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upstairs windows like I do them
My neighbors across the street are my nemeses. They don’t know it, and, in fact, they barely know me. We have lived in our house for a year and a half, and in that time I have said “Hi” with a half-wave about three times. But I have spent countless minutes staring at their house with envy and a ...
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himself to make bean to bar chocolate
Humility is a difficult trait for me, mostly because I have a hard time being humble without also feeling insecure. I overcompensate with bravado, bragging about my own talents to a captive audience (mainly, my friends on Facebook). I used to be uncomfortable saying I was talented at anything, but ...
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that pleasure just a bit longer
We are having another cool Portland morning, which is bittersweet. I feel the summer slipping away. At this time of year, the earth seems to spin just a little bit faster every day. Any minute now, the whirlwind of autumn busy-ness will begin: school shopping, new schedules for the kids, cleaning u...
