I’ve always been a fan of home improvement television shows. Back in Boston, watching Bob Vila’s This Old House was an obsession, considering that there were few homes in the Boston area that WEREN’T “this old house.” In 1980, we bought our first home—an 1860’s post and beam Victorian, complete with porch and pillars. It… Continue reading I Want to Live With Chip and Joanna
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The Irony of It All, Part Two
The dogs are quiet today, sprawled out across their various rugs and beds in the family room. After the panic and anxiety caused by the fires here in San Diego last week and the heat that generated them, it is pleasant to feel the cool breeze created by opposing windows in my kitchen. I am… Continue reading The Irony of It All, Part Two
An Exercise in Futility
I am working at home today. And no, that’s not the exercise in futility, although it could be. I have paperwork to complete, treatment summaries to write– odds and ends that don’t involve patient care. I am working at home because today, the carpet layers are putting in my brand new wall to wall carpet. … Continue reading An Exercise in Futility
I Am Gullible
When we bought it fifteen years ago, the realtor kindly referred to our home as having a lot of “deferred maintenance.” In Southern California speak, this meant, “Honey, it’s a tear down.” We didn’t care. The house is on three acres of land, ten minutes from the beach—absolutely perfect for three rambunctious children, the four… Continue reading I Am Gullible