The edge of the cabinet I built just days before the fire.
Monthly Archives: August 2012
Psychological Distance
It is two months and 2 hours since our house died in the wildfire that raged thorough our Valley taking …
Our Little Piece of Land
Today we got the base map of our land. Each contour is marked on the map along with all the …
That Which Was Lost Is Found
Today I found in my closet my favorite shirt. I thought it had burned. That which was lost is found. …
A Real House
I found a photo from our wedding. A few years ago we scanned some old photos that we loved so …
Our first house where the bathroom was the hall. Our second house had running water only when it rained. Our …
Regifting
When I came along there was no word for regifting. The little pile of unwanted gifts in the closet was …
A Place to Leave
Today I spent time painting someone’s furniture. It felt good to take something out of a room where it had …
Left Bids
In the auction world you can bid on things multiple ways. You can bid by being there in person, you …
Orderly Lives
You would think that having fewer things would be less complicated but it appears to us that it is not. …
