Monthly Archives: August 2022

The price of eggs.

Posted on August 27, 2022 by polloplayer

“Oh, you have chickens! How nice not to have to buy eggs!” Well. Yes. And no. The full disclosure is that we’ve gotten exactly one egg in the last two weeks. I’m thinking of putting it in a museum. Those … Continue reading →

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Family Album: a last slice of summer.

Posted on August 20, 2022 by polloplayer

We truly loved Santa Fe but all the while we were there I felt a palpable tug, the pull of the Pacific. How lucky that we headed next to Newport Beach, where we settled in at the Balboa Bay Club … Continue reading →

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Snapshot: Santa Fe

Posted on August 13, 2022 by polloplayer

We’re here just long enough to skim the surface, and haven’t really ventured more than a few blocks from the town’s iconic plaza What I will remember are the flowers, everywhere: And the perfect weather, bluest of blue skies: New … Continue reading →

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Chicken lady for life.

Posted on August 6, 2022 by polloplayer

We’d been invited to lunch at a lovely club by a lovely couple we barely knew. Hoping to make a good impression, I was actually wearing shoes that weren’t flip flops or sneakers. Nice try. But no. Because as we … Continue reading →

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