Just found out an old friend has died. Old as in known him most of my life, and old as in somewhere in between my parents and grandparents age. Arthur Cheesman actually knew my folks in the 60s, and the shop he ran with two other cohorts, Avalon Antiques, became somewhat of a refuge to me as a teenage runaway. I worked for them in my late teens, ( Read more... )

My what a busy week! Thursday night we hosted an art reception for an exhibit my dear friend Christine Shields curated. We served snacks, her band SteepleChase played and Donal Mosher read ghost stories. Afterward, I went home to relieve the babysitter. The following evening we held a reading with three hunky, punk authors -- Joe Meno, Todd Daylor ( Read more... )

I am now the proud owner of the book pictured below, which formerly belonged to the famous magician and bibliophile, Jay Marshall!


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What does it say about me that I think I've found my biblophiliac soul mate and he is an 85-year-old, deceased magician? I cannot elaborate until the books are secure.

Those who know me well may be aware of many of my penchants and proclivities, but few are more evident than my deep abiding love for salt. This week I bought myself a little treat -- Jurassic Sea Salt ( Read more... )

Five years ago today I was sitting in my mom/baby yoga class. I don't think it was as crowded as usual but plenty of us came -- I think just for the comfort of routine. Henry was almost six months old and it was becoming abundantly clear that he had "developmental delays". I watched the babies who were born to the mom's who I took my prenatal ( Read more... )

I was sitting downstairs eating my breakfast, when I spotted a posse of pink and black glad girls riding tiny bicycles pull into the side lot of the convenience store across the street from my house, jump off their bikes and perform a choreograhphed dance number for no one! Well, no one but me. I think it was the sprockettes!

Meet Lewis:

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I was all ready to jump in my car and go adopt this little puppy, but somebody beat me to it:


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