• The Big Move (A Brief Forward)July 31, 2009

    So, this will be brief, since it’s late and I have to be up early, but wanted to at least acknowledge the fact that I am, as I type this, in the midst of one of the largest life changes I’ve ever put myself through. I’m writing from a hotel room in Grand Junction, [...]

  • YARD SALE!July 5, 2009

    Finally put a page together for the big stuff I need to sell: http://www.justforfancy.com/YardSale/. I’m especially concerned about getting my plants into new situations before I leave, so if you (or someone you know) is interested (and local), let me know!
    And with that done, I am going to do nothing else for the rest [...]

  • Long Weekend & Mixed FeelingsJuly 5, 2009

    It’s been gorgeous, weather-wise, in Los Angeles this weekend, which makes my extended leave-taking a little bitter-sweet. If only the June-Gloom had infiltrated July too, it would have been a bit easier to kiss this city goodbye. But as it is, the promise of sunny+75 has been fulfilled to the letter lately, and [...]

  • Thumbs UPJuly 3, 2009

    I’ve only got four weeks left here in the City of Angels, so in honor of my impending departure, I’ve decided that for the next month, I’m going to indulge as much as possible in those things that are peculiarly Angeleno — things you can only get here, or that you can only get that [...]