I’ve always had an ascetic streak that strives to overcome my love of clothes and home furnishings and food. When Todd and I went on our Twelve Cities, 1 Year tour in 2011, it was ascendant, as...
Loneliness was often my companion on my trip to England in April 2014. I had not expected that. Once there, I realized the obvious: the system in which I was enmeshed from October 1982 through July...
I love buying upcycled goods. For example, a quilt. Or this shelf produced by Habitat for Humanity Colorado’s ReBuild program for less than $50. Upcycled items tend to be quirky AND utilitarian...
How could a lover of Jane Austen’s works not stay in Regency Square when visiting Brighton? Especially as it was the site of the army camp mentioned by Lydia Bennet in Pride and Prejudice? I...
Less than a week ago I left the Bay Area for my little apartment in Denver, and here I am ensconced on the red secondhand couch, writing to you. What I took away from California most of all is the...