Do we, or don't we?   the parent party committee mused over Zoom. The gloomy chart from the Country showed the COVID levels in the waste...

It's May 1st, the birds are singing and it's not terribly hot out so I've been gardening while Joel is fishing with the boys. A ...

Rain rain rain! We've had two or three of these atmospheric rivers come through so far. We usually get these in late December or January...

 The Summer began with this burst of optimism as vaccination rates soared into the 90%s here. A few close friends we've only seen for so...

  A couple of days before the beginning of lockdown in 2020 we were supposed to be hosting a 7th Birthday for A at the Lego play space near ...

Things are rapidly changing in California now that counties like ours have inched past 80% vaccination in the 16+ age group. People (mostly ...

It's hard to describe the feeling of living here post inauguration. We got to the end of the week on Friday and no one had a drink in th...

I can't really make a resolution. 2020 is still lying on the floor laughing at my list from last year. On the 31st we wrote on wish pape...

It's been a hard year for relationships with people. Some friendships are the same as ever because we always had long pauses. We chat on...

Usually elections are like a sports match here. Lots of parties, food, drinking, banter. The outcome matters but it won't end a friendsh...