildragger lesson
First surprise taildragger lesson in the Rans S-7S Courier. “We’re not flying the 182 today,” Stan said as he rolled up next …
Sacramento eats: An impromptu evening at Seasons 52
The waiter explained that no dish in Seasons 52 has more than 475 calories and they only recently brought butter into the …
Fly Girl in Training: Short cross country practice
Mid-December cross country flight over Lake Berryessa in Northern California. “Fly like I’m not here.” In advance of our short cross country …
Boulders for Christmas, aka the Back 40 revamp phase 1
Along with boulders, dirt and compost, yours truly got these lovely coral Japanese maples for Christmas. If I had to choose my …
A grateful heart: That’s Professor Wrecking Ball to you
I’m used to grade complaints, pleas for leniency, well wishes, the occasional hug. But at the end of last semester, I was …
Austerity measures in the kitchen
Half my problem: Shopping hungry and without a list. “Do you have any idea how much we spent on groceries last month?! …
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 …
Fly Girl in Training: When a simulated engine failure becomes a forced landing
Simulated engine failure turned actual emergency, definitely got my blood pumping! I pushed in the throttle. Instead of the usual roar of …
Flying turkeys!
I know I’ve been home alone too long when I start to talk to the dog. It’s one of the perils of …