Monthly Archives: June 2021

And then we wined about the heat…

Posted on June 26, 2021 by polloplayer

I’ve more or less made a career of complaining about how cold it is in coastal southern California (if you don’t believe me, show up in a tank top and hang out in one of our epic fog banks) so … Continue reading →

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Hottest getaway!

Posted on June 19, 2021 by polloplayer

Seems like everyone is on the road these days and we didn’t want to be left behind. Unfettered and unmasked, we were ready for a road trip. We headed up San Marcos Pass, rising above the fog and spent a … Continue reading →

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Imported goods. And bads.

Posted on June 12, 2021 by polloplayer

I was at least twenty pages into The Flame Trees of Thika, Elspeth Huxley’s classic memoir of her childhood in Kenya when it occurred to me to look up, stare out the window, and wonder “what is a flame tree?” … Continue reading →

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Potatoes, A PUPPY and a party.

Posted on June 5, 2021 by polloplayer

In the end, it was a very good thing that my potato seedlings failed. For if they hadn’t, I wouldn’t have asked my friend Tammy to come over to help me plant those homely-looking mail-order Adirondack Reds . My hope … Continue reading →

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