For a solid decade I felt pretty certain I’d evolve into one of those crazy cat ladies you hear about in the news, just me and my two sweet cats for ever more. A number of guys I dated during that period either didn’t like cats or were allergic to …
Archive for June, 2009
A Kapok tree grows in Seattle! Kapok trees grow in tropical climates like Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, Northern South America, India and, apparently, Santa Barbara, which is where Big Papa got his little sprout from a friend about five or six years ago. Full-grown Kapoks can …
Before heading to Big Sur last week to celebrate my 50th birthday, Big Papa and I spent a night in Monterey. Appropriately, we stayed in the ‘California Room’ at the Martine Inn in Pacific Grove which is just across the street from the ocean. We enjoyed …

