It’s drizzling in Burbank. In June!! This news is as exciting as discovering that someone cleaned my kitchen while I slept. Even when we’re not suffering extreme drought, rain so rarely falls here in
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SUMMER IS HERE. DUH.
Anyone who has set foot outside their home lately knows just how hot it’s been. Some 120 million people in the U.S. under heat advisory alerts from the National Weather Service in the last week, and the number of deaths are rising. Can we finally talk about climate change as the killer that it is? Or are we
…Finding Hope in a Pile of Ripped-Out Yarn
Ripping out yet another failed attempt at a knitted scarf, I’m cursing my inability to follow a simple knitting pattern—one that “real knitters” on the Ravelry site called “simple and straightforward.” Liars. I haven’t knitted in
…MEMORIAL DAY
Looking ahead to the long weekend, with no holiday travel planned, my mind turns to the never-ending list of chores. After all the rains this past winter (and the brush clearance notice in the mail), weeding, weeding and weeding number 1, 2 and 3 on the list. Not that there aren’t plenty of other tasks—when you live in a 96-year-old house, there’s always a long list—but none carry the threat of a $700+ fine if I don’t complete
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As the emails inviting me to events and interviews pile up, the insanity of celebrating our one Earth just one day a year strikes me as ridiculous as limiting myself to a single kernel of popcorn per movie. As if I could! Seriously, folks, where would we be without the breathable air, drinkable water, and comfortable
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