Aug
21
2009
The day before yesterday I waaaay overslept and didn’t have time even for a last shower before bidding adieu to my house. I threw everything that was untethered into paper bags and hauled Stella & crate into the car. Unwashed, I went back inside for a far-too-speedy last look at my universe, and drove off [...]
Aug
18
2009
As I tear around my house on the eve of my departure, wanting just to revel in being here by the fire with my pup but having to finish cleaning/vacuuming tasks instead, my spirits are once again leaden. I’m chatting with Molly at the moment. Here’s what she wrote: “I should tell you about my [...]
Aug
16
2009
Lauren, the woman who coordinates volunteers at Refugee Transitions, visited Slovenia recently and said it’s a beautiful place that is only now being discovered by American tourists. This post is my reminder to visit it one day, after Madagascar and Peru and a few other places. Today my next-door neighbor, Guy, took me to the [...]