Katie had ‘a thing’ for Glenn. They had spent four years together in Agriculture class. At some point, the joking and teasing and casual conversations turned into ‘a thing’. And it worked because Glenn had ‘a thing’ for Katie, too. I was in Agriculture class with Katie & Glenn, also. When you go way back like that, there are...
Category Archives: familyNovella
familyNovella: the Sprongs.
The coolest things about middle school were: having your own locker, giant chewy chocolate chip cookies at the ’snack mart’, Adidas jackets, pouring ranch over all cafeteria food (I can’t stand the stuff now, thanks to ODing in middle school), wearing socks with your sandles…and Mr. & Mrs. Sprong.
Anyone who went to Armand Larive Middle School...
fotoNovella: the Bunger family.
Cuanto cuestan estas manzanas? I questioned the man at his market stand about the prices of his produce as I dug through the apple display. These apples were bigger than the usual apples we found on our morning treks to the mercado during my first summer in Mexico. I turned one around in my hand...
Autumn walk with Gayle & Kenny
I miss Corvallis. I miss 1st street & shoetini’s. I miss the farmer’s market & Zia’s flour tortillas, hecho de mano. I miss biking 26th & running the Circle extension trail. I miss pumpkin chocolate chip muffins at New Morning. I miss Weatherford & Crazy Carol. I miss pesto on my pizza at American Dream....
our fotoNovella: Amanda & Jordyn.
I have an all-year-round, any-occasion, pants-or-skirt affinity for boots. I’m drooling over this season’s above-the-knee boots. I’ve been rocking Sandra’s suede, garage-sale boots she gifted me- like, everyday for a week. I pulled a (nearly) all-nighter sewing a wool vest in just the right color to match my vintage boots found in Encinitas. & it...