girl at large

I like to write about life when you have a job, some kids, a fixer upper and a fatal disease.

Category: inter-world

  • Miss Jack the cat is winning the battle at Chez Dom et Dale…she thinks she is a person of course. and now Ruby thinks maybe she might be a cat…she keeps jumping up on counters and table tops cat-style. i nearly lost it laughing when she scrambled up and tried to walk on the edge…

  • Miss Liz has left yesterday for her holiday in the UK. Mom and i had our regular bi-weekly supper at DeCito's last night in her honor. oh wait, she's British, so that's 'honour'. it's only a few weeks, but she'll be missed! i'll also be missing my "did we really drink that much wine?"-partner, as…

  • mom finally finished up the sweater she started knitting when she was born, just in time for Grace's first birthday party this afternoon. being surrounded by little ones was good practice for young Sam's pending arrival…or was it proof positive of my awkwardness with the under 5 set?

  • Erin and husband Doug and baby Sam at a UW Madison Badgers football game…i just couldn't bring myself to post the one with Daddy and son and BUCKY BADGER…sorry, but furries frighten me. and sports furries? (shiver) my friend Erin from highschool (that's starting to sound like one big long name–Erin From-Highschool) is coming for…

  • my brother Thomas (this is my favorite picture of us together, second only to the one where all three Mikkelsen siblings have the same haircut –and are not toddlers at the time) heads out to California via Amtrak train this weekend for a job interview in Los Angeles. he's going to be staying with my…

  • mom's advice to my brother Thomas regarding his upcoming job interview: "Don't get stoned the night before." aw, mom always with the words of wisdom.

  • i'm going home! well, for a short visit anyway. i've booked my flight..i'll be in Savannah for Angel and Dan's wedding Nov.2 through Nov. 12. i can't wait to see everyone i've been missing! and i even get to stay in my own happy little home…i've missed my little balcony (pictured above) and view of…

  • never, ever write an email to your exboyfriend after spending the better part of a day in a wine bar. duh. how could i make such a classic blunder? um, gee…wouldn't be me if i didn't. thank goodness it was mostly unintelligable. though i am curious to know..what the hell was i talking about? and…

  • we had a fantastic dinner at Gavroche in Cannes to celebrate Liz's birthday last night…fabulous food, very friendly proprietors, great company and small charming atmosphere in the hilly streets of the old town. Mom won't stop raving about it, has decided that is where she wants her birthday dinner next month. i think the after-dinner…

  • my brother Thomas has GERD. it felt like he was going to die, but at least he would have done so with his shoes on. read the story here. poor kid. thank goodness for our isight, mom was a wreck until she could see his handsome face.