Hands down, the best book for obsessive sisters is We Have Always Lived in the Castle , by Shirley Jackson. Wait. Are we talking about the s...

I was very homesick this weekend--yes, again--so I risked a trip to Tacoma. I knew there was a snow situation in Snoqualmie Pass, but I thou...

I bought a new hat. WHY? I don't know. It was on sale. Sometimes I just do these things. 

Or more appropriately, bordello museum, which would make it, of course, a defunct bordello. Wow, those two words are super-depressing togeth...

In honor of the occasion: two Lincolns and a Washington on my windowsill. These are from Maya. She found them at a swap party, so I thi...

I went back to work today and even though I felt a little iffy in the morning, by the end of the day I was right as rain. Yippee! I was so h...

This little lamb (Matilda) keeps leaving Oh, hello. this little lamb (seen in a previous post) in my bedroom doorway.   Wat...