2020-08-16 22:12
It’s that time of year again when I get pensive and turning inward. It’s not that I’m not always thoughtful, but this time of year always seems to shine a spotlight on tran… Read More
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2019-02-12 06:27
Life is full. I rarely feel a lot of prose building in me lately. Maybe it’s a kind of writer’s block. Maybe it’s just exhaustion. Many days are about putting one foot in f… Read More
2018-12-30 18:53
My 2017 Read Harder Challenge Results: 20/24
1. Read a book about sports. 0
2. Read a debut novel. “The Strangler Vine” by M.J. Carter
3. Read a book about books. “The Book… Read More
2018-12-09 22:41
We returned on Sunday from a glorious Thanksgiving holiday in Seattle, Washington. There we were hosted by Mike and Kimmie and got to spend some comfy, quality time with them and other frie… Read More
2018-10-28 00:20
I’m working up a post about our wonderful family vacation to San Diego, but it’s taking a fair amount of time and there’s just not that much free time these days. Some proc… Read More
2018-10-21 22:23
This year, my younger son’s sixth-grade class got to build and embody the dragon at our school’s Michaelmas festival, which was held on September 28. This is a huge project and s… Read More
2018-09-20 01:13
My little love is off with his class to Yosemite for three days. It the first sixth-grade trip and we’ve been on the edge of our seats as to whether he would go. He’s had a cold… Read More
2018-09-14 17:54
It’s Friday morning and time to go to work. I have a sick boy at home today. And I’m pretty tired from my workweek plus two school meetings (it should have been three but I could… Read More
2018-09-09 21:44
A new school year started last week, the day after Labor Day. This was the first day of sixth grade. My little love finds transitions very hard. He has been dreading this day, and we’r… Read More
2018-09-01 00:30
Yesterday was the start of Lucas’s junior year of high school. I am so proud of him. He is a thoughtful, considerate, polite, intelligent, creative, ambitious young man. He is finding… Read More
2018-08-29 01:50
I just finished a 2.75-mile walk tonight in the dark. I have been going out to walk at night several times a week for the last 6 weeks or so. I have to admit, every time it’s a bit of… Read More
2018-08-25 00:36
The blog is finally finally finally alive again. I’m delighted to have it functional again and weirdly freaked out and ashamed that I let it languish for so long. A migration error, or… Read More
2017-12-31 18:48
2017—What can I say? In a lot of ways 2017 kicked my ass. I’ve despaired more times than I can count. I’ve also rolled up my sleeves and done more political activism than e… Read More
2017-11-29 19:57
I’m past caring about work, and I’m sitting in the dark, drinking a glass of cheap white wine and staring at Facebook. Ian walks through the room and I realize I look a sight.
I… Read More
2017-09-15 17:25
Our dear Lucas started tenth grade this year, in the last couple of days of August. He’s taking Spanish 1, Math 2, Chemistry, World History, English (focusing on literature), and PE… Read More
2017-09-05 01:32
The month of August seemed like a million, billion years long. It’s been the hottest summer I can remember. I read that while we in Sacramento don’t have the hottest summers… Read More
2017-07-22 00:58
For Father’s Day this year I was flippin’ brilliant! The boys and I bought Ian an iFly experience at the indoor skydiving place in Roseville.
We kept it a secret and on Father… Read More
2017-07-19 22:01
Spring came and went quickly this year. I wish I had done a better job of capturing all the moments of joy and learning here. I can’t beat myself up about not blogging, though. That&rs&hell…Read More
2017-07-18 23:51
It’s not like nothing is happening. Life is busy, rich, full of intense logistical and emotional challenges—lots of striving and attempts at recovery before more striving begins… Read More
2017-06-29 15:48
Well. This post is almost six months late. In late January, my baby son turned 10! We had a lovely celebration at home and then we took some of his best buddies to the movies. He chose to s… Read More
2017-06-08 05:25
Tonight we had a really good dinnertime conversation about language, swears, and insults. We discussed class, race, intimacy, and the concepts of manhood and what kinds of things are sometim… Read More
2017-01-27 11:00
2017-01-27 01:40
Last week I attended a Planned Parenthood “Pink out” rally at the California State Capitol during my lunch hour. I’d estimate there were about 400 people there in the midd… Read More
2017-01-26 23:37
Dear Governor Brown,
I want to thank you for what you said in your State of the State address yesterday, January 24. I strongly support your efforts to stand up to the Trump administrat… Read More
2017-01-25 18:38
On Saturday, January 21, I attended the Women’s March in Oakland, California. It was an amazing day, and so inspiring to see so many women, men, and children out walking the streets t… Read More
2016-12-22 18:13
Over Thanksgiving vacation, we escaped town for a little family vacation in Guerneville, CA. Ian found us a cute little flat via Airbnb that was just big enough for the four of us and our t… Read More
2016-12-07 06:34
My boys put out their shoes last night in the hopes that St. Nicholas would visit on his feast day of December 6. In the morning we woke to this: shoes full of simple treasures. They each r… Read More
2016-12-02 18:56
“Don’t torture yourself, Gomez. That’s my job.”
What can I say? We LOVE Halloween! And I know we’ve just had Thanksgiving and I am behind as usual, but these pi… Read More
2016-11-12 15:24
On October 1 of this year, we were able to fulfill a vow that I secretly made three years ago. Here’s the backstory.
In 2013, Ian, Lady K, Tate, and Lucas and I went to West Coast Fal… Read More
2016-11-11 05:22
This was me and Asher, on Wednesday morning, November 9, 2016. Sleepless, sad, sick—he’s sick, I am heartsick.
I am utterly heartbroken, exhausted, invalidated by Donald Trump&r&helli…Read More
2016-10-28 00:39
Over the last several months I have worked on this post here and there. I had a whole write-up about this beautiful weekend in Tahoe that we enjoyed over the Fourth of July. Somehow along t… Read More
2016-07-23 23:32
Dear Friends,
I have some news. I’ve told all my peeps in real life, and its a huge deal for me, so I guess I should mention it here.
After 13 years of self-employment, I have accepte… Read More
2016-07-19 20:00
Love is …
• A friend who hauls your Country Mouse ass downtown and back every day with a smile and unflappable traffic savvy.
• A takeout sushi dinner to celebrate ch-ch… Read More
2016-06-22 17:15
Our summer is shaping up nicely! Asher has spent a week and a half doing his favorite day camp—Junior Rangers at Effie Yeaw Nature Center—with some of his best school chums… Read More
2016-05-24 21:14
This 2016 year is a Leap Year! And last month in February (goodness, more than a month almost two three months ago already!) we started a new family tradition of Leap Day = Adventure Day. W… Read More
2016-05-10 03:32
My mother’s day was restful and fun. I loved every bit of it.
I was well and truly pampered yesterday. I got to sleep in and lounge in bed with coffee and a book, and then I was treat… Read More
2016-04-22 20:23
Happy Earth Day! It’s raining! This is simply the most perfect blessing for California, and I’m so delighted. My heart is high and full of love and compassion, soaring and achin… Read More
2016-04-20 21:07
This is just a little reminder that my charming coauthor Eileen Straiton and I wrote an e-book on the Late Spring Festivals, which can be found at the Little Acorn Learning website here. It… Read More
2016-04-19 15:34
I’ve been making mandalas from flowers and leaves since February 23. It has become my meditation, my art project. It’s how I’m dealing with stress and anxiety. I am a huge… Read More
2016-04-18 16:42
My little son left this morning for his first overnight class trip! They’ll be camping at Full Belly Farm, and doing farming-type stuff, including packing up CSA boxes. Asher has a li… Read More
2016-03-17 18:51
Good morning! Happy St. Patrick’s Day! We’ve had a wonderful morning, with a little leprechaun magic, a surprise or two, and a prank. Those pesky leprechauns. We always think th… Read More
2016-03-16 18:03
Pippin the puppy (officially Peregrin Took) has been with us since July 1. We figure he was born somewhere around May 5, 2015, so he’s still a baby. He has brought us all immense joy… Read More
2016-03-08 21:31
My eyes have been joyful lately, seeing beauty everywhere. This last month has been full of blossoms and blue skies, and I grabbed as many pretty shots as I could along the way. It’s… Read More
2016-03-06 17:35
I feel so privileged to have been a small part of putting together the Sacramento Waldorf School Winter Ball. This formal dance for eighth graders of all the area Waldorf schools was absolu… Read More
2016-02-25 02:31
I have to take a moment to say I’m so proud of my amazing son. Lucas had a huge win earlier this month way back in December when he presented his eighth-grade project to his classmate… Read More
2016-02-24 01:12
I needed a break from some difficult paperwork I’m doing. The financial kind. Ew. So I did two really great things for fun today. I went to the used bookstore with four bags of books… Read More
2016-02-15 01:05
Happy Valentine’s Day to one and all! I just wanted to spread some love around. Asher made valentines for four of his classmates last week. His teacher splits the class into groups; s… Read More
2016-02-13 19:21
My beautiful sunbeam, my little pirate king, my wizard, my imp, my healer, the song of my heart and laughter embodied—my Asher Donovan is 9! My sweet boy had a birthday on the last da… Read More
2016-02-02 06:10
We live in California’s great Central Valley, where arguably, we have a kind of fake winter. We put up symbols of deep winter, and cope pretty easily with inconveniences like fog and… Read More
2016-02-01 19:14
My 13-year-old son has had a desktop computer since Christmas, Krita illustration software for a week, and a Wacom tablet for drawing for two days. He is talented, motivated, and hard-worki… Read More
2016-01-28 18:18
I am hoping your midwinter holidays were as beautiful as ours were. Life is so full lately it’s hard to keep up with my blogging, but I do try to take lots of pictures still. This was… Read More
2015-12-22 01:36
Happy Solstice!
Yule Fires: A Carol
(Sung to the tune of “Greensleeves”)
In ancient days the folk of oldWhen chilled with fright by winter’s coldDid kindle up a great Yule… Read More
2015-12-16 02:40
Yes, I’m quite sure it is entirely too late to post about Halloween. It’s December for Christmas’s sake! However, once you look at these pictures, you might, just might, f… Read More
2015-12-06 18:07
Good morning! It’s the Feast Day of Saint Nicholas. We were blessed to wake up this morning to find little gifts in our polished shoes.
A pretty little blank book and pen set, an ora… Read More
2015-11-27 18:37
ThanksgivingOutside the barn the wind is strong,
Bringing cold November rain;
Within these walls the hay is sweet,
Bins are filled with yellow grain.
The cows are quiet in their stalls,
The… Read More
2015-11-26 02:44
Two years ago I was the officiant at Thaemos and Jami’s beautiful autumn wedding, a role which I was honored to play. It was a gorgeous hot day and we made the magic happen. Lo and be… Read More
2015-11-18 01:08
It’s November, a time when many cultures remember their dear, departed loved ones. I happened to read today about a Chinese goddess named Dou Mou, who is the goddess of the north star… Read More
2015-10-30 19:55
It’s almost too late to write about Michaelmas, since it was a month ago. Honestly, I’m being pulled in so many directions these days, sometimes it’s all I can do to keep… Read More
2015-10-05 23:12
In Beauty may I walk. All day long may I walk. Through the returning seasons may I walk. On the trail marked with pollen may I walk. With grasshoppers about my feet may I walk. With dew abo… Read More
2015-09-25 00:01
It’s still hot where we live, even though autumn has arrived. Today is cooler; tomorrow it will be 96 degrees for our Michaelmas festival at school. But there are little signs that th… Read More
2015-09-09 01:06
It’s the first day of school! This morning we cast aside our lazy summer routine and got up early to get to class at 8:10 a.m. This is my handsome eighth-grader and my charming-but-no… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
This was Friday afternoon. My beautiful son came home—tired, dirty, and a little wiser. He had a wonderful time. I think there were hard parts to his class camping/farming trip, but he… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
My son has gone away. He is with his Waldorf class and two teachers at Steiner College for the week, working with and for the master biodynamic farmer (who probably has an official and bette… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Asher and I baked vegan sugar cookies yesterday. I always forget how long you’re supposed to chill the dough to make rolling and cutting the cookies easier. Lucas, Asher, Daddy, our di… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Sew some clothes for bendy dolls to make them look like sweet Leprechaun friends. They make wonderful friends for your kids to play with this time year and older children can make their own… Read More
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