Archive for April 2025
the bench, the stars, and belonging
Last Updated on July 14, 2025 This was Tuesday night in Harbin Valley. The waning moon meant more stars than I remember seeing in a while. Taking the Village Path from the hot springs to my cottage, I discovered a bench with a message engraved at the center top, “Your spirit guides & guardian angel.”…
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Last Updated on April 15, 2025 On Wednesday I went to Cupertino to have lunch with my parents and celebrate my mom’s birthday a few days late. After lunch we had some lemon meringue pie that I made that morning. It was so lemony & delicious. My parents love a lemon meringue pie. After lunch,…
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Last Updated on April 15, 2025 I went in the ocean at China Beach around 8:30am today. A friend was celebrating her birthday with a cold plunge in the Pacific! The bay by my house was glassy. As I drove past, I glimpsed the sun dancing across the surface. It reminded me of Fallen Leaf…
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