Tag Archives: Life

NYC right now.

Posted on September 18, 2021 by polloplayer

I can’t tell you how many times I googled it in the past few months. “What is it like in NYC right now?” Plenty of news stories. But I couldn’t get a sense of the pulse, Louboutins on the ground, … Continue reading →

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Family Album: 99 never looked so fine!

Posted on September 11, 2021 by polloplayer

If age really is just a number, I think we should all choose 99. It surely looks good on Phyllis! The crown, along with with a sweet pot of flowers, was a gift from Daniel and Victoria. Queen V drove … Continue reading →

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Color Me (Adirondack) Red.

Posted on September 4, 2021 by polloplayer

Remember back in May when I was green with envy? Potato envy, that is. Our friend Tammy had a flourishing crop of potatoes growing in a cardboard box that I would have stolen if I could have lifted it. There … Continue reading →

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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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How to Ka’anapali right now.

Posted on July 31, 2021 by polloplayer

Seems like everyone and his/her/their brother is here today and gone to Maui. Hawaii is a prime destination this summer for all the obvious reasons and then some. Sunshine, sand and mai tais are the siren call for some who’ve … Continue reading →

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Maui morning

Posted on July 24, 2021 by polloplayer

I may not know what day it is but I know exactly what time it is. We are out the door by 4:45 am for Phase 1 of the day: the competitive deck chair search. It’s us, the pool staff … Continue reading →

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Thirsty.

Posted on July 10, 2021 by polloplayer

Honestly. We can really only manage one plague at a time. Which is why, during month after month after month of lockdown, we tried to ignore that it was also month after month after month without rain. That drought that … Continue reading →

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