Come morning I crawled out of the tent at 7:30 and started breakfast while Ember slept two hours more. One of my fundamental requirements for car-camping is that there be abundant sustenance, from hearty, healthy meals to a variety of junky snacks. So as usual, I was well prepared and had even printed out a meal plan so I wouldn’t forget what was in all those paper grocery bags in the back of my car. […]
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Adventures in nature
Long-Awaited
At last! At last! The camping trip with Ember is finally here! Though I remain sad about the devastation at Lassen and our being unable to go there, I am excited about our alternate plan. I packed the car yesterday, save for the cooler stuff, so I was ready to blast out of the Bay Area at 8:00 this morning. The entire Redwine family—Jason, Eleni, Ember, Jesse and Ruby (listed in order of age)—drove down […]
Read moreGone but Not Forgotten
At last, tomorrow is the start of Ember’s and my long-awaited camping trip. I’m excited. She’s not. That’s what she told me, with her usual honesty, during a video chat last night. Eleni says Em alternates between anticipation and anxiety. She seems wary of leaving the familiarity of parents, sibs and pets. Indeed, they’ve been an exceptionally tight-knit unit during their isolation for the past 1.5 years of Covid. Their attachment to one other must […]
Read moreMy Skill Set
I often feel that I don’t have any particular talents any more. What I used to know (e.g. as a radio producer, web consultant and ESL teacher) has fled the muddy depths of my brain and/or is obsolete. But it occurred to me just now that I am indeed expert in one thing: worrying. I wonder if I can package and market that, or otherwise get paid for it. Oh, I’m also quite good at […]
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