When Plants and Passion Collide
This is the first story I had published since I started writing on a regular basis, and am so flattered that Pat took the time to do a tiny edit on my original, and that she keeps it on her …
Gardens
I'm excited about tomorrow. Briercrest Park, La Mesa. San Diego Hort Society . The first garden tour of the season. link text I think this is my 10th season of garden tours in San Diego. I had never heard of …
Turning Bread into Wine
Cornbread and biscuits. All the way home last night I was craving cornbread, butter and honey or good biscuits with butter and jam. I knew i was having the thawed out vegetable soup i made a few weeks ago -```weight …
Flags & the Pledge
Two flags, 13 stars each, frame an impressive banner tied to the mini blinds in the jury room. Is that a Confederate flag or a Rebel flag? Or one of those Don't tread on Me flags that pop up? Which …
Should've Known Better
So where are you from? I asked. What was I thinking? College area. So have you ever served on a jury? Don't ask - what I should have told myself. Yeah, hearing for a pervert, a child molester, had served …
The Sentence
Checked in, take off your jacket, through the metal detectors, grim faced security people watch sullenly as we file through. It's the same thing every day, the same thing the TSA staff at Lindbergh experience, the ticket police at the …
I give up. Technology is so cool.
Don't need a phone on my trip. But, do need to be able to text, in London, in Marrakech. What time? Where do we meet? Drinks in London. adventures in The desert. Last time through the uk was a stupid …
the wind was all about surfers on tuesday
The wind feels like its coming from the south, but what do I know? My knowledge of directions is anecdotal. The Pacific is west, Baja south, the desert east on the other side of those rocks, and L.A. Is north. …