Little moments from home in California…. I miss that place more this year than I did last year I think… Will be home for more than a month during winter break, longer than I was at home during the summer!!

the face of Jesus, the holiest of holy

back in May I swore off coffee for the longest time. And I was pretty good about it. I didn’t even drink it in New York – at all – even though drinking coffee is such a New York thing to do. As soon as I got back to California, I started back on those soy lattes – which I understand is the yuppiest drink alive – but also the most delicious caffeinated hot drink alive. Chugged many of these, which resulted in a painfully heightened frequency of urination.

Have always been fascinated by light trails

Before I die I would like to take a stab at bee-keeping. Have always been curious about the dynamics of the bee kingdom. Or should I say queendom. You know, more than ten generations of worker bees can live and die before the Queen dies… and the unswerving loyalty these worker bees have for the Queen. I wonder if the Queen Bee has a larger brain than the worker bees… very interesting, so curiously interesting.

The first snow in Boston was this past Sunday, October 18 – which was terribly sad, as the first snow last year was not until December 16. I miss this California sunlight, which is perennial and dampens the feeling of change. I take it for granted in California. Then when it drops to 20 degrees here and I look at pictures like these, I find myself cursing New England.