after reading an article in Vanity Fair (which i read AFTER the New Yorker, i swear) on the Lilly Pulitzer story, mom and i are keen on getting some of the back-again lightweight, jazzy bright dresses for ourselves. only there isn't a retailer here. no one sells those adorable hot-weather, bright printed cotton dresses anywhere…

i got a very interesting email the other day…seems an old classmate found me through that online classmates thingy…that i put my info on in some moment of weakness, probably hoping that that boy from sophomore year would look me up some day…remember, "Cry, honey cry"? that one. (wince, bite knuckles) anyhoo, even better! the…

my sister Margaret and hubby Ryan have made it back home from Chile (only to be leaving for London next month)! i had an image of poor Margaret going down on her knees and kissing the tarmac when the plane landed. it's not quite that dramatic, but i hear she is very happy to be…

at the afore mentioned party yesterday, mom and i met a fellow, Mike, who is from Iron Mountain, Michigan! it is a very small world. he also lived in Escanaba (i can't even remember how to spell it) and knows Sturgeon Bay of course, seeing as how he is a "yachtie". we had a good…

i can't go into the details of why just yet, but i've been going through some family photo albums tonight, and oh boy..the memories! i found one of the house on Division Street just buried in snow..must keep that handy, remind myself that i never want to lay eyes on the white stuff again, ever.…

format change: look to the new left hand column for links by entry category..easier to find all the entries pertaining to the boat in "La Tishie Mae" or keep up with my doodles under "studio" for example. enjoy!

FYI: mom has finally added to her blog…pretty funny…but she's got to start using punctuation..didn't the nuns cover that?

my brother Thomas, the resident computer guy (i hate using "geek" for family) found an interesting anthology/blog project called Newly Digital…bloggers/writers are contributing stories of their first computer and/or online experiences. so, here is my story: I attended a newly constructed, 'hi-tech' grade school complete with extra wide hallways, elevators, indoor waterfall wall, can lights,…

my sister Margaret was freed from her own personal "Survivor" experience of living in Chile for one year today…she landed in the good ol' US of A and says "I'm so excited I could spit." welcome back sis.

another package (large and lumpy!) from Ryan today! two more books, and oh am i hungry for more reads…one, a paperback copy of a favorite (i borrowed from him almost five years ago, never had my own copy)… The Secret History. i'm also reading The Little Friend, by the same author, Donna Tartt. very good…