Sleep
Our new online-ordered Leesa mattress arrived yesterday on the UPS truck. When we flew out last month to close on the new house, we had brought an inflatable mattress in checked luggage; that’s what we … ‣ more…
Names
To me, my wife is Katharyn, and has been for the 22 years I have known her. To her family she is Katie — and has been for a longer time than that. Here in her home … ‣ more…
Arrival
We arrived at Arezzo Ristorante yesterday at 6:30, right on time to meet Katharyn’s brother to celebrate his birthday. We literally got out of the car after driving from Geneva, Illinois and sat down to … ‣ more…
Betwixt
Two-thirds of the way to St. Paul, in our laden car Maxie (the Ford C‑MAX), we are between two lives. Here is one symbol of the state of betwixtness in which we journey: Our house … ‣ more…
Kinda
I’m moving with my wife from exurban Boston to St. Paul, Minnesota. She is from the Twin Cities; I’m from East. Except for 6 years in California I have lived only in the East. (That … ‣ more…