Tag Archives: New Mexico

The State of Things

This mug given to me by Auntie Jo seems particularly appropriate now.  

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Camera Coon

I have written about Olive’s cat sitters: the gentleman who have loved her, and her Roymate. What I didn’t mention was that Sarah, my Camera Coon, stayed with her a few weekends ago and the photographic results were tremendous. All images … Continue reading

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The Things I Did in July

Often the world feels big and slow, hot and still and turning at a barely discernable rate until I leave my apartment, feel the sun on my skin and the salt in my eyes from sweat and from the ocean. … Continue reading

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One Too Many Mornings

Usually I am recalling that snippet of Bob Dylan lyric when I wake in Brooklyn, sweaty, lonely, up too early to care for the non-existent needs of my insistent kitten who sometimes pees on the bed but usually doesn’t. Here, … Continue reading

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All of Us

A good friend recently said (to a bustling table of our friends) that the best part about me is the group of incredible, caring, talented, hilarious, once-in-a-lifetime (okay, now I am just putting words in his mouth) friends I carry … Continue reading

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Ripe for zee Gatos

I write to you from another table by the window in a different state with a different glass of wine, a different dinner simmering on the stove. A breeze has snuck across the desert, blowing over the house of my … Continue reading

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Out on the Weekend

In the summertime, there is always one big trip, taken with my family to a place that is usually North Carolina but will this year be New Mexico. Before realizing that leaving New York for three weeks in a row … Continue reading

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Video Palooza!

It’s (mostly) my day off. Who wants to lie about and watch cat TV with meeeeeeeeeeeeeee? Many thanks to my contributors/enablers. Quinn, Dub City, PA The only thing funnier than the cat (who behaves much like the kitty we’ve been … Continue reading

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Catching Up: Happy Valenkitty’s Day!

Because Valentines’ Day was sort of interrupted yesterday, I bring you the post I feel you so rightly deserved. Everyone, gather around your Mistos and Mardi Gras beads (I don’t know what you got for Valentines’ Day) and listen to … Continue reading

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