Did you read Joshua Kosman's prayerfully adoring review of last Wednesday's performance of the Cello Concerto No. 2 (Wednesday, Jan. 20th)? He is practically babbling. He loves the SF Symphony, he loves Michael Tilson Thomas, he worships Yo-Yo Ma utterly. It's so moving. And I really like his critical analysis--so many pretty words. I sit back and ( Read more... )

You all will laugh at me. So what would make that worth posting about, you inquire in that oh-so-bored tone you take for these occasions. Well, it's sentimental and it made me weep and really you all are so worldly and so on...But I can't keep it a secret. I must tell you ( Read more... )

So, we are eating enormous amounts of greens from the garden. Our mustard greens have bolted, so they are a little too bitter now, but I'll rip them up and plant more directly. The collards and chard are tender and flavorful. The whole garden loved the warm weather. I swear the corn grew four inches over the weekend and all the broccoli plants ( Read more... )

It's 6:22 p.m. and still about 85 degrees according to the interweb. I am sitting in my garden in the swing with my feet in the grass and an ice cold glass of...well, I checked and right now it's just ice. That's fine. I have on summertime chooch-togs I wouldn't dare wear in public. The dog stopped panting just a few minutes ago, so it is cooling ( Read more... )

Good. Appointment with the new doctor. Dr. Diana has huge blue eyes. BP was 130/70 "It's probably a little higher than usual, with you seeing the new doctor and all," she said ( Read more... )

Fun Music Meme!

Stolen, as usual; this time from nolagrlDirections ( Read more... )