Category: Live and love

gifts of history

this is a photograph of my great-grandma from my dad’s maternal side – ida olson (yes, she’s the one with the gun). my mother has come for a visit this weekend and as part of my birthday gift she presented me with a slim… Continue Reading “gifts of history”

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gung hay fat choy

phew – glad that is over… the birthday, the new moon – and now for a new (lunar) year…. after i left work last night i headed straight home which was probably the best decision… i thought once i got there i would just… Continue Reading “gung hay fat choy”

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canoeing the coastal lakes

just ate yummy squashy leftovers – feeling good today… especially after doing some research on the powell forest lake chain canoe trip that my friend aaron and i are planning for some time this summer. yes, it is early to plan and all that… Continue Reading “canoeing the coastal lakes”

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(slightly) melancholy

sometimes i don’t treat people very well – always in a way that is unintentional – which seems to be something based on my own failure to understand that people close to me actually do care what i do, to myself and to them.… Continue Reading “(slightly) melancholy”

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projects designed to memorialize

i have been thinking since monday night about this memorial project for bob that was discussed and whether or not my involvement is the right thing for me at this moment in time. when the idea first came up, i was excited other people… Continue Reading “projects designed to memorialize”

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