“But I reckon I better light out for the Territory ahead of the rest, because Aunt Sally she’s going to adopt me and sivilize me and I can’t stand it. I been there before.” Mark Twain, Huckleberry Finn While I wasn’t looking, someone snuck up behind me and bought my house. Well, not exactly… Continue reading Lighting Out For The Territory
Tag: San Diego
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
A Month Late and Several Dollars Short
San Diego is a desert and the last few years have been completely rainless from April to November with a few light sprinkles in the winter months. So I didn’t think too much of it when some of the lesser landscaping started to die off—an azalea here, a rhododendron there, a wilted geranium. And the… Continue reading A Month Late and Several Dollars Short