Lost at Sea
Today is the five-year anniversary of Sandy, the storm that altered our old normal forever. The main part of our home is livable and beautiful, though we continue to save […]
Today is the five-year anniversary of Sandy, the storm that altered our old normal forever. The main part of our home is livable and beautiful, though we continue to save […]
All through the struggles that inspired this blog, through month after month of slog after slog (kindly forgive; I’ve been reading Dr. Seuss aloud for 20 years), I promised myself […]
Nice. I landed alone, with no hotel booked, in November 2010—twenty years out from my last formal French lesson. I was not just made to feel comfortable: I was charmed. […]
Two summers ago, I was quoted in the New York Times. “I just want a cheeseburger on my own patio. I can’t wait until next summer.” This was, […]
Sometimes I don’t know which way is up. I know our house is, thanks to hydraulics. I’m in it now, writing at the window, and I can see from here […]
Construction nightmare: a common term thrown about on cable TV (often referring to leaky installations, cracking sheetrock, perhaps mere weeks of nonaction). In our case, it does not exaggerate. Many […]
I am in love. I stayed the night. It was heavenly. This is what I woke up to: It happened so unceremoniously. I had so much to do at the […]
Another move-in date is here. The calendar is littered with them. June 30. August 1. Halloween. Thanksgiving. (these from 2013). March 8. Definitely before a year is up. You will […]
Every day I try to do one thing that makes me feel good. It cannot take a lot of time. A foot bath. A donation. Yesterday, I shredded another box-full […]
My neighbor Bill walks his wife and daughter to the beach for sunset. He packs a picnic. He’s a Mets fan; that’s how we met. He’s a multi-genre music guy […]