this weekend, my grandma was diagnosed with a brain tumor ( Read more... )

today, i'm redebuting my upright skills
at an apple festival
with a blue-grass band,
square-dance caller and all.

i'm a little scared my fingers might fall off...
so i'mma bringin' band-aids and krazy glue.

seriously.

it was so cute to see my dad so terribly disappointed in himself after returning from his second guitar lesson, repeated deep sighs and all. i can tell he cares about it quite a bit. so i gave him a little daughter/father pep talk. told him i knew the feeling, all to well, in fact...and that there's no such thing as good days without many bad days ( Read more... )

in the living room,
my dad practicing guitar
for the first time...
just 4 chords,
impossibly cute.

we've successfully hosted our second gathering at our humble little barn. last night's was exceptional for the simple fact that our steak/artichoke/pinot noir dinner was followed by a champagne viewing of bambi. i like that. bambi as dessert. not to mention the devilishly handsome guests and their just plain devilish narrative. maybe one day our ( Read more... )

i dream of wine-colored cats.

ronald has given new meaning to the day of mourning we all have come to know as 9/11. you see, it's his BIRTHDAY! and we got the day off to go to Disneyland!!! i haven't been there in years. & i've never gone with a sweetheart before. in fact, i think i've always secretly resented it for all the little sickeningly happy sweeties that you get stuck ( Read more... )

FAITHFUL ELEPHANTS: A True Story of Animals, People and War is the saddest children's book i've EVER read.