New house pictures!!! When I arrived home from Bali I discovered my husband had gone to heroic lengths–unpacking hundreds of boxes and organizing the downstairs–to make our new house into a home. We’re still in the early stages–a ton of art needs to find a home on the walls, and furniture pieces are likely to be moved around or replaced–but the house is actually feeling like a nice place to live… a home. And while Devin swore to me this new house was bigger than our old house, I really couldn’t see it until we brought in our things and … Continue reading »

On April 8, 2015, I bought my first house. It’s a magical house. We have been so happy here. I love the neighborhood. I just attended an “avocado harvest” party in a neighbor’s backyard, picking all the fruit we could from the ginormous tree, chatting for hours with neighbors, taking home large bags of fresh avocados. Every year in November I declare my own “persimageddon,” and I invite all my neighbors to take all the persimmon fruit they can from my own over-large tree, and then I encourage them to take even more. We have donation-based yoga in a nearby … Continue reading »

Sheltering in place… house is clean, garden’s looking good. I needed documentary proof! Since I can’t invite friends over, I’m inviting friends over virtually. Welcome! And some pictures…