I haven’t done much free writing lately. You know, the kind where you sit down and just…write. Where there’s no editing. Whatever comes out of the pen is what is staying on the page. And I think, though without much free writing experience lately, it is easier to do longhand…
I returned home late last night from a great, much-needed few days away at the beach. I unplugged and basically…hung out. Each morning I was there, I woke up early and walked in the surf, listening to only the ocean surf and maybe the occasional seagull or two. Noise machines…
I spent the last weekend in Virginia, hours outside of DC. Several years ago was my first time back and also the first time in a long while I’ve driven through much of VA. After all, it is a bit of a drive from DC. And I’d made a comment…
It’s that time of year again! Although, given the cold this past weekend, one might not know it. Yes, it did snow Saturday night. I woke up early on Sunday and there was just a light dusting of snow outside my window. And of course it was gone very shortly…
I expected that I would like New Orleans. But I didn’t think I would love it. But I did love it. Do love it. I can’t wait to go back. The narrow streets of the French Quarter with the colored buildings and iron balconies are romantic, and walking just over…
Yesterday I bought French Market style coffee. It wasn’t the Café du Monde kind, because all that was left was decaf (and what’s the point of decaf?), but it’s still coffee with chicory. And it’s still delicious. I tried a small cup last night, but this morning made a full…