Yes, today is Star Wars day--May the Fourth. I truly delight in a day celebrating a great movie 'verse that also works as a pun.


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There was even thunder and lightning this morning. Demelza was eating her breakfast and cringed every time the thunder boomed--so here's me, who hates thunder only a little less than she does reassuring her "it's only a loud noise." Brave, huh?

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Yay. Too many nurses, not enough babies. Exactly as I finished putting on my scrubs and was tying my shoes, staffing called to give me the day off. I jumped back into jeans and a Grateful Dead t-shirt with my knock-off sparkly Toms shoes ( Read more... )

Spent most of yesterday with Demelza's friends. First, the end of the year class party at a local beach/picnic area (luckily, which has almost no sand. I hate sand). We played kickball on the grass (which I suck at), did some art (which I can do!) and wandered the pier. It is kind of an odd feeling to go to McNear's Beach because I used to ride ( Read more... )

Over a week ago, we went to a party at my friend's vineyard up in Calistoga. Every time I go, (for over thirty years now) I am once again reminded of how beautiful it is. They have a large home, vineyards, a community garden with all sorts of veggies (so, come to think of it--there probably is a cabbage in there somewhere) and a huge rose garden.


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