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Let’s take another trip down the 126, my favorite route. It wasn’t about antiques or history this time, though. First stop was Cracker Barrel in Camarillo. It never ceases to amaze me, how cool, even wintery it can be at the beach when we are sizzling 40 miles away. After a great breakfast, I managed …
Hope you’re finding a way to flourish during this pandemic. I must admit, I’ve found hunkering down is not very conducive to creativity. It would seem the perfect opportunity for days spent in imagination, but that wasn’t the way it worked for me, anyway. So as stores have begun to open, I felt it my …
I would have made an awesome cavewoman, having two things going for me: a genetic predisposition for longevity and amazing hunting and gathering ability. I’ve long equated shopping with hunting and gathering. I search. I find. I buy. I survive. This has been going on a long time. That mom who managed to find the …
I enjoyed looking at our decorations more this year than I have in a long time. I took delight in standing back to observe the Christmas tree—the ugly ornaments would have been too obvious had I stood closer. The elf shrine was lit up day and night. One of my last decorating efforts was the …
Shopping is fun, I can’t deny it. Since it’s unflattering to categorize this as a bad habit, I simply consider it an undeniable urge to be the best hunter and gatherer I can be. No doubt, this hereditary success is the reason my family is so long-lived. Unfortunately, I’m getting to a part of life …