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Washbrook Copdock
Yesterday we missed what is probably ou only chance in life to visit the town of Washbrook Copdock. Instead we took the back roads through Thetford, Ipswitch, Ixworth, and Downing Market to avoid a road closure on the A14 and get to Ely from the north. We are now seated at the Minster Tavern awaiting the delivery of steak and ale pie with chips and ( Read more... ) -
For my foodie friends
We were eating in a little restaurant off Queensgate in Kensington last night and I ordered a pate parfait as a starter. I came cold, very cold, in glass jar with a metal bail holding on a glass lid. Inside was a generous half cup - or a little more - of pate under a chilled solid layer of schmaltz ( Read more... ) -
Paying for my phone
I've had a phone since about 1997. A cell phone. First I had a pager, but then one day I was stuck in traffic on the freeway when my boss paged me and she was NOT happy. The very next morning there was a phone on my desk and666 I was instructed to carry it with me at all times. I did for the next 19 years. First it was big and chunky and had a ( Read more... ) -
It's been a year...
About this time exactly one year ago I was heading into the operating room for cancer surgery. It's been a year. With the wonderful help of friends and family - Lisa and Kent and Megan most specifically - I have recovered and, praise God, have had clear quarterly cancer checks. Three of them. Next one is the end of February ( Read more... ) -
Mem has left the building
Today was my last day after more than 21 years at Oracle. Yep. That's the corporate entity that I used to work for and whose name I carefully never mentioned in social media. Lots of hugs from people in the building, but not even an acknowledgement from management that I was leaving. No exit interview. No one assigned to take my badge, or my ( Read more... ) -
Almost time to leave
It is Wednesday. Friday is my last day of work. I'm madly packing up my cube. I've taken home two or three shopping bags of stuff each day this week. Twenty years of acquisition results in a lot of trinkets and trivia. Hope I can manage to get it all out of the building by Friday ( Read more... ) -
Alexandria
Thirty-four years ago today Kent and I drove to the courthouse in Alexandria, got our marriage license, picked the closest JP from a list, and went to find Nicholas Colsanto to marry us. He had no secretary and typed in his part of the license on an ancient manual Underwood. He was also ancient. He told Kent, "Always come home." Then told me, " ( Read more... ) -
Jelly!
Dear Friends and Neighbors and assorted acquaintances ( Read more... ) -
A Quiet House
It's quiet in the house this afternoon. And the only one who doesn't miss the children even one little bit is Sappho who perches calmly on the back of her chair and surveys her solitary realm. I'm back from my second run to the Denver airport in as many days and Megan and her brood have headed off to Crested Butte to ski. There's a fridge full of ( Read more... )
