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This past weekend I went down to San Diego to see Al.  He has been staying with his brother and sister-in-law for the past three weeks and has been looking for an apartment as well.  Those of you  of a … Continue reading →

I have a new approach now.  I am still doing one room at a time, but  I am clearing the decks of everything that is not absolutely necessary to live day to day, which of course makes me wonder why … Continue reading →

The other day I was at the Lafayette Art and Wine Festival and there it was – again.  A plaque that said “Well behaved women rarely make history.”  We’ve all seen it – on bumper stickers, lapel buttons, greeting cards. … Continue reading →

I have a new addiction now that I’m moving.  Ebay and Craigslist.  Nothing passes through my hands on its way to the “donate” pile without me booting up the computer to see “what it’d go for” on Ebay or Craigslist. … Continue reading →

So.  Al leaves for SoCal early tomorrow morning with his dresser, a bed, a table, some kitchen utensils and a few table settings and his clothes.   He will be back of course, for visits, and I have plane reservations … Continue reading →

Somehow it appears I am ending my stint in the Bay Area the same way I started it.  When we first lived here, this was the destination vacation for many friends.  Al and I played tour guide – hardly knowing … Continue reading →

Have to start a new category here for sure.  The Move.  I got through the past week with a lot of angst and almost no feeling at all, quite numb in fact, and now it is Saturday and I have … Continue reading →

Whoa.  Didn’t really see this comin’, at least not a few months ago.  Al got a job in Orange County (California, not New York).  We will be moving. I will stay behind to get the house ready to sell in … Continue reading →

I should have known.  My wonderful little home health agency that has been allowing me to create my own job announced yesterday that it is being “acquired” by a monster health care giant.  I knew this would happen, of course, … Continue reading →

If I am ever taken out of my home in a straightjacket, it won’t be for any other reason than that I have completely lost my mind over a fly in my home.  I hate these flies.  They are big … Continue reading →