"Lets just paint the kitchen cupboards and install new appliances" - Joel (sometime in August) Naturally this Virgo got going...

Our first Summer in our new home has been a steep learning curve. Getting the air conditioning to cool at just the right time of day and ...

Joel had a surprise. Weeks and weeks went by and all I knew was were were going away somewhere cold where I'd also need cocktail attire...

We just barely got into our house before my family arrived and the holidays began. We went all out with a rather massive chr...

It's been a horrific year for air travel in SE Asia. Each of these accidents has moved me deeply. I find it particularly chilling lookin...

We just closed the sale on a house in Fairfax... It's really happening. I have to pinch myself. We've talked about buying our firs...

I'd nearly forgotten how spectacular the weather is in Marin, especially in the Autumn. Downtown San Francisco is pretty clear this time...

Well here we are! Waking up back in Marin after a four year hiatus. Joel walked down to the ferry this morning to go into work and Austen an...