50+ club

...HOO.  Sniff Sniff.  I've reached the end of my 40's and the last of my tulips.

How to have a grueling weekend of relaxation in Santa Barbara

Truman leaves for college

We moved Truman into his dorm 17 days ago. 

Mom's first-born child graduate's high school

...and survived to tell about the day.

It begins with Mom arriving at her son's high school graduation.  

I've got skills

Last Sunday, the trio woke up before noon to spend all day and night with me.  That's dutiful teenage love on Mother's Day.  

This week in pictures | huis in san jose

We drove up into the foggy, wet city of San Jose to check out San Jose State University.  However, there was no haze and no rain. Just cloudy, gray (at times blue) skies and perfect temps.  

Lifestyles of the sick and suffering

The medical care system in California is infamously expensive. Doctors overcharge, insurance coverages are selective, and big pharma continue to balloon the cost of prescriptions.  I know a little something about this when we took a deep look into the healthcare industry when Portia was sick.

 

Unwrapping the holidays one pic at a time

Feliz Navidad! 

Village by the sea

Sunny blue skies.

Holiday card 2023

 

Happy Birthday to the almighty who gave me another year of blessings. May the spirit of Christmas bring you peace, hope, and love.

This week in pictures | fall break

Greetings from San Diego.

September in review

September for me is always a time of self-reflection.  Perhaps because it's my birthday month.