We toured a house today, a spectacular remodel worth several million dollars. It was very fun…the dramatic stairways and light fixtures, the rooftop patio with the view of the city skyline. What a house. I love looking at houses, new and old ones, the infinite variety, the way light alters hallways and rooms. Observing other […]
We had little b.g. here for the day. He’s pretty funny these days, talking a lot, sprouting hair, eating squash and pears. The kids had him in the tent playing. He liked it. I kissed and hugged him many, many times. He’s very tasty. Later he sacked out on our bed in the sun. This
come on summer Tonight I drove home after taking photos of a new listing, feeling pretty lucky. I’m working with the most pleasant clients right now. Every single one is agreeable, reasonable, funny, sane. It’s an absolute pleasure. This afternoon I did an open house for a couple who are so sweet. We’ve known each
Julia and I got in an argument in the car. So ridiculous. It disintegrated to the point… well I told her she was wrong and stop saying things that aren’t true. She said, “I can still THINK it.” I forbid her: “No, you can’t. You stop thinking things that are wrong.” Get this: We were
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Late this afternoon Jay and I were lying on our bed. He was trying to get up the ambition to go put in a new water heater for someone, and I was trying to coax him to take a nap first. (I know, I know, nothing gets done by sleeping.) Anyway, while sprawled out there,
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The party at preschool is on Thursday, so we gotta be ready. We managed, even though the construction paper I was sure we had was gone and we couldn’t find any of those little paper doilies. We had some. I dunno where they went. These turned out fine anyway. It was fun. Tonight I went
Okay, a few minutes ago, we had Julia upstairs at 10:20pm with her squealy, giddy laughing. Their room is above ours, and I could hear her feet running all over the place. This kid had bedtime prayers, kisses, was tucked in very nicely. The mandatory ritual of the fetching of the Yo-J was done. That
Joe and Julia, back when she was lil bitty Tonight Heidi and Joe came for supper, bringing pizza and chocolate chip cooky mix. Jay was gone driving a van full of kids to a winter retreat, so it was really thoughtful of them to come keep me company, to care about my trashed back. (Much
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Usually it’s the bottom teeth first, and those are loose, but this was a surprise. She was so excited she called my parents and then my sister’s house, and spoke to each member of the family there, one by one. (They indulged her. They’re nice like that.) Now if only that lame-ass tooth fairy would
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Tonight we were down in the office, and Tim and Julia were dropping Fisher Price people and Polly Pockets through an old hole in the corner of the living room floor where a radiator pipe once was— the one that’s right over Jay’s desk. As we tried to work, toys rained down. Finally she came
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