Monthly Archives: September 2021

About 50 people gathered in Sacramento the day before Georgann and Ron’s 25th wedding anniversary for a ceilidh. That’s pronounced kay-lee, and it’s Gaelic for a party, which Georgann loved. Her brother, Bill Taylor, opened his former restaurant for the … Continue reading →

I don’t know. Maybe it’s because my partner, a 40-year photojournalist, recently chronicled the decommissioning of The Sacramento Bee building, and I provided some words to go with those photos (which you can see in the September issue of Sacramento … Continue reading →

for Clifford, 20 years after Sitting in front of the TV, horrified, mesmerized,thinking, I’m glad you’re not here to see this,because, awful as it was, I was still wound up,sometimes in a ball on the bed, after your unexpecteddeath six … Continue reading →

In June, newly retired from teaching, I decided to tackle the art of cheesecake and began practicing in earnest so I’d be ready to whip up what ended up to be three cheesecakes for my mother’s 90th birthday celebration in … Continue reading →