Predators from the UK and Germany descended on the Spanish coast and chased out the Spaniards a few decades ago – they built pink stucco condos and basically destroyed the land values and culture of Southern Spain. I heard from someone in New York, they are now descending on Croatia. “Gorgeously unspoiled,” a guy tells me his friend describes Croatia this way and bought a $300K vintage stone house on the Dalmatian coast. “The Germans…
I walked outside to throw away all the stuff that collected in this house while I was gone for what – one week? – where does this stuff come from? Anyway, Rudy, my mailman, was next door and he hollered over to me, “How ya doing Rachel?” and I said, “Rudy I just got back from Boston and I have to say, I am doing SWELL because it is gorgeous here (the temp is about…
Flew Jet Blue to NY – sit in leather seats, watch all sorts of TV, offered tasty snacks – arrived in a much improved new terminal at JFK – claimed luggage and caught cab with no wait – arrived at hotel. Okay, flying back on UAL – are you kidding me? What has happened to that airlines? When I lived and traveled out of San Francisco, UAL dominated the air. I had all the perks…
I was going over in my mind all the ways I am lucky as I walked through City Park this morning. The grass looks like it was mown on the bayou, in the park, on the neutral ground – seemed like a coordinated event but I know how things work here and it was more like serendipity for me returning from a trip to see everything square inch manicured and lovely. Okay, let’s look at…
In Boston, and was trying to get home early but alas no flights available. Meanwhile, morning put on pause because: Nov 24, 2008 … BACK BAY (WBZ) ? Three manhole fires in at Stuart, Tremont, and Boylston Streets have knocked out power in the Back Bay.
The calls home are a little disconcerting – Loca is puking, Arlene is trapped in the bathroom between the toilet and the wall and possibly dehydrated, Bam has escaped. That was just yesterday. Then today, Mom is now puking. T wonders why I get so edgy as soon as I am on the phone. I don’t know who to be more concerned about – the animals, the mother, the unknown.
One of the biggest mysteries in the world is how there are all these children in the world that need a loving home and how unbelievably hard it is get one. Forget about the fact that you are a single mother, a lesbian couple, approaching 50, even the hetero, young, white married couples with strong ties to a church jump through hoops to adopt. We looked a website today and saw 7 Bulgarian boys and…
Wonderful night last night seeing my girlfriends even if the 80s music piped so loud through Scampo made us feel more like dancing than chit chatting across a big round table. But today, we got up late, and in a snap set out to see Boston on foot. After traipsing through the Common already barren and winterized, freezing our buns off, we raced down Newbury Street towards Patagonia and left with enough warm clothing to…
How can you measure yourself without a benchmark – what is good if you don’t know bad – is it difficult to get ahead while your colleague, a friend lags? Is it hard to be content in love when you know others covet what you have? We were discussing a friend who did not get invited to participate on a literary proposal – on one hand, it says a lot to be associated with a…
New Rochelle – guy sits down says he heard the economy is so bad, gays are shopping at WalMart.