Over the weekend we went to visit my parents near Santa Maria. Frozen yogurt, conversations with my mom, my dad’s good mood, seeing my best friend E, and delicious Mexican food were some highlights of the trip. This morning we went for a walk. I have a DMV appointment to renew my license. It’s supposed… Read More »
I like nectarines better than peaches.
Yesterday was the Vedanta retreat. I went to the afternoon portion only, which included singing and a talk given by the swami from the St Louis center, Swami Chetanananda. I got teased by choir-mates for not going to the morning session. Sometimes it’s hard to say no. At night we went to the Obon dance… Read More »
Last night I went to a dinner party. It was held at the home of my friend K. The mashed potatoes were delicious. I really liked the cornbread too: it had been a long time since I’d had cornbread. I got three hugs and some laughs. It was good to do something different. I think… Read More »
Today Erik and I pulled some weeds at Vedanta early in the morning. We worked on the area right up front, where people walk, because there’s a retreat coming up on Saturday, and lots of visitors will be here from out of town. There’s a desire to make everything pretty. Then we came home so… Read More »
Today we went to San Francisco’s Japan town. It was fun. Erik had been wanting to go for a long time, mostly for matcha stuff. We had lunch there, and it was pretty good, not at our usual place On the Bridge but a new place, a noodle shop–I forget the name. Erik would know,… Read More »
Today I went to worship in the morning. Then Erik and I went to the big art museum in town, the Crocker, in the afternoon. We looked at California art, European art, some Asian art. I looked at postcards in the museum store and bought none. It was really fun. We’ve been meaning to go… Read More »
Today I was feeling nihilistic and world-hating. Erik and I gardened in the morning, finishing the patch of weeds that had been bothering me. I had choir practice at lunchtime. My friend P and I went for a little walk afterwards, looking at different areas of the grounds that needed work or that had recently… Read More »
This morning I made a mini-zine called “ordinary morning.” I wrote it and went to Staples to make ten copies. (I wanted to go to Staples so I could use their paper cutter.) Then I came home and bound it. So I have ten little zines here ready to be read by friends. I will… Read More »
This morning I went to Vedanta and pulled weeds for 45 minutes or so, just long enough to get something done but not long enough to overdo it. I plan to go back tomorrow to finish the area I was working on, maybe bringing Erik, because he’s about to score out of his current project… Read More »