Monthly Archives: August 2021

LA Weekend.

Posted on August 28, 2021 by polloplayer

One Saturday in the mid-70’s when I was very new to California and having some difficulty adjusting to things like purple ice plant blooming in mid-February and the hills on fire in December, the CE suggested we make a day … Continue reading →

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Nature is a beast.

Posted on August 21, 2021 by polloplayer

Neighbor dropped by the other day. Nice chat. Until… Tomatoes. “I have sooooo many tomatoes. Just overrun with them. I don’t think we’ve ever had a better year for tomatoes. Will you take some, please?” Reader, my tomato-red blood ran … Continue reading →

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Crossing that bridge when I come to it.

Posted on August 14, 2021 by polloplayer

Toward the end of 2020, I wrote the date down in my calendar on a whim. August 14. An exercise in hopefulness. Surely we could be back in the city by then, right? In the meantime, I was making no … Continue reading →

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Family Album: Maui Memories.

Posted on August 7, 2021 by polloplayer

Yes, it was a bit of a challenge to get there. But I’d do it all and more again to be back in Maui. Every trip is a little bit different but always, always magical. We go back a long … Continue reading →

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